Starknet targets increased throughput, lower fees with parallel transactions in 2024
    21 Mar 2024
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    Ethereum scaling protocol Starknet anticipates increased throughput and reduced fees on its layer-2 rollup network by introducing parallel transaction functionality in 2024. The layer-2 rollup released an updated roadmap on March 20 following the successful implementation of Ethereum’s Dencun hard fork. The upgrade to the network introduced several Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), chief among them being EIP-4844….

    Swedish central bank examines offline CBDC payment challenges
    21 Mar 2024
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    The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has released its final report on its digital krona pilot project. The report looks at the experience of end-users and focuses on offline functionality. There were mixed results. The Riksbank released its fourth and last report on the e-krona on March 20. It examined a different model for offline retail transactions from…

    Ethereum core devs launch ‘pump the gas’ effort to raise gas limit
    21 Mar 2024
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    Ethereum developers have launched a new initiative in a bid to raise the blockchain network’s long-static gas limit, arguing that the change can be used to help scale Ethereum. On March 20, core Ethereum developer Eric Connor and former head of smart contracts at MakerDAO Mariano Conti unveiled a new website called ‘pump the gas’ to raise…

    Immutable, Polygon’s new $100M fund to throw cash at Pixelmon, among others
    20 Mar 2024
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    Blockchain game publisher Immutable has launched a $100 million fund to invest in blockchain games, called the “Inevitable Games Fund” — IGF for short. Venture capital firm King River Capital and Polygon Labs also contributed to the launch of the “ecosystem-agnostic fund,” according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph. King River will lead the investment…

    New wave of crypto users demand seamless Web3 experience
    20 Mar 2024
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    The growth of the blockchain market, fueled by the user influx and approval of Bitcoin ETFs, is increasing the importance of scalability solutions such as MultiversX. The platform uses adaptive sharding to improve performance without compromising user experience or security. The blockchain ecosystem is poised for refreshed growth driven by the influx of new users….

    Bitcoin pre-halving correction narrative strengthens as BTC falls below $62K
    20 Mar 2024
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    Analysts are predicting a significant increase in the price of Bitcoin following the halving event, despite the world’s largest crypto asset plummeting nearly 15% from its latest all-time high of $73,738 over the last six days. In a March 19 post to X, Capriole Fund founder Charles Edwards said it’s “normal” to have a lot of…