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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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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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Polygon’s Blockchain to Undergo Hard Fork

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

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Tech

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.

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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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Tech

Bitcoin's Future: Exactly How a Coming Upgrade Could Improve Privacy and Scaling

If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects.

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