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Polymarket Is a Success for Polygon Blockchain – Everywhere But the Bottom Line

One of the major breakout successes this year for the team behind layer-2 blockchain Polygon is Polymarket. But according to data, Polymarket has only brought in about $27,000 of transaction fees for Polygon PoS in 2024.

Cumulative gas fees Polymarket on Polygon PoS in 2024 have totaled just over $27,000 this year, through Oct. 23. (Token Terminal)

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SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Lawmakers on Future of Crypto Regulation

According to the Wall Street Journal, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains, which generate new coins for inventors who pool their holdings, take on investment contract-like attributes that could bring them under his agency’s purview. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for crypto regulation.

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Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork Timing Posted

The fork will occur 24 hours following the Merge, according to an @EthereumPoW Twitter thread.

The Ethereum Merge could cast a long shadow if stakeholders decide to fork. (Sunbeam Photography/Unsplash)

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Ethereum’s Transition to PoS Could Push PoW by the ‘Wayside’, Ethereum Co-Founder Says

Anthony Di lorio, one of Ethereum’s founders, highlighted the time and effort that the Ethereum Foundation has invested in the change.

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Coinbase Could Shut Down ETH Staking if Pressured by Regulators, CEO Says

Responding to a hypothetical scenario on Twitter, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said if regulators threatened the crypto exchange to censor Ethereum (ETH) transactions, he would rather shut down its ETH staking service to preserve the integrity of the blockchain network. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means ahead of Ethereum's historic transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus.

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Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It’s ‘Hard Work’

Ethereum miners will likely face an abrupt change after the network moves to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism from a proof-of-work (PoW) system. Prominent Ethereum miner Chandler Guo shares his insights into the mining business and why it’s “very hard work.”

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Ethereum Successfuly Completes Ropsten Testnet Merge

The Ethereum blockchain’s first dress rehearsal for its upcoming merge was successfully completed on Wednesday. Gitcoin.co Founder Kevin Owocki discusses the significance, along with this views on how crypto can do good for the world.

Eth 2.0: Ethereum Merge Explained

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Mineros de Ethereum hacen una apuesta multimillonaria por el retraso de las actualizaciones

Los principales fabricantes de equipamiento minero, como Bitmain, están construyendo herramientas más especializadas para la minería de Ethereum.

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