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The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 16-25, with live updates throughout.
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades and announcements.
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Developers in Nigeria and across Africa can build and test their decentralized applications on the Optimism forked Mara Chain.
Developers have proposed an “Ecosystem Council” to push smart contract upgrades, as well as changes to how community-based funding works.
The effort will accelerate the deployment of zero-knowledge proofs, one of the hottest trends in blockchain technology, they said.
Gho has been available on the Ethereum blockchain’s Goerli testnet since February, where it has functioned without encountering any major bugs.
‘Nairobi’ is the blockchain’s fourteenth upgrade.
The upgrade 8.1.1 also contains software patches for minor issues from a previous node version.
- 01:45Publicly Listed Company Thumzup Plans to Raise Up to $200 Million, Including for BTC PurchasesChainCatcher reports that according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nasdaq-listed company Thumzup Media Corporation has submitted an S-3 registration statement to the SEC, planning to raise up to $200 million through the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, and units. The documents indicate that Thumzup plans to use the raised funds for general corporate purposes, including purchasing Bitcoin as a primary reserve asset and for operating capital. As of March 31, 2025, the company holds approximately 19.106 Bitcoins.
- 01:42Data: A new address withdraws over 66,100 SOL from CEX and stakes itChainCatcher reports that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 66,101.36 SOL tokens (worth approximately $9.8 million) from a cryptocurrency exchange CEX, and subsequently staked these tokens through another wallet.
- 01:37Data: A newly created wallet withdrew $1.9 million worth of LINK and $1.08 million worth of PEPE from CEX 8 hours agoChainCatcher reports that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 127,697 LINK (worth $1.9 million) and 123 billion PEPE (worth $1.08 million) from a CEX 8 hours ago.