ELEPHANT and TRUNK are future-proof ways to compound profits made on across your crypto portfolio. Stampede is now gas optimized for better performance over the long-term! The Ethereum Foundation has removed all references to Eth1 and Eth2 in favor of calling the original blockchain the "execution layer" and the upgraded Proof of Stake chain the "consensus layer." Ethereum's long-awaited transition from a Proof-of-work mining model to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism is expected to go live around in the second or third quarter of this year. Diem Association (formerly known as Libra Association), the stablecoin project started by Meta (formerly known as Facebook), may soon be known as "abandoned." In a bid to expand the use cases for decentralized tech beyond the usual suspects, Blockscan, the team that created the Etherscan blockchain explorer, has released Blockscan Chat in beta. According to the site's homepage, "Blockscan Chat is a messaging platform for users to simply and instantly message each other, wallet-to-wallet." The International Monetary Fund monitors the global financial system. It's spending a lot of time looking in El Salvador's direction. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which monitors the global economic system and distributes loans and aid to its 190 dues-paying member countries, has stepped up its calls for El Salvador to abandon Bitcoin. Even though the digital asset market seems to be witnessing a bit of a lull at the moment, the adoption of crypto-centric tech has continued to move forward with a full head of steam globally. Africa, in particular, is a continent where a growing list of mainstream financial entities have continued to make their presence felt, as they have begun to realize that the economic opportunities presented by the region are immense. You can find these stories and more at the link below:
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