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The Merge is happening soon! This post explains how and when the upgrade will happen, along with the client versions compatible with it.Kiln, an Ethereum merge testnet launched in early 2022, will be shut down during the week of September 12, 2022.Ropsten and Rinkeby are also deprecated and scheduled to be sunset in Q4 2022 and Q3 2023 respectively.Users and developers should migrate to Goerli & Sepolia, which will keep being maintained and upgraded to reflect changes to the Ethereum mainnet for the forseable future. As previously announced, the Kiln, Ropsten and Rinkeby testnets are now deprecated and will be…
The altcoin sector is witnessing a building momentum in line with the LunarCrush AltRank indicator. The data from Phoenix Group points out that $PENGU, $LaunchCoin, and $KERNEL have taken top positions among altcoins based on LunarCrush AltRank. As disclosed in its latest X post, the crypto data and analytics firm has pointed toward the rising social sentiment in the altcoin sector. LunarCrush AltRank denotes an exclusive indicator that merges the price performance of an altcoin in relation to Bitcoin ($BTC) as well as the rest of the social activity indicators in the market. $PENGU, LaunchCoin, and $KERNEL Dominate Top 10…
Top Stories of The WeekAustralian fintech Finder wins court battle over crypto yield productThe Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of fintech company Finder.com, clearing it and its yield-generating product, Finder Earn, in a legal battle with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that lasted almost three years. In a Thursday court decision, Justices Stewart, Cheeseman and Meagher confirmed a previous judgment that Finder Wallet and Earn complied with consumer financial laws.The federal court “confirmed the initial finding that Finder Earn was not a financial product,” Finder said in a Thursday blog post.BitMine gobbles over $2B in ETH in 16…
A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner successfully mined a block on Saturday, collecting the 3.125 BTC block reward, valued at $372,773. The miner, operating through the Solo CK pool, a solo mining service, successfully mined block 907283, which contained 4,038 transactions and block fees totalling $3,436.Rising network hashrate and difficulty make it increasingly harder for solo miners to compete with large-scale, corporate mining firms.Despite the odds against solo miners, one successfully mined a block in February 2025, followed by a miner who used just 2.3 petahashes to solve the puzzle and collect the $350,000 block subsidy earlier in July.Block 907283 was mined…
Bitcoin mining firm BitMine Immersion Technologies has bought up over $2 billion of Ether in just 16 days, retaking the lead among a flurry of newly formed Ether treasury companies. BitMine said in a statement on Thursday that in the last 16 days, it had bought up 566,776 Ether (ETH), worth over $2.03 billion.Tom Lee, the managing partner of FundStrat and the chairman of BitMine, said after the latest buying spree, the company is “well on our way to achieving our goal of acquiring and staking 5% of the overall ETH supply.”BitMine’s aggressive buying spree signals a growing interest from institutions…
Scottie Pippen, the six‑time NBA champion, stirred up the crypto community this week. He put out a poll on X asking his 728,000 followers whether XRP will hit $10 by 2026. Alongside that question, he also threw out bold targets for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana. The move sent traders and fans buzzing. Related Reading Pippen’s Viral Crypto Poll According to his post, Bitcoin could climb to $233,000, Ethereum to $10,000 and Solana to $1,000. Pippen gave people four choices for each token and let them vote. Travis Turnbull and others in the comments threw their support behind XRP reaching $10,…
A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner successfully mined a block on Saturday, collecting the 3.125 BTC block reward, valued at $372,773. The miner, operating through the Solo CK pool, a solo mining service, successfully mined block 907283, which contained 4,038 transactions and block fees totalling $3,436.Rising network hashrate and difficulty make it increasingly harder for solo miners to compete with large-scale, corporate mining firms.Despite the odds against solo miners, one successfully mined a block in February 2025, followed by a miner who used just 2.3 petahashes to solve the puzzle and collect the $350,000 block subsidy earlier in July.Block 907283 was mined…
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act—better known as the GENIUS Act—was signed into law on July 18, 2025. It marks a watershed moment in U.S. digital asset policy: the first comprehensive federal framework specifically regulating the issuance and operation of payment stablecoins. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand […]
Welcome to Devcon! This is your Devcon VI Manual, and it includes everything you need to know about Devcon, the surroundings and more. Read closely as we cover things to be aware of before departure, during transit to the venue from Bogotá’s international airport El Dorado, and information related to pre-registration dates, community efforts at Devcon VI, side/after events, and more! Bookmark this tab if you’re heading to Devcon, and we can’t wait to see you all soon. I. Arriving in Bogotá 🛬 To kick things off, let’s start with the first steps when arriving in Bogotá. Covid requirements 😷…
A widely followed analyst and trader who accurately predicted the bottom for Bitcoin (BTC) in 2018 says the crypto king is primed to go higher after a recent correction. The trader and analyst pseudonymously known as Bluntz tells his 326,100 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin is likely done correcting after falling below the $116,000 price level. “Send it.” Source: Bluntz/X Looking at the trader’s chart, he seems to suggest that Bitcoin’s ABC correction is done and BTC is now targeting new all-time highs at $127,000. Bluntz follows the Elliott Wave theory, which states that a bullish…