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A Big-Tech Hire for a Growing Blockchain Platform Ripple has brought on Brian Beck as Director of Developer Relations, placing him inside the RippleX Ecosystem Growth team with a mandate to a
Six years from block zero to a live network On September 9, 2020, @avax published a message written into block zero of the Avalanche blockchain. It read: "From Snowflake to Avalanche. Per con
How the Storage Fund Works Every transaction on @SuiNetwork carries two costs: a computation fee and a storage fee. While the computation portion goes straight to validators as normal, the st
@Zcash is putting the shape of its next major protocol upgrade to a community vote, with coinholders and an advisory panel poll set to close on Monday at 19:00 UTC. The outcome will determine
A different kind of smart contract On most blockchains, the application a user clicks sits on a conventional web server. Only the transaction layer touches the chain. @dfinity's Internet Comp
Raydium's native token $RAY jumped to a daily high of $1.46 before settling around $1.34, a gain of approximately 20% on the day and roughly 68% over the prior week, according to CoinMarketCa
Zcash ($ZEC) continued its remarkable 2026 run on Wednesday, trading near $1,250 and posting a gain of almost 8% on the day. The privacy-focused coin is up roughly 54% over the past week and
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has put forward EIP-8288, a proposal aimed at making quantum-resistant cryptography far cheaper to run on the $ETH network. The EIP was merged into the Eth
Consensys Software to Rebrand as MetaMask Consensys Software Inc. is separating into two independently operated companies, drawing a clear line between its consumer-facing wallet business and
Key Highlights The Ethereum software company will divide into two distinct entities by the conclusion of 2026 MetaMask will become the rebrand of the current Consensys Software Inc., with Joe
PancakeSwap has hit a notable milestone in its token supply management strategy, recording 36 consecutive months in which $CAKE burns exceeded new token issuance. The streak began in Septembe
A different kind of smart contract On most blockchains, the application a user clicks sits on a conventional web server. Only the transaction layer touches the chain. @dfinity's Internet Comp
