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Shibarium’s New Checkpoint Mechanism Cuts Ethereum Bridging Time

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The Shiba Inu (SHIB) network development team has dramatically improved the Shibarium network, according to a post from the Shibarium network’s X account. The work reduces the token bridging time to Ethereum from seven days to roughly 45 minutes, aiming to enhance Shibarium’s operational efficiency and the overall user experience. This was accomplished by introducing … Read more

Helium Network Migration to Solana Blockchain in March Drives Significant Gains for SOL and HNT Tokens

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Over the past seven days, the crypto asset solana has increased more than 23% against the U.S. dollar after the announcement that the Helium Network plans to migrate to the Solana blockchain on March 27. Helium Network’s native token, helium, has also risen, jumping 25% over the past week against the greenback. Core Helium Devs … Read more

Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork to Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations

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The Ethereum scaling blockchain, Polygon, has revealed plans to initiate a hard fork on Jan. 17, 2023. According to the team, the network upgrade will “reduce the severity of gas spikes” and “address chain reorganizations (reorgs) in an effort to reduce time to finality.” Polygon Team Outlines Network Upgrades to Improve User Experience On Jan. … Read more

Ethereum Devs Delay Difficulty Bomb — ETH 2.0 Contract Surpasses 13 Million Ether Deposits

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On June 30, Ethereum developers delayed the network’s difficulty bomb via the Gray Glacier update, which means The Merge won’t happen at least until September 2022. Meanwhile, there’s now more than 13 million ethereum locked into the Beacon Chain worth $15.8 billion using today’s prices. More Than 13 Million Ether Worth $15.8 Billion Deposited Into … Read more

Delaying the Ice Age — Ethereum Network Participants Prep for Upcoming Arrow Glacier Upgrade

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The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade soon called “Arrow Glacier,” a change that aims to mimic the “Muir Glacier” upgrade. Essentially, Ethereum’s Arrow Glacier changes the parameters of the network’s Difficulty Bomb delay to June 2022. This will give the Ethereum network another six months until it leads to the “Ice Age” … Read more