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Cardano’s Vasil Upgrade Deployed After Months of Delays
- The long awaited Vasil upgrade had finally been activated, enabling increased network capacity, higher throughput, and lower transaction costs on Cardano.
- The upgrade gas also made significant improvements to the Plutus smart contract language, though its full capabilities will be unlocked on 27 September.
September 23, 2022, 10:21 AM
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The Merge is Finalized, Ethereum Switches to Proof-of-Stake
- Ethereum’s PoS upgrade, also known as the Merge, was executed at 06:44 AM UTC on 15 September, combining the existing blockchain with the parallel Beacon Chain.
- The move has reduced Ethereum’s energy consumption by more than 99%, which is equal to 0.2% of the global electricity consumption.
September 15, 2022, 10:27 AM
Ethereum founder and Vitalik Buterin during TechCrunch Disrupt SF, San Francisco, California, September 18, 2017.
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Brave’s New Privacy-Protecting Search Engine is Now in Beta
- Brave Search is built on top of a completely independent index and will not track users or their searches.
- The search engine has arrived just three months after Brave’s acquisition of the open search engine Tailcat.
June 23, 2021, 11:18 AM
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Verizon Launches PoC Blockchain Titled “Full Transparency”
- The company stated that bringing transparency to publicly-released information is vital for the trustworthiness of any company.
- The project’s blockchain ledger is said to track and contextualise all new announcements published by Verizon.
October 31, 2020, 12:06 AM
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Oct 28, 2020
Telos Task Launches In Beta, Announces Token Pre-Sale
- Clients will only be able to execute micro tasks, but when the alpha launches, an option for macro tasks will be added.
- The company also released the specific dates for the important events connected to the launch.
Aug 27, 2020
NASA Introduces Blockchain-Based Communications Solution
- The solution will be particularly helpful in allowing quadcopter swarms to stay nimble in inhospitable environments.
- Blockchain algorithms will be specifically designed “lightweight and tailored” to route around potential communication disruptions.
Jul 13, 2020
Singapore’s Project Ubin Ready For Commercial Launch
- Ubin is a multi-currency blockchain payments project designed for commercial use.
- This Monday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore completed the fifth and final development phase of the project.
Jun 14, 2020
IBM To Work On DLT-Based E-Pension System For Teachers In Bangladesh
- The tech giant will work on a DLT-based pension system, which will ensure the safety of personal information.
- This is just the latest project in Bangladesh that IBM will be working on.
May 19, 2020
Uniswap V2 Mainnet Launch Brings New Features, Improved Security
- Some of the features include the addition of an oracle service and flash loans.
- The key limitation of the initial version – running all token trades through ETH – is now in the past.
May 16, 2020
Republican Party of Arizona Employs Mobile Voting Using Blockchain-Based Election App
- More than 1,100 people voted through Voatz during the party convention on May 9.
- With over 60 elections completed since 2016, Voatz is promoting safe alternatives to voting in person.