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Sepolia testnet goes to the next level with successful upgrade
The Ethereum network has carried out an imitation of the upcoming Shanghai hard fork, which is scheduled to take place in March. Validators are eagerly waiting for this fork, as it will allow them to withdraw their stETH coins from staking. 
Ethereum in 2023: challenges and opportunities
Since the transition of the consensus algorithm from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake in the Ethereum network, users have not noticed any changes in the operation of the blockchain: the fees are still high, and the transaction speed has remained at approximately the same level. This is due to the fact that scaling has not yet been impacted by the update." 
The percentage of censored transactions on Ethereum fell to 47%
Guided by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), some validators are now censoring transactions on the Ethereum network. Last November, the percentage of OFAC-compliant blocks peaked at 79%, but now that figure has dropped to 47%. 
The Coinbase exchange presented its own "second layer", which will be called Base. The network is built in cooperation with Optimism.
Welcome to the testnet, where you can test the development of new dexes, wallets, NFTs, landings, and more.
The project's goal is ambitious: to push the industry to 1 billion users. 
The collaboration aims to promote the development of Web3 apps on the Tezos blockchain. Google Cloud credits and mentorship are available to startups from the Tezos incubator.
Google Cloud previously launched a Ronin network validation node and an Ethereum blockchain node hosting mechanism.
The TRX token's price rose by 10% in response.
Google has been involved with cryptocurrencies for a while, but you still give it some thought. 
The Wall Street Journal recently published a sensational article about a handful of mysterious coders-maintainers who back Bitcoin Core and have the power to crash the network at any time!
It turns out that Bitcoin Core only has 5 maintainers, with the sixth leaving the group due to burnout and health issues. And only 17 people had the ability to change the code throughout the entire BTC existence. Furthermore, the code base is hosted on GitHub, a Microsoft-owned website...
What? Five cripples decide the fate of the world's most decentralized project?
While our editor was getting an indirect heart massage, our techs reassured everyone that this was pure FUD and that there are plenty of ways to avoid any of these guys' tricks.
Also, the well-known cypherpunk Adam Back has already come up with a counter-argument. Take a deep breath and relax! 
The Cardano project released the Valentine upgrade on Valentine's Day. Evidently, to ensure that lonely devs won't be without a gift.
What about the features of the upgrade?
Ability to create cross-network bridges that enable transactions to occur between various blockchains.
Enhanced cryptographic features.
Improving cross-chain decentralized application (dApp) development on the smart contract platform.
The price of the ADA token increased by 8%, outperforming BTC and ETH. 
