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ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review
25.9.2022
With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as the United States government, has warned that the post-quantum world is getting closer, and vulnerable cryptography will need to be protected. Amidst red...
Ethereum Hard Fork Instigator Chandler Guo Claims the Value of ETH and Forked ETHW Will Be the Same in 10 Years
23.9.2022
The U.S. dollar value of the recently airdropped coin native to the forked Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain will be at par with that of ether, Chandler Guo, the instigator of the latest Ethereum hard fork, has said. Guo added that he expects the value of the token, which is currently...
Top Crypto Trending Today 21 September: ETH, ETC, CAKE, BTC, ETHw, SHIB, TAMA, XRP, BNB, HNT
21.9.2022
The cryptocurrency market is down again today after a modest rebound yesterday. Its total cap stands at $959 billion, down by 1.6% in the past 24 hours and by 6.5% in the last seven days. Its subdued state is largely the result of ongoing negative investor sentiment with regards to rising interest...
Ethereum Officially Enters the PoS Era, MEXC is the First Exchange to Open ETHW Deposit
19.9.2022
At 06:43 (UTC) on Sept. 15, 2022, Ethereum completed its merge at the block height of 15,537,393 and officially switched to the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. From then on, Ethereum bid farewell to the seven-year proof-of-work (PoW) mining era. At the same time, Ethereum had officially hard...
ETHW confirms contract vulnerability exploit, dismisses replay attack claims
19.9.2022
The proof-of-work fork of the Ethereum blockchain was targeted by a cross-chain contract exploit
Ethereum PoW Sees 'Replay' Exploit For 200 ETHW Days After Rocky Start
19.9.2022
However, the exploit took place on a contract and does not affect the main Ethereum PoW network itself
Ethereum’s Merge Gave Birth to 2 Forks — Newly Launched Ethereumfair Gathers USD Value and Hashpower
18.9.2022
Following Ethereum’s Merge, a number of cryptocurrency community members have been discussing the proof-of-work (PoW) fork called ETHW as it dropped significantly in value during the past few days. However, a lot of people are unaware that there’s another Ethereum-based PoW fork...
Grayscale Declares Distribution of Rights to Ethereum Proof-of-Work Tokens With SEC
17.9.2022
A Securities and Exchange Commission filing filed on September 16 shows that the company Grayscale Investments has declared “distribution of rights to Ethereum Proof of Work Tokens.” The newly launched ETHW blockchain went live on September 15 and roughly 50-60 terahash per second...
Proof-of-Work Proponents Question Validator Censorship as 59% of Staked Ethereum Is Held by 4 Companies
16.9.2022
Prior to The Merge, Ethereum used to have dozens upon dozens of mining pools dedicating hashrate toward the blockchain network. That has all changed and most of the miners transitioned or plan on transitioning to other Ethash compatible coins like ethereum classic, ERGO, and the new fork ETHW....
New Ethereum PoW Fork Gathers 60 Terahash From Well Known Pools, ETHW’s Price Shudders 39% in 24 Hours
16.9.2022
Following Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) roughly five different crypto assets were the main beneficiaries of Ethereum’s former hashrate. However, 24 hours after The Merge, anonymous developers launched an Ethereum PoW fork called ETHW and...
Does Ethereum's new ETHPoW fork stand a chance? ETHW price falls 65% post-Merge
16.9.2022
Nonetheless, ETHPoW is gaining adoption among top mining pools and crypto exchanges
FTX, Bybit among the first exchanges to launch spot ETHW trading
15.9.2022
Bybit officially announced that it launched ETHW trading against the USDT stablecoin, planning to soon open ETHW deposits and withdrawals
ETC, RVN, ERGO Hashrate Soars Following The Merge, Large Quantity of Hashpower Awaits ETHW Fork
15.9.2022
Ethereum has officially transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) network to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system after seven years of operating as a PoW blockchain. The Merge has forced ethereum miners to transition to other PoW-based tokens and after the ruleset change was codified, a handful of PoW coins...
F2Pool, Poolin to start Ethereum PoW mining after ETHW mainnet launch
15.9.2022
Together, ETHW mining pools already make up more mining capacity in terms of block share than Ethermine, which opted to shut down mining operations
ETHW Core to push on with Ethereum PoW fork 24 hours after Merge
14.9.2022
ETHW Core plans to split off from the main ETH blockchain and maintain a PoW version to keep ETH mining alive beyond The Merge
Team Behind Ethereum’s PoW Fork Aims to Launch Network 24 Hours After The Merge
13.9.2022
While The Merge is expected to take place in less than two days, the Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) fork is scheduled to go live 24 hours after the transition, according to ETHW developers. On August 8, 2022, ETHW exchanged hands for $141 per unit and today the crypto asset is down 73% lower in...
Ethereum's potential fork ETHPOW has crashed 80% since debut — more pain ahead?
9.9.2022
A recent report has narrowed ETHPOW's downside target to $18 if the token ever comes to life post-Merge
3 reasons why Ethereum POW hardfork tokens won’t gain traction
30.8.2022
A lack of oracle support, DApps being majority supportive of the merge and the fact that Ethereum Classic has minimal developer activity suggests that POW hardforks will fizzle
Coinbase Discloses It Will ‘Evaluate Any ETH Fork Tokens Following The Merge’
28.8.2022
The publicly listed firm Coinbase Global has revealed the company plans to evaluate any potential forks that arise from the upcoming Ethereum upgrade known as The Merge. In a recently updated blog post, Coinbase said if a new Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) token is created it “will be reviewed...
World’s Largest Ethereum Mining Pool to Drop Ether PoW Mining, Ethermine Starts Merge Countdown
21.8.2022
The world’s largest ethereum mining pool, Ethermine, has announced the organization plans to drop proof-of-work (PoW) ethereum mining entirely. Ethermine says that the platform’s miner dashboard will display a countdown and users can continue to mine ether until the countdown reaches...