Autore: wsjcrypto

All attention on Medalla testnet — genesis in under 24 hours 👀 tl;dr Medalla testnet debuts tomorrow 🏅 The minimum validator contributions (over 16k) needed to initiate the Medalla testnet were achieved on Friday, meaning the genesis of this testnet is anticipated to occur at 1596546008 Unix time, or 8 seconds post August 4th at 1pm UTC. If you’re interested in how that time is determined, refer to Ben Edgington’s brief genesis overview. The launch of Medalla marks a significant achievement in the progression of eth2 — if Medalla demonstrates stability, the mainnet launch will follow — and symbolizes years…

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MANILA – Burdened by discarded face masks, plastic bottles and various refuse during the COVID-19 crisis, a modest riverside community in Manila established its own waste management service, providing its employees, predominantly women, a chance to enhance their livelihoods. The Tagumpay 83Zero Waste Association’s network of street cleaners, drivers, and creek monitors purify waterways and gather recyclable materials from the community’s 5,700 residents as well as 24 surrounding villages and five educational institutions. Additionally, they operate a junk shop where they generate income by selling collected waste, such as single-use plastic bottles and rigid plastics, to recycling centers. “Apart from…

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Hello Ethereum community! It’s been several months since our last report, so it’s the right moment to inform you about what’s been going on at ethereum.org. To begin with, we are now utilizing Gatsby Behind the scenes at ethereum.org, we’ve transitioned from Vuepress to Gatsby. While this may not be immediately noticeable to visitors on the site, it will assist us in scaling ethereum.org. Our team favors React (which many do) and has expertise in MDX – allowing us to deliver improved content at a quicker pace. If you’re familiar with the Eth2 timeline, you might say that Gatsby represents…

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Throughout the last year, the Bitcoin Renaissance has drawn considerable focus to BTCfi, or “Bitcoin DeFi” solutions. In spite of the excitement, only a handful of these solutions have fulfilled their commitments or succeeded in maintaining a substantial number of “actual” users.To provide some context, the top lending platform for Bitcoin assets, Liquidium, permits users to borrow against their Runes, Ordinals, and BRC-20 assets. Where does the yield originate, you may wonder? Similar to any other loan, borrowers are required to pay an interest rate to lenders in return for their Bitcoin. Furthermore, to ensure the integrity of the loans,…

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Today, we (the Devcon organizing group) are thrilled to announce a novel method to engage in next year’s conference, one that aims to make Devcon an occasion that more accurately reflects Ethereum in its entirety. Devcon Improvement Proposals (DIPs) are an innovative mechanism to include collaborative community input from throughout the ecosystem. They are designed to enhance the Devcon experience by formalizing a procedure to ensure your suggestions are acknowledged and incorporated into the event. Why is this happening now? In earlier communications, we have touched upon the need to better represent the entire Ethereum ecosystem during Devcon. Nonetheless, achieving…

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MicroStrategy heeft wederom $243 miljoen geïnvesteerd in Bitcoin (BTC), terwijl de BTC-prijs zich herstelt van een recente daling naar $89.200. De grootste cryptocurrency is nu terug boven $95.000, en ook altcoins zoals Ethereum, XRP en AAVE vertonen sterke prijsstijgingen. De totale cryptomarkt heeft inmiddels $200 miljard aan waarde teruggewonnen en staat op $3,5 biljoen. In dit artikel onderzoeken we de impact van deze ontwikkelingen en wat dit betekent voor de toekomst van Bitcoin. MicroStrategy Inc., een entiteit die zichzelf heeft getransformeerd tot een hefboom-Bitcoin-proxy, heeft opnieuw $243 miljoen in Bitcoin geïnvesteerd. Dit markeert de tiende opeenvolgende wekelijkse aankoop van het…

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THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced it is strategizing the conditions for investments in reforestation initiatives covering 1.2 million hectares of territory. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga informed journalists on the fringes of the Japan-Philippines Environment Week celebration that the reforestation initiative will target potential international investors aiming to balance their emissions. “We anticipate that there will be enthusiasm from foreign companies that are seeking or required to mitigate their emissions. Our principal objective is to enhance reforestation,” she articulated. “Our intention is to facilitate the release of up to 3 million hectares for investment in reforestation,…

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