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Bitcoin Lightning Network at regulatory risk after Tornado Cash saga
Patrick Hansen fears the heavy-handed approach against Tornado Cash may spill over to the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
Samuel Wan 3 min read
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Dogecoin team warns Dogechain is ‘another knockoff token’
Dogechain will offer DOGE holders access to DeFi, NFTs, and gaming, but Dogecoin warn not to risk your DOGE.
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Crypto investments fund founder says Polygon is ‘highly insecure & centralized’
Justin Bons recommended that Polygon should become decentralized, by following its State of governance report.
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The Layer-2 Wars could be the next big trend in crypto leading up to The Merge
DeFi analyst Dynamo DeFi presented the case for The Layer-2 Wars following last week's surge in L2 crypto prices
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Polygon launches Nightfall to provide enterprise solutions via ZKP tech
Polygon's Head of Enterprise Antoni Martin introduced Nightfall, Polygon's new scalability solution with enhanced privacy.
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Is Zero-Knowledge Proof the next big thing in crypto?
Mina Foundation's recent report shows that privacy and scalability offered via Zero-Knowledge Proof make cryptocurrencies more attractive.
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Why dYdX is leaving Ethereum and StarkWare for a native chain on Cosmos
dYdX is moving to a native chain on the Cosmos ecosystem. But why is the DEX ditching Ethereum, the world's most popular Turing complete blockchain?
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The inherent flaw of delegated proof-of-stake governance systems with Nischal Shetty, WazirX
We spoke to WazirX founder Nischal Shetty about the issues with delegated proof-of-stake and how to achieve true decentralization
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Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system
Calculations show that Bitcoin currently spends 56 times less energy than traditional monetary system, while Bitcoin Lightning is 194 Million times more energy efficient.
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ApeCoin holders vote to stay on Ethereum blockchain amid community contention
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Solana launches $100M fund to attract crypto projects from South Korea
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