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mining news
- chip maker intel said on Tuesday that it had stopped production of bitcoin (btc) digging Chip series, just one year after its launch, Reuters informed of, Intel expects to stop taking orders for the series, called Blockscale, by October 20 this year and finish shipping by April 20 next year. “As we prioritize our investment in IDM 2.0, we have phased out the Intel Blockscale 1000 Series ASICs, while we continue to support our Blockscale customers,” said a company spokesperson.
investment news
- andreessen horowitzinvestment arm of a16z crypto Launched a new Twitter with engineering partner Noah Citron Entry Picture of an orange ball and the words “coming soon”. A16z Crypto Chief Technology Officer Eddy Lazarin then Tweeted that it is “not L2.” lazarin couple that “we need more TUI and data intensive displays,” which may refer to text-based user interfaces or terminal user interfaces. He further asked what is the “best Rust (or Crab) TUI framework,” referring to the programming language used by blockchain developers.
- unchained Platform Announces $60 Million Series B Funding Round Valor Equity Partners to expand bitcoin (btc) financial Services. Initial closing completed on April 11, included participation from existing investors nydig, Trammell Venture Partners, Ecliptic Capital, and Highland Capital PartnersPress release SaidSays it builds further momentum after $15 million funding led by Series B ten31 Which was completed last fall.” Uncharted plans to use the new funding to grow its customer base and expand its product offerings while improving its core suite of financial services provided through partner custody.
blockchain news
- luxofounded by Ethereum Pioneer Fabian Vogelsteller will launch the Genesis Validator Deposit smart contract on April 20 at 16:20 UTC. Said the announcement. The team outlined a joint proposal Foundation for New Creative Economies (FNCΞ), the Swiss foundation supporting the LUKSO ecosystem, and Luxo Blockchain GmbH (LBG), a German company that conducted a Reversible ICO for LUKSO in 2020. He proposed three options for the initial total supply of native LYX tokens that Genesis Validators would choose from, adding that anyone can become a Genesis Validator, as long as they have at least 32 LYXe.
- bank of england And this Bank for International Settlements ,bis) innovation hub London Center has tested a blockchainsettlements system operated between them, According for a report published on Wednesday. The insights from the so-called Project Meridian will be used by bank of england In its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system. Synchronized settlement “could provide a catalyst for innovation in wholesale payments and support the emergence of new payment infrastructure that is settled using central bank money,” it said.
- openzeppelinA crypto cybersecurity technology and services company, announced that its smart contract security platform guard now supports BaseAn Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) network developed by Crypto Exchange coinbase, Base developers can now take advantage of Defender, which enables Web3 builders to “automate and secure smart contract administration, build with private and secure transaction infrastructure, automate scripting, monitoring, and responding to smart contract exploits.” and allows the rapid implementation of best Web3 security practices”. said in the press release. Meanwhile, defender users can access features of the base, such as full EVM compatibility and gasless transactions for their decentralized applications (dapps) and APIs for account abstraction and bridges, it added.
- chainstackA suite of services connecting developers web3 has announced the launch of infrastructure chainstack subgraph, described as “the most powerful blockchain data indexing solution that provides real-time on-chain data.” This allows Web3 developers and businesses to leverage Chainstack’s infrastructure to perform instant queries on-chain in real-time, it said in a press release. Will launch with support for 13 major protocols including dedicated indexers Ethereum, polygon, binance smart chain, avalanche, optimism, Mediation, near, Aurora, Phantom, of knowledge, harmony, chronosAnd Fuse,
metaverse news
- Clinic Des Champs-ElyseesSurgery and Aesthetic Medicine Provider, Announces Its Second Virtual Open Day metaverse To promote the intimate health of women. It partnered with virtual world creator rlty to stream the event in rlty world, On April 20, the clinic will focus exclusively on women’s intimate health in an effort to break down taboos and open up conversations. Said announcement, adding that “an experienced team of gynecologists, sexologists and surgeons will explain and demonstrate the solutions that exist to relieve, treat and restore intimate parts.”
