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Adam Forsyth

Zcash developers select November 5 target for NU7 upgrade with 25-second blocks

Zcash developers have agreed on block 3,543,405 as the planned activation point for Network Upgrade 7 (NU7), bringing the privacy-focused blockchain closer to introducing 25-second blocks around November 5. Summary Zcash developers have selected block 3,543,405 for NU7 activation, expected around November 5. The upgrade will reduce target block times from 75 seconds to 25…

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Ripple Prime opens 24/7 stock and commodity swaps

Ripple has expanded its institutional brokerage business into 24/7 stock and commodity derivatives trading, but HSBC has warned that limited market liquidity could prevent large investors from making extensive use of the service. Summary Ripple Prime has introduced 24/7 perpetual swaps linked to more than 100 stock, commodity and currency markets. HSBC has warned that…

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What Are Quinelings? Charles Hoskinson’s New Digital Lifeform Experiment

The Quinelings package has not yet been published to npm, and its documented scope is limited to local computation with simulated effects. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has introduced Quinelings, an experimental framework built around self-replicating programs that package computations as code-based digital creatures. The project aims to make executable tasks inspectable and reusable, with…

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Solana’s Yakovenko questions Alpenglow build as vote transactions exit

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has said Alpenglow could have shipped in half the time through a simpler vote-program change, ahead of the Oct. 21 consensus migration that will remove validator vote transactions from blocks. Summary Yakovenko said a simpler vote-program change could have halved Alpenglow’s development time. Removing validator vote transactions will lower headline TPS…

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ZENDEX Private EVM ZK-Privacy DEX Testnet Goes Live

ZENDEX is a decentralized exchange that’s specifically designed for professional capital and private execution. It just announced live testnet trading and a core community-building phase following the completion of a full security audit by Hacken and Dual Defense. The testnet will roll out gradually across multiple phases, which include points incentives. It will be followed…

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