With the hard fork on April 30, 2021, Qtum shifted into the FastLane with 32-second blocks. The halving blocks were adjusted to keep the same pacing for halvings, and the first halving for Qtum will be on December 1, 2021. In this blog, we review how halvings work and the schedule for Qtum halvings.

Continue reading here:
https://blog.qtum.org/qtum-first-halving-december-1-2021-52845d93a878

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Here is an update on the Qtum Offline Staking Stake-A-Thon which is now in its final month of June. You can learn more about Stake-A-Thon and sign up at https://stake-a-thon.qtum.org


Read more about the update here:
https://blog.qtum.org/stake-a-thon-update-965e515afdd7

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This is the first virtual Hackathon by Value Network Labs, where participants from all over the world come together and collaborate on projects.
Main Blockchain Partner - QTUM

Value Network is a blockchain project specializing in prediction markets. We have a global initiative changing the blockchain binary options trading landscape, advancing with the collaboration of DeFi projects across borders and blockchains.
Video presentation of the project.

The focus areas for the Hackathon are:
Trading
Development
Marketing

To become a participant, you only need a MetaMask wallet and a desire to move the world further

Register and join our Community to keep track of the latest events, news and to discuss your ideas with experts established in the DeFi ecosystem to get feedback on your projects.
Follow us on Twitter for updates and the latest news.

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Qtum Launches Venture Capital Group With $10M Pledged, Qtum Core v0.20.3 Launch,
Stake-A-Thon Updates, Patrick Sounds Off On Green Crypto and more.

Check the May Community & Development Update here:

https://blog.qtum.org/qtum-may-community-development-updates-5112416330f6

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Please join the live stream exclusive AMA wth Antonio Saaranen on THETA.tv - May 27th at 200 pm PST

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Please join the live stream exclusive AMA wth Antonio Saaranen on THETA.tv - May 27th at 6:00 pm GMT | 11 am PST

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On April 30, at block 845,000, Qtum will implement a hard fork to shorten the block spacing down to 32 seconds. It’s also called the Qtum FastLane hard fork.

Read the article here:
https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/qtum-prepares-itself-for-crucial-mainnet-hard-fork-to-reduce-block-time/amp?__twitter_impression=true

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Qtum Core version 0.20.2 was released on March 18, 2021. This version for the Qtum-Qt and qtumd wallets (the Qtum full node staking wallets) will implement the hard fork for faster block spacing as follows:

Testnet block 806,600 implemented March 26, 12:48 am GMTMainnet block 845,000 on April 30, approximately 6:00 am GMT

This hard fork will upgrade features on the blockchain, and no new coin will be created. The upgrade for the hard fork only applies to the Qtum Core wallets Qtum-Qt and qtumd, no other wallets. Download Qtum Core version 0.20.2 for this mandatory update

Read more about the update here:


https://blog.qtum.org/into-the-fastlane-reduced-block-time-part-5-42396736ff80
 

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The Qtum Chain Foundation reports financial expenditures quarterly for transparency and openness with the community. This report covers the first quarter of 2021

Read about the expenditures here:

https://blog.qtum.org/qtum-chain-foundation-first-quarter-2021-expenditures-2fb567e6f5ef

 

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TheWelcome to this exciting interview series "Mondays with Entrepreneurs", where we will be talking to small business and startup leaders about how they came up with an idea, difficulties they faced, how they got through difficult situations, what was their inspiration, what advice would they give to wannabe entrepreneurs, what keeps them motivated, and on and on.

Today, we have with us Jordan Earls, (Co-Founder QTUM) who loves to code 👨‍💻. So before starting your week, pause for a coffee break and enjoy this chit-chat with Jordan.

Read the interview here:

https://hackernoon.com/lack-of-unders%E2%80%A6

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The Qtum Offline Staking Stake-A-Thon returns with a new round of prizes. You can learn more about Stake-A-Thon and sign up to win prizes at https://stake-a-thon.qtum.org

The Stake-A-Thon is back with three months of prizes including more prizes for smaller wallets. The Stake-A-Thon will run from April 1 to July 1, 2021, and any super stakers registered previously are automatically entered, as are any address delegations.
The Stake-A-Thon will run for three months, including the reduced block spacing hard fork with Qtum Core version 0.20.2 on April 30, and super stakers must update for this mandatory hard fork which will not affect their eligibility since Stake-A-Thon timing is based on the cumulative operation.
Good luck in the Stake-A-Thon!

Learn about the Stake-A-Thon here:

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https://blog.qtum.org/stake-a-thon-returns-c3b57780b78

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Qtum Core version 0.20.2 was released on March 18, 2021. This version for the Qtum-Qt and qtumd wallets (the Qtum full node staking wallets) will implement the hard fork for faster block spacing with a hard fork as follows:

Testnet block 806,600 approximately March 26, approximately 1:00 am GMT

Mainnet block 845,000 approximately April 30

Read more about the upcoming hardfork here:

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https://blog.qtum.org/into-the-fastlane-reduced-block-time-part-4-44fba1e511f3

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If you run Qtum Core please upgrade before April 30

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https://github.com/qtumproject/qtum/releases

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This companion video blog will show the steps and results for recovering and delegating a Trezor address.


Watch the video about it here:

https://youtu.be/b5j-wug4P6o
 

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In this blog, we use the Qtum Electrum wallet for restoring addresses from hardware wallets to make offline staking address delegation transactions. You can delegate addresses held in hardware wallets for offline staking. These transactions can be created with a cold wallet described in the previous blog Qtum Electrum Cold Wallet Staking for additional security. A companion video blog (to come) will show the steps and results for recovering and delegating a Trezor address.


Learn about it here:

https://blog.qtum.org/using-qtum-electrum-with-hardware-wallets-15b91ed693a

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Qtum published QIP-26 to reduce block spacing on October 19, 2020. The main goals of this proposal are to reduce the spacing between blocks to speed up transactions, confirmations, and smart contract responses such as for DeFi. Here is another update on the progress and testing so far.

Read about it here:
https://blog.qtum.org/into-the-fast-lane-reduced-block-time-part-3-b6bfb339baff

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