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Crypto supporter Donald Trump has received clearance from the US Supreme Court to contest the 2024 US elections. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Donald Trump’s name was added back on Colorado’s ballot by the Supreme Court. Trump’s election run nod also comes at a time when Bitcoin prices have hit the much-waited milestone of $65,000. This has kept crypto markets bullish. Donald Trump Gets Clearance for 2024 US Elections The WSJ report further highlighted that after holding that states cannot bar presidential candidates from being elected because they participated in an act of rebellion or insurrection against the…

On March 13, Ethereum is set to undergo its latest network upgrade, Dencun. While the event has certainly stirred excitement among the network’s die-hard tech enthusiasts, it has generated relatively little mainstream buzz in contrast to the 2022 merge, which transitioned Ethereum to the more energy-efficient proof-of-stake model. Make no mistake, though: According to the developers responsible for running the largest layer-2 networks built atop Ethereum, Dencun will constitute a seismic event in the blockchain’s history—one poised to make gas fees a thing of the past on scaling networks, and usher in a new era of possibility for on-chain development.…

zkLink Labs has released zkLink Nova, a groundbreaking Aggregated Layer 3 zkEVM Rollup network. This is a major Ethereum blockchain advancement. This new idea could transform Ethereum by solving important issues like fragmented liquidity and limited interoperability that have arisen since Layer 2 rollups became popular. Introducing @zkLinkNova, Ethereum’s first Aggregated Layer 3 zkEVM Rollup that aggregates liquidity from any rollup using any L2 tech stack.🌐 Developers can now deploy Solidity smart contracts on Nova and access liquidity and native assets from every ZK & OP Layer 2!🚀The… https://t.co/PCBCgGg1PF pic.twitter.com/9f3O7hW13O — zkLink | Aggregated Rollup (ETHDenver ✈️) (@zkLink_Official) March 3,…

Coinbase, recognized as the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, has recently faced scrutiny following two significant outages within a single week as the Bitcoin price climbs higher. These issues have stirred unease among its users. As Bitcoin approached its all-time high, nearing the $69,000 mark, some Coinbase users experienced alarming display issues, with their account balances erroneously showing zero. Coinbase Struggles Second Round of Outages and Errors This glitch, predominantly a display error, affected a “small subset of users,” according to a Coinbase spokesperson. Despite the concern it raised, the exchange assured that the assets of those affected were secure. “Monday’s…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is offering up free in-game items and currency for Ethereum NFT card game Parallel, which launched to the public in open beta last week. The exchange will offer up $5 worth of in-game credits (Glints) and two free packs of non-NFT cards to new players who access the game either through Coinbase’s “explore” page for retail traders or through social media posts from Base—the Ethereum layer-2 scaling network incubated by Coinbase. Parallel mints some of its NFTs on Base, along with NFTs on the Ethereum mainnet. Base creator Jesse Pollak described Parallel’s open beta launch in a…

In a significant development in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Binance, Binance.US and ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao, the securities regulator is leveraging the Coinbase insider trading case in the Binance lawsuit. SEC Files Supplemental Authority in Binance Case According to a court filing late March 4, the plaintiff SEC submitted a notice of supplemental authority to consider default judgment in SEC v. Wahi in the ongoing lawsuit against Binance Holdings. Coinbase insider trading case involved Coinbase’s former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi, and their friend Sameer Ramani. In a default judgment, Judge Tana Lin…

The Uniswap Foundation’s proposed changes to the governance of the popular decentralized exchange Uniswap (UNI) passed unanimous pre-vote. The proposal, which involves changing the fee mechanism to reward users who delegate and stake Uniswap altcoins on the platform, received 100% approval in a test vote. The test vote is a snap poll designed to gauge the Uniswap community’s initial opinions on the offering. Voting started on March 1 and ended today with the approval of all delegates. Uniswap Foundation will now publish an on-chain vote on March 7. The Uniswap Foundation announced that it is excited to revitalize governance by…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. One of the many contradictions associated with blockchain technology is that for all it proselytizes about the benefits of decentralization and freedom from third-party interference, centralization vectors keep appearing. You might also like: We must bridge the blockchain skills gap in 2024 | Opinion One area where this has become particularly concerning is the Execution Client software used for the Ethereum blockchain, which currently has approximately 70% of nodes using Geth. This supermajority issue is a genuine…

Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has sold nearly $31 million worth of Coinbase shares as Bitcoin approached a new all-time high, nearly reaching the $69,000 mark on March 4. The investment manager executed the sale of 134,749 Coinbase shares across three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs): ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), and Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), with the transaction valued at $30.88 million. Cathie Wood and Ark Invest’s trade activity from today 3/4 pic.twitter.com/Fcjcr4eb3L — Ark Invest Daily (@ArkkDaily) March 5, 2024 Following the sale, Coinbase shares saw a significant increase, rising 11.4%…

A new innovative feature on Solana’s SolChat now allows more unique communication between different wallets. New Encrypted Peer-to-Peer Communications Emerges on Solana Solana’s SolChat has added an audio call feature to its offering that allows for wallet-to-wallet communication. Anatoly Yakovenko, one of Solana Labs’ co-founders, touted the new feature on X earlier. In his words, he asked rhetorically “Can your blockchain call you?” The feature utilizes WebRTC, a free and open-source computer program that facilitates real-time communication for the web. Precisely, WebRTC enables communication via voice, text, and video. Users of the SolChat Decentralized Application (DApps) can now enjoy encrypted…