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Awards ceremony at Blockchain Economy Istanbul (Blockchain Economy Istanbul Team)
Finance
Turkey
Turkish Delight or Slight: Decoding Eurasia’s Largest Blockchain Event
Billed as Eurasia’s largest blockchain conference, Blockchain Economy Istanbul didn’t live up to the hype, some attendees said.
Awards ceremony at Blockchain Economy Istanbul (Blockchain Economy Istanbul Team)
By Amitoj Singh
Aug 23, 2022 at 7:34 a.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2022
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaking remotely at the Blockchain Economy Istanbul conference (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)
Finance
Michael saylor
Bitcoin Maximalist Michael Saylor Makes the Case Against Ethereum
The MicroStrategy CEO cautioned that the "protocol doesn’t look like it's going to be completed or stable for another 36 months."
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaking remotely at the Blockchain Economy Istanbul conference (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 27, 2022 at 5:04 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2022
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Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock
Tech
Ethereum
Ethereum's Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live
Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019.
Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock
By William Foxley
Dec 8, 2019 at 12:26 a.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2019
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Markets
Exchanges
Ethereum's Top DEX Is Rebooting With New Scaling Features
IDEX is launching a new DEX built on a layer 2 scalibility protocol made possible through Ethereum's Istanbul hard fork.
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By William Foxley
Dec 5, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2019
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(CoinDesk archives)
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Targets Dec. 4 for Istanbul Mainnet Activation
Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, is scheduled to arrive on mainnet the week of Dec. 4.
(CoinDesk archives)
By Christine Kim
Oct 25, 2019 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2019
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Ethereum developer Hudson Jameson image via CoinDesk archives
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum's Istanbul Upgrade Arrives Early, Causes Testnet Split
Ethereum's "Istanbul" system-wide upgrade, or hard fork, arrived two days earlier than expected – causing miner confusion.
Ethereum developer Hudson Jameson image via CoinDesk archives
By Christine Kim
Sep 30, 2019 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2019
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Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum's Istanbul Upgrade Will Break 680 Smart Contracts on Aragon
For governance platform Aragon, ethereum's system-wide upgrade on Wednesday is expected to break hundreds of smart contracts. Here's why.
Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018
By Christine Kim
Sep 30, 2019 at 3:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2019
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Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum to Test Upcoming Istanbul Hard Fork in Early October
In a call Friday, ethereum developers picked a block height for the testnet launch of the Istanbul system-wide upgrade. It's expected for Oct. 2.
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By Christine Kim
Sep 6, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2019
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Ethereum developer Hudson Jameson image via CoinDesk archives
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Coders Approve 6 Changes for Upcoming Istanbul Hard Fork
Ethereum core developers have finalized a list of EIPs for the network's next system-wide upgrade.
Ethereum developer Hudson Jameson image via CoinDesk archives
By Christine Kim
Aug 16, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2019
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Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Devs Approve First Code Changes for 'Istanbul' Hard Fork
Developers today approved two Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the blockchain's system-wide upgrade in October.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 21, 2019 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
Jun 21, 2019
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