Bitcoin Developers included activation code for Taproot update in Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Developers included activation code for Taproot update in Bitcoin Core

The activation code for the Taproot and Schnorr Signatures Update – Speedy Trial – has been included in Bitcoin Core. The first phase of the update activation is scheduled for May. Bitcoin Core developers Fanquake and Marco Falke added two pull requests to the client code created by AJ Townes and Andrew Chow. Now that the Speedy Trial has been merged with the Bitcoin Core source code, the Taproot update is ready for the first…

Flare Network Developers will launch EVM compatible blockchain in June

Flare Network Developers will launch EVM compatible blockchain in June

The Flare mainnet launch will take place in late June, after months of testing the technology on a testnet. The Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) will be integrated into the network and support for smart contracts will be added. According to the official statement from the Flare Networks development team, there are 5-6 weeks before the start of the main Flare network. The distribution of the FLR cryptoasset will take place from mid-June to mid-July. The…