It adds new capabilities to Plutus, the platform developers use to write Cardano’s smart contracts, unifying the built-in functions available across the platform’s three versions so older applications gain newer features. The upgrade also tightens several of the ledger’s validation rules, including one guaranteeing that no two stake pools can reuse the same cryptographic identity […]
Bitcoin layer-2 network Botanix is being wound down a year after its mainnet went live. The project cited market conditions and broader indifference within the cryptocurrency industry towards establishing greater utility on the Bitcoin network, in a post on X on Tuesday. “It did not work,” Botanix summed up. “At least not in this market […]
The Ethereum Foundation and a group of major crypto wallet developers are rolling out a new security standard designed to stop users from accidentally signing away their funds, a problem that has fueled some of the industry’s biggest hacks and scams. The initiative, called “Clear Signing,” aims to replace the confusing walls of code users […]
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is defending its decision to freeze hundreds of wallets, including Tron found Justin Sun’s, saying the move was meant to protect users from phishing-related compromises, not to stifle normal trading. “WLFI only intervenes to protect users, never to silence normal activity,” the project wrote on X. We’ve heard community concerns about […]