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Meet ‘Dencun.’ Ethereum Developers Are Already Planning Next Hard Fork

The next major upgrade for the blockchain will include “proto-danksharding,” though developers are still deciding what else to include in the hard fork.

Ether (ETH) finds support at $2,200 level. (Natalilia Mysik/Getty Images)

Markets

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Boost Their Stash as BTC Prices Decouple From Nasdaq

Long-term holder wallets are witnessing net accumulation at the fastest pace since October 2021.

Bitcoin: Long term holder net position change (Glassnode)

Finance

Digital Asset Will Start Global Blockchain Network With Deloitte, Goldman Sachs and Others

Other participants of the network include BNP Paribas, Cboe Global Markets and Microsoft.

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Tech

Canto Blockchain Set for Vote on Reduction in Liquidity Incentives, Block Rewards

If passed, the mining incentives for each liquidity pool on Canto will be reduced on average by roughly 38%, and data-block rewards known as "security emissions" would decrease by 15%.

"Canto" is Spanish for "singing." (Hannah Busing/Unsplash)

Videos

Here's Why Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Have Surged to 2-Year Highs

Fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have surged to two-year highs as the ‘Bitcoin Request for Comment’ (BRC-20) tokens and the rising popularity of the Ordinals protocol drives demand for block space. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the Bitcoin community. 

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Nigeria Government Approves National Policy to Create 'Blockchain-Powered' Economy

Nigeria's government approved a national blockchain policy on Wednesday as part of the country's effort to transition to a digital economy. The policy announcement makes no mention of crypto, which the government cracked down on in 2021. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Nigeria's blockchain-powered economy.

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Nigeria Approves National Policy to Create 'Blockchain-Powered' Economy

The policy announcement makes no mention of crypto, which the government cracked down on in 2021.

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Videos

Sui Mainnet Goes Live: What's Behind the Sui Token Surge and Excitement?

Sui, the buzzy layer 1 blockchain founded by ex-Meta Platforms employees, launched its mainnet on Wednesday as it jockeyed to edge out rival Facebook-offshoot Aptos and other DeFi heavyweights. Sui Network tokens (SUI) briefly jumped to $2 apiece minutes after trading began, reaching nearly $690 million in market cap to a fully diluted valuation (FDV) at a staggering $13 billion. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook for the Sui ecosystem.

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Markets

Number of Stablecoins Held on Exchanges Slips to 2-Year Low

While stablecoins' exchange balance has dropped by 44% this year, bitcoin's price has rallied by 70%.

La cantidad de criptomonedas vinculadas al dólar estadounidense depositada en billeteras de exchanges cayó a su nivel más bajo desde mayo de 2021. (Glassnode)