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Paradigm Leads $30 Million Funding for Crypto Privacy Startup StarkWare

StarkWare, the company behind the zk-STARKS privacy tech, just raised $30 million in equity funding from a number of major firms.

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Defending Decentralization, Like a Twice in a Millennium Chance

During the Web3 Summit earlier this week, speakers and attendees struck an optimistic tone, even though the challenges for blockchain are great.

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Zcash's Next Upgrade to Make Private Transactions 100x Lighter and 6x Faster

Zcash's upcoming Sapling hard fork, expected to execute on Oct. 29, makes substantial improvements to the efficiency of its private transactions.

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This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency

A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.

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Fidelity's Blockchain R&D Lead Just Went Full Crypto

Fidelity Investments' blockchain R&D lead is leaving to join blockchain startup Bloq as its first-ever chief operating officer.

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Bitfinex Took 630 Million Tether Out of Circulation After Drop Below $1

Since tether lost parity with the U.S. dollar, its supply has dropped by a quarter as tokens flow back to the issuing company's "treasury" wallet.

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The Delicate Psychology of Stablecoins

Replacing tether's role in the crypto markets will require an obsession with maintaining transparency and trust.

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Monero Fees Fall to Almost Zero After 'Bulletproofs' Upgrade

Monero's "bulletproofs" hard fork has led to a major reduction in transaction fees.

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Sia Network Releases Hard Fork Code to Block Crypto Mining Giants

Sia has released the formal code for an imminent hard fork that will block cryptocurrency mining firms like Bitmain from its blockchain network.

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Monero to Become First Billion-Dollar Crypto to Implement 'Bulletproofs' Tech

A highly anticipated technology designed to make blockchain privacy features more scalable will be tested on Monero soon.

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