hydra

Last week, Cardano released Hydra v.0.16.0, the latest version of the scaling solution that supports cardano-node v.8.9.0 and the corresponding Conway block format.  Other developments included a new version of the Lace wallet, while the Mithril team furthered its work in scaling the signature and proof generation for the mainnet. The Cardano ecosystem continues to develop and improve and as the latest weekly development report reveals, there were new releases to the Hydra scaling solution and the Lace Web3 wallet,…

Cryptocurrencies have always been known for their infamous use among darknet market platforms. According to a report from Chainalysis, Crypto darknet revenue hit a new record of $1.7 billion in 2020.  Eastern Europe Dominates Darknet Crypto Transactions This new record comes as individual purchases from darknet markets reduced from 2019 to 2020. This could be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic that led to a global shutdown of movements in the early parts of 2020. The $1.7 billion revenue generated in…