OPPO Find X7 Ultra review: Should you buy it?

[ad_1] OPPO once again proves it has what it takes to build one of the very best smartphone hardware packages and it continues to take mobile photography to another level. The Find X7 Ultra leaves us eager to see a return to Western markets for OPPO’s best. We’d hesitate to recommend importing it if you … Read more

taproot – Why hasn’t Graftroot been part of the covenant soft fork discussion thus far? What are the downsides to this proposal?

[ad_1] I haven’t heard much about Graftroot in the context of the covenant/vault discussion since around the time the Taproot soft fork was being finalized. The idea was initially posted on the bitcoin-dev mailing list in 2018 by Greg Maxwell. (An approachable explainer from Aaron van Wirdum is here.) David Harding recently posted an idea … Read more

Microsoft to Sponsor Ethereum’s DEVCON1

[ad_1] London, United Kingdom, October 28th – Ethereum is happy to announce that Microsoft will sponsor and attend DΞVCON1, the premier Ethereum developer conference. Marley Gray, Director of Technology Strategy US Financial Services at Microsoft said, “Microsoft is excited to sponsor and attend Ethereum’s DevCon1. We find the Ethereum blockchain incredibly powerful and look forward … Read more

segregated witness – Bitcoin transaction malleability is it only for unconfirmed transaction?

[ad_1] TL;DR: Yes, once a transaction is confirmed, unless a chain reorganization makes it unconfirmed again, no forms of malleability are possible. SegWit specifically fixed TXID malleability of unconfirmed transactions, but other forms of malleability are possible. Transaction malleability in general refers to the possibility of a third party changing some parts of a transaction … Read more

Ether’s (ETH) Bitcoin (BTC) Beating Rally Not Just Because of Potential ETF Approval: Bernstein

[ad_1] Ether (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, has outperformed its larger rival bitcoin (BTC), with a 33% gain year-to-date. This rally is being driven by catalysts other than the potential approval of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), broker Bernstein said in a research report on Monday. Firstly, the ether supply is deflationary and has not … Read more

Polygon spinoff Avail raises $27 million in seed funding to build Web3 infrastructure

[ad_1] Avail, a blockchain infrastructure project, raised $27 million in its seed funding round led by notable venture capital firms Founders Fund and Dragonfly, according to a Feb. 26 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The raised capital will fuel the development of Avail’s three fundamental products: Data Availability (DA), Nexus, and Fusion. These components, forming what … Read more