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Ethereum Developers Propose Raising Validator Limit to 2,048 Ether From 32 Ether

Low validator limits have led to waiting times of over one month, as of Monday.

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Polygon Spinoff Avail Network Starts Phase 2 of Its Testnet

This second phase will include a more thorough testing environment to encourage validator participation.

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Attackers Left Empty-Handed as Crypto Hacks Drop 70% in Q1 2023

Attacks and hacks on key protocols fell 70% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and were lesser than in any quarter last year.

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Aave V2 Users Temporarily Unable to Access $120M on Polygon After Governance Bug

All funds remain safe and a governance proposal is underway to update the faulty strategy, developers said.

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Privacy-Focused Network Horizen Expected to Undergo Node Upgrade in June

The upgrade would bring enhancements to sidechains and bug fixes.

Nodes are key to run transactions on a blockchain. (Omar Flores/Unsplash)

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Coinbase Cloud Joins Chainlink as Node Operator to Bolster Security

Telecoms giants Swisscom, Deutsche Telekom and news provider Associated Press are also Chainlink node operators.

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Bitcoin Cash Prices Bump Ahead of ‘CashTokens’ Upgrade

The upgrade is set to go live on mainnet at noon UTC on Monday.

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Cardano Scaling Node Hydra Head Goes Live on Blockchain's Mainnet

The tool, the first in a planned suite of products, aims to speed up transaction times on Cardano.

Monad Labs is looking to provide faster EVM processing than Ethereum. (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash)

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Blockstream Developer Neigut Expects ‘Cambrian Explosion’ of Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocols

Bitcoin already has one of the most diverse layer 2 ecosystems of any network, but coming technology upgrades could lead to an acceleration in the blockchain's development, according to Blockstream's Lisa Neigut.

Blockstream's Lisa Neigut speaks at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin White Paper to Be Removed in Next Apple MacBook Update: Report

The "Easter egg" went viral earlier this year, but won’t remain on Apple for long.

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