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Cronos (CRO) zkEVM Testnet Successfully Upgrades to 'Tethys'
Cronos zkEVM Testnet has successfully upgraded to 'Tethys', marking a crucial milestone for the launch of Cronos zkEVM mainnet.
OKX Announces Wallet Service Maintenance and Upgrades
OKX is currently performing maintenance and upgrades on its wallet service to provide better services to its users.
LooksRare NFT Marketplace Upgrades to Version 2, Reducing Fees by 75%
LooksRare has upgraded to version 2, reducing fees by 75% and implementing new features. Sellers now receive Ether instead of Wrapped Ether, and the platform allows for bulk buying and selling orders. Users can also buy an NFT with one wallet but send it to another.
LooksRare Version 2 Upgrades NFT Marketplace
LooksRare, a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace, has reduced trading fees by 75% with the launch of version 2. The upgrade includes gas-efficient contracts, support for token prices, and custom recipient aggregators. The team has announced that LooksRare version 1 will be discontinued.
Ethereum Testnet Successfully Upgrades for Upcoming Shanghai Hard Fork
Ethereum's Sepolia testnet has undergone a successful upgrade simulating the upcoming Shanghai hard fork expected to take place on the mainnet in March. The upgrade, called "Shapella", allows validators to withdraw their staked Ether and rewards on the execution layer.
Crypto Firms Join Forces to Push for Stratum V2 Bitcoin Mining Upgrades
Spiral and Braiins lead efforts along with an industry working group to upgrade the current Stratum V1 protocol for miners.
Cardano’s Vasil Hard Fork Upgrade Confirmed to Happen on September 22
The Vasil upgrade promises to include improvements to the Plutus programming language as well as introducing greater scalability for lower transaction fees.
Axie Infinity Transitions its P2E Gaming Platform to a New Game Mode
Online pay-to-earn (P2E) gaming platform Axie Infinity has announced the transition of its gaming mode from classical to a better-developed one dubbed Axie Infinity Origin
Coinbase Introduces Ethereum Staking for US Institutional Clients
Coinbase rolls out a new staking crypto service to its institutional clients ahead of Ethereum’s planned transition to a proof-of-stake mechanism, providing more financial options to their portfolios.
Burnt Ethereum Edges Closer to a Billion-Dollar Value
After the London Hardfork or EIP 1559 upgrade went live on August 5, the first-ever deflationary block on the Ethereum network occurred because scarcity was introduced every time Ether was burnt after being used in transactions.