But what is The Merge, and why is it important? The Ethereum Foundation describes it as "the most significant upgrade in the history of Ethereum." This is hardly hyperbole. This much-discussed and widely publicized event, which is happening sometime this week (most likely sometime o...
Similar things are happening everywhere. This month, a consortium of 61 Japanese and South Korean banks has been testing Ripple’s Blockchain and smart contracts to enable cross-border money transfers between the two nations. The new system will roll-out in 2018. Even Sberbank, a Russian govern...
This is the first interest rate cut initiated by the world’s most important central bank in the past four years, as it has pivoted to a dovish stance.
So much is happening every day that your brain goes: "Yeesh." But don't worry - we compiled the most important stories of the week, so we can save you time while you enjoy your Sunday coffee. Here you go: NFT royalties have sparked a heated debate. ...
Opera to become the first major browser with on-device AI through Local AI Models May 30, 2024 Oslo, Norway – May 29, 2024 – Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA] is announcing plans to add new on-device browser AI capabilities to its flagship browser, Opera One, and its gaming browser, Opera GX....
Alongside the launch of DegenKnows, the Opera Crypto Browser has integrated NEAR Protocol (NEAR), Elrond (EGLD), as well as Fantom (FTM) blockchains, adding to the many networks already integrated that include Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BNB Chain, and others. Categories: general Tags: ...
with these functions being separated out from a legal and regulatory point of view. This is already happening to some extent. Coinbase Custody, for instance, is a separate company with its own board, regulated as a NY Trust Company. Coinbase Pro will separate into a brokerage and exchange ...
These technologies have merit; they will evolve and the market will self correct. As there are viable use cases, the market will settle on them. You see the same thing happening with Bitcoin, Ethereum or Dogecoin; they’re just alternate currencies. But now people have started realizing ther...
Programmable blockchain can be divided into multiple layers, the application layer, and the protocol layer. On the protocol layer, the blockchain allows various applications to be built on the protocol. For example, Ethereum is considered the biggest programmable blockchain due to the number of...
Bitcoin is designed as a payment method and is still the most popular cryptocurrency. Ethereum is a scaleable global platform intended for other developers to design blockchain-related projects. Its native token, ether, is used to pay transaction fees while happening to have market value. If th...