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In this issue:
Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes a New Testnet
Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Coinbase, MetaMask Wallets
Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for DeFi
Sam Altman’s World Network and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming’s Bot Problem
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HELLO, HOODI: ETHEREUM WELCOMES A NEW TESTNET: Ethereum developers launched a new test network, Hoodi, this week that will be used to carry out the blockchain’s upcoming “Pectra” upgrade. Pectra will go live on Hoodi on March 26, and if all goes well, the long-awaited upgrade will proceed to Ethereum’s mainnet roughly 30 days late
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