Whaler 🚢 News 1-16

- Polygon proposed a hard fork of its Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain. If approved, the software upgrade will take place on January 17 and will address rising gas fees and blockchain reorganization issues

- Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 10.26% to 37.59T, a record high

- The El Salvador Congress announced the passage of a digital securities law that will allow the country to raise funds through the world's first sovereign blockchain bond.

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