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Optimism 'Bedrock' Upgrade to Speed Confirmations, Cut Gas Fees, Set Path to 'Superchain'

The "Bedrock” upgrade will improve the usability of the chain by lowering gas fees and cutting deposit-confirmation times by 90% – pitched as a key step toward the Optimism network's goal of becoming a "Superchain."

OP Labs CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)

Tech

Token of Layer-1 Blockchain Kava Surges 40% Ahead of Mainnet Upgrade

The change improves transaction speed and aims to beef up security on the platform, Kava says.

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Tech

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)

Tech

Zcash’s Latest Software Release Goes Live

Version 5.5.0 is part of an effort to “deliver a solid and reliable user experience.”

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Markets

Here Is What Institutions Are Saying About Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade

The upgrade, scheduled for later Wednesday, will enable validators to withdraw staked ether.

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Tech

What’s Next After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?

Last year saw the Merge. Now comes the Verge, Purge and Scourge.

Developers can't wait for Shapella. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

Avalanche’s Cortina Upgrade Goes Live on Protocol’s Testnet; AVAX Token Rallies

The change improves support for exchanges and may bring faster development, Avalanche says.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

PancakeSwap DEX Launches Version 3 on BNB Chain and Ethereum

V3 brings four different trading fee tiers: 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.25% and 1%, compared with V2's single level of 0.25%.

Pancakes.(Mae Mu/Unsplash)

Markets

Filecoin's FIL Token Gains 18% Ahead of Network Upgrade

The upgrade, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, will give users the ability to perform more functions on the platform.

Fiilcoin is upgrading its network. (Filecoin.io)

Tech

Ethereum Says ERC-4337 Deployed, Tested, Beginning Era of Smart Accounts

The news of the deployment of ERC-4337 will be shared at an ETHDenver-related event, known as WalletCon.

Yoav Weiss, a security fellow at the Ethereum Foundation, announces the launch of account abstraction on Ethereum at WalletCon 2023 (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)