Ethereum

Creation of Ethereum After the release of Bitcoin, blockchain quickly grabbed the imaginations of developers around the globe. In 2013 this led a Canadian developer, Vitalik Buterin, to propose a new platform which would allow for decentralized application to usher in a new era of online transactions. In 2015, following an initial fundraiser, Ethereum was launched […]

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The Future Of Smart Contract Adoption For Enterprises

Smart contacts capable of handling complex computations, while ensuring a level of privacy are the future for enterprise adoption. Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets may have cooled down over the past year, but the technology powering these applications continues to advance. In particular, smart contract platforms that enable transactions to take place across DeFi applications are maturing to meet enterprise […]

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How Crypto Hardware Wallet Firms Make Money

All the companies that are involved in producing hardware crypto wallets have multiple revenue streams, either directly or indirectly. The hardware wallet industry has emerged as one of the most resilient sectors to the ongoing cryptocurrency winter, with issues like the FTX crash bringing in even more cold wallet sales. The bear market of 2022 has […]

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The Future Of Smart Contract Adoption For Enterprises

Smart contacts capable of handling complex computations, while ensuring a level of privacy are the future for enterprise adoption. Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets may have cooled down over the past year, but the technology powering these applications continues to advance. In particular, smart contract platforms that enable transactions to take place across DeFi applications are […]

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Layer-1 Blockchain

What Is a Layer-1 Blockchain? A layer-1 blockchain is a set of solutions that improve the base protocol itself Layer-1 blockchain refers to the underlying blockchain protocol that provides the foundation for the network. It is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) that has been designed to record transactions securely on a public, immutable and trustless ledger.  Layer-1 blockchains are the most basic form of blockchain […]

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Using Blockchain Technology to Combat Retail Theft

Blockchain technology may be a solution when it comes to anti-theft measures for retailers. The retail industry is one of the most important sectors of the United States economy. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has left the trillion-dollar retail sector vulnerable to in-store theft.  Findings from the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey show that retail losses […]

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Polygon Completes Hard Fork to Reduce Gas Fee Spikes, Disruptive Reorgs

The software upgrade to the Ethereum scaling project went live on Tuesday and included two proposals from December that Polygon validator teams voted to approve. Polygon, an Ethereum scaling project, successfully completed a hard fork designed to reduce instances of spiking gas fees and disruptive chain reorganizations known as “reorgs.” The software upgrade occurred at 10:45 UTC (5:45 […]

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