Bug bounty quadruples for Ethereum network — Up to $1M payouts ahead of Merge

The Ethereum Foundation has announced it will be increasing the network’s bug bounty payouts fourfold ahead of the blockchain’s transition to proof-of-stake. In a Wednesday blog post, the Ethereum Foundation said between Aug. 24 and Sept. 8, all “Merge-related bounties for vulnerabilities” will be quadrupled for white hats testing the network. According to the foundation, identifying “critical bugs” — those …

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ETH whales move holdings onto exchanges before Merge

The Ethereum blockchain is slated for one of the most significant updates since its inception as it transitions from its current proof-of-work mining consensus to a proof-of-stake (PoS) one. The Merge date is scheduled for Sept. 15after the successful Goerli testnet integration — the final testnet merger before the actual transition. Ether (ETH), Ethereum’s native token, saw a bullish surge …

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Crypto adoption in Ireland down over 16% in the last year

The number of crypto investors in Ireland has decreased slightly in the past year, or so it appears, according to recent data from Finder.com. The report revealed that cryptocurrency adoption in the island nation has dropped by approximately 16.6% within the last year. Of the surveyed adult Irish internet users, 10% own cryptocurrency, as opposed to 12% in 2021. Finder’s …

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Best 10 Best Sweet Almond Oils in India (2022) Extra Virgin Oils

Sweet almond oil is obtained from the almonds by the cold pressing method. This method shows that the oil is free of any additives or chemicals like hexane. Normally, hexane is used as a catalyst that helps to extract the oil faster from the seeds and nuts. These are the best brands of sweet almond oils that we have included …

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72% of Russians say they have never bought Bitcoin: Survey

Cryptocurrency adoption in Russia has not been moving too fast as an overwhelming majority of Russians have apparently noever bought crypto, according to a new survey. Switzerland-based cryptocurrency wallet provider Tangem in July conducted an online poll to learn more about cryptocurrency investors in Russia. As many as 72% of the 2,100 respondents claimed that they have never bought cryptocurrencies …

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Bitcoin sits at range high as realized price sparks BTC ‘macro signal’

Bitcoin (BTC) inched closer to $22,000 on Aug. 25 as realized price provided the next major hurdle for bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Realized price inspires confidence Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD grinding higher overnight to come face to face with $21,700. That level, coinciding with realized price, had marked the key flip …

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Why Bitcoin traders should make friends with the trend

The impact of Federal Reserve policy and Bitcoin’s higher timeframe market structure suggest that BTC price is not yet ready for a trend reversal. Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to chop below the $22,000 level and the wider narrative among traders and the mainstream media suggests that a risk-off sentiment is a dominant perspective ahead of this week’s Jackson Hole summit. …

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Uniswap eyes NFT financialization, in talks with lending protocols

Crypto exchange Uniswap engaged in talks with multiple nonfungible token (NFT) lending protocols, according to a social media post from Uniswap’s head of NFT product Scott Gray. In the tweet, Gray highlights the company’s interest in tackling both liquidity issues and the “information asymmetry” surrounding NFTs. uniswap is the interface for all nft liquidity. we are now in talks with …

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How do they stack up?

Bitcoin (BTC) changed the world as a decentralized, nongovernmental form of currency that can facilitate peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions that transcend national borders. But despite this functionality, Bitcoin’s role as a payment mechanism has been called into question due to its low transaction throughput. The Bitcoin blockchain can handle up to seven transactions per second, which means that network demand has …

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