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Yesterday, Liam Heeger announced that he had departed Jump Crypto, where he was working on Solana’s Firedancer client, to found a company named Unto Labs that will build a high-performance layer-1 blockchain. Jump wasn’t happy with this news.

The firm filed a lawsuit against Heeger on Tuesday alleging that the former employee had violated a non-compete agreement by founding Unto. According to the lawsuit, Heeger, who was a lead software engineer for Firedancer, broke his non-compete partly by raising venture capital funds for Unto at the Solana Breakpoint conference while he was still…

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Perpetual swap trading has been a niche within the decentralized finance sector that has been gaining momentum in recent years.

The new era of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) is expected to natively offer options for automated contracts with no expiration date and no third-party intervention, with a strong focus on self-custody of funds by users.

Thus, since their inception, Perpetual DEXs have rapidly evolved to offer continuous and unrestricted opportunities for non-custodial, transparent and secure trading of digital assets.

This crucial sector has seen significant evolution since the last DeFi Summer, and competition among platforms has never been fiercer.

Platforms such…

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Atlanta, GA, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

As the cryptocurrency market evolves, LZMiner is excited to announce the launch of its new Dogecoin cloud mining program. This program allows users to mine Dogecoin without investing in expensive hardware or managing complicated technical setups. 

Dogecoin’s Growing Popularity

Dogecoin is ideal for microtransactions due to its low transaction costs and fast block times. Elon Musk has consistently endorsed Dogecoin, increasing its mainstream adoption.  As more people adopt Dogecoin, cloud mining has become an attractive way to acquire it. 

LZMiner’s User-Friendly Platform

LZMiner offers mining as a service, allowing users…

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