‘95% CERTAIN’: Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Eth 2.0, won’t launch in Q2 2020 as previously indicated, though the project’s researchers remain confident the initial network parameters will deploy this year. Anything less would be considered a “failure,” they said. Full story
IMMUTABLE MEMORIAL: An unknown netizen created a smart contract on ethereum memorializing Dr. Li Wenliang, the whistleblower of China's coronavirus outbreak who died of the disease Thursday. Full story
BRIDGE BUILDING: The parent company of bitcoin-based smart contract platform RSK has launched a new token bridge joining it to ethereum. Gibraltar-based developer IOV Labs announced Wednesday that the new interoperability function would allow users to move RSK- and ethereum-based digital assets across the different protocols. Full story
$10K BROKEN: Bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to multi-month highs, breaking $10,000 early Friday. CME’s February contract printed a high of $10,030 at 11:40 UTC, a level last seen on Oct. 26. Full story |
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