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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)

Tech

Solana Will Improve Network Upgrades to Improve Stability

Solana's co-founder said last week's 1.14 network update has raised concerns about maintaining stability during major updates.

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Tech

Cardano Gets 'Valentine' Upgrade: Here’s How it Benefits ADA Token

The ‘Valentine’ upgrade was pushed live on the mainnet in early Asian hours on Wednesday. Native ADA tokens outperformed crypto majors.

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Tech

Polygon’s Blockchain to Undergo Hard Fork

The software upgrade scheduled for Jan. 17 will address gas spikes and chain reorganization.

Polygon APIs will soon be available on The Graph. (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)

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The Next Major Ethereum Upgrade, Shanghai, Now Has a Testnet

The Shandong testnet will allow developers to experiment with the next phases of Ethereum development, including properly implementing staked ether withdrawals.

Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China (Cheunghyo/Getty Images)

Finance

Tezos Deploys Major ‘Tenderbake’ Upgrade

The proof-of-stake blockchain has changed its consensus algorithm in order to lower block times and improve performance.

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Finance

Axie Infinity Delays Launch of ‘Origin’ Game Following Massive Hack

The new “Axie Infinity: Origin” was originally supposed to debut on March 30.

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Videos

Bitcoin's Next Move After Tumbling to 3-Week Low Under $60K

Neobank Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche discusses bitcoin's retreat and possible price trajectory as the cryptocurrency tumbles to a three-week low under $60,000.

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Upgrade CEO on Credit Card’s Latest Trend: Crypto Rewards

Renaud Laplanche, CEO of neobank Upgrade, breaks down the nuts and bolts of the latest credit card trend: crypto rewards. Upgrade is launching a new version of its Upgrade card that pays cardholders 1.5% in bitcoin for purchases.

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Markets

Kyber Network Activity Surges as DEX Plans Switch to Staking Model in Q2

A planned upgrade that would allow token holders to earn staking income is bringing out users in droves to Kyber Network, a decentralized exchange.

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