As Ethereum Serenity is still years away, additional work on the existing chain is needed to maintain it fully functional throughout the transition period.
Andrey Shevchenko
Based in Italy with Russian roots, Andrey discovered the world of crypto by hunting for cybersecurity bounties. He worked at several blockchain startups before turning to journalism, almost by chance. He’s passionate about technology and business in equal measure, and sees blockchain as a potential driver of deep societal change.
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Tron to Include Zcash-Based Privacy Features, Announces Trusted Setup Ceremony Tron is set to introduce privacy technology based on zero knowledge proofs to its smart contracts, using copied Zcash code for the trusted setup.
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Zcash Poised to Finally Have Private Transactions on Mobile With SDK Release Zcash released a Software Development Kit for both Android and iOS, which allows developers to easily build mobile wallets supporting shielded transactions.
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Bitwise Withdraws Long-Standing Bitcoin ETF Application Bitwise Asset Management retracted its long-standing Bitcoin ETF proposal after an earlier rejection by the SEC was reevaluated, following similar actions by Va...
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Blockvest's Defense Based on Falsified Documents, Claims SEC Blockvest’s founder Reginald Ringgold is alleged to have forged signatures and encouraged false declarations in key lawsuit evidence, the SEC argues.
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SEC Requests Telegram Banking Data as New Evidence Emerges The SEC is renewing its request for Telegram’s bank records in connection to a 2018 ICO as evidence of commission-driven sale of tokens by third parties emerges...
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