Cryptocurrencies aren’t faring well as we hit the second weekend in June. Ethereum has been hit particularly hard in recent hours. Not only has the broader cryptocurrency market seen a sell-off in the wake of the current US inflation report (opens in new tab), but Ethereum developers are also indicating that the merge will be…
Ethereum’s oft-delayed and long-in-development change in consensus mechanism, dubbed as “The Merge”, has been once again delayed from its expected June deployment. Ethereum developer Tim Beiko confirmed via Twitter that the network’s transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is still in its finishing stages, and should be deployed a few months after the scheduled June date. The delay…
NortonLifeLock and Avast ave announced a merger, whereby Norton will be purchasing the full amount of available Avast shares so as to incorporate it into its cybersecurity business. The deal, reported via The Verge, worth upwards of $8 billion, will leave the resulting cyber-security giant with a total of around 500 million customers. Vincent Pilette,…