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No, You Can’t Buy Shares in Bitcoin
29.11.2020
With bitcoin going through an extended bull-run, scammers and con artists have been on hand to exploit a general fear of missing out (FOMO). Many early adopters of bitcoin became multi-millionaires by simply holding the digital asset. New Scam Tactic Consequently, many bitcoin investment scams have...
Polish city becomes first to adopt Ethereum blockchain for emergency services
27.11.2020
Olsztyn, Poland is using SmartKey built on Ethereum to streamline emergency services
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Threshold Met: Proof-of-Stake ‘Beacon’ Chain Starts in 7 Days
24.11.2020
The Ethereum network’s ETH 2.0 contract has crossed the threshold needed to initiate the upcoming upgrade. Currently, there’s more 694,368 ether worth over $422 million resting in the contract, as developers hope the proof-of-stake launch will begin on December 1. At the end of...
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Fully Loaded, IRS Sends Befuddling Letters – Again
24.11.2020
More than 500,000 ETH have been locked into Ethereum 2.0's deposit contract, kick-starting the network's major, multi-year development phase
Eth 2.0 Deposit Contract Secures Enough Funds to Launch
24.11.2020
The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of its most ambitious upgrade yet
ETH 2.0 confirmed for Dec. 1 launch just hours before deadline
24.11.2020
With just nine hours remaining, the Ethereum’s deposit contract met its threshold of 524,288 Ether — locking ETH 2.0’s beacon chain genesis for Dec. 1
ETH 2.0 set to launch Dec. 1 after late surge in deposits
24.11.2020
Ethereum’s beacon genesis event is set to take place on Dec 1, with the ETH 2.0 deposit contract reaching more than 94% of its target with just 12 hours to go
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Is 75% Funded Ahead of Dec. 1 Soft Launch
23.11.2020
The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has nearly accrued enough funds to activate the momentous upgrade
Double Ethereum Rally: Price Nears USD 600, ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract Filled Over 50%
23.11.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) deposit contract surpassed 50% of staked ETH needed for the Phase 0 launch, as the coin's price rallies.
The price has been surging this past week, surpassing the USD 500 level for the first time in more than two years. At the time of writing (11:15 UTC), ETH trades at...
Smart contract standards: Making DeFi transactions on Ethereum more secure
21.11.2020
A new working group aims to create standards that will ensure secure Ethereum smart contracts are used by businesses and DeFi projects
80%-Empty Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Gets A 4% Boost From Dubai Investor
18.11.2020
Khurram Shroff, Dubai-based entrepreneur and Chairman of the IBC Group, an investment company, agreed to send ETH 20,000 (USD 9.6m) into Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) deposit contract as it struggles to reach its target.
ETH 20,000 is equal to almost 4% of the needed amount - ETH 524,288 (USD 251m) -...
Origin Defi Protocol Suffers Massive Flash Loan Attack- OUSD Stablecoin Value Plunges 85%
18.11.2020
The OUSD stablecoin issuer, Origin Protocol is the latest Defi protocol to fall victim to a flash loan attack. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, on November 17, resulted in the disappearance of tokens worth millions of dollars. Confirming the attack, one of...
Bitfinex, a Pioneering Tier-1 Exchange, Lists XinFin Network’s Native XDC Token
18.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. After Indodax, Alpahex.net and Bitrue, XinFin Digital Contract ($XDC) tokens—the fuel of XinFin’s enterprise-ready, hybrid blockchain ecosystem—will be available on Bitfinex—a pioneering Tier-1 exchange—from 11 a.m. (UST) on November 16, 2020....
DMEX: No-KYC Derivatives DEX With up To 100x Leverage
14.11.2020
DMEX is a decentralized anonymous margin trading exchange that doesn’t require KYC checks, simply generate a wallet inside the app and start trading. No KYC Because DMEX runs on a smart contract you do not need to register with your personal information. Simply generate a new wallet in-app...
Tezos upgrade reduces smart contract fees by 75% to attract DeFi
13.11.2020
Tezos is seeking to attract DeFi developers, implementing a protocol upgrade that reduces smart contract gas fees by roughly 75%
CertiK deploys automated smart contract auditing tool
12.11.2020
An automated tool can help pick the low-hanging fruit vulnerabilities
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Break $15.9K; Over 50K ETH Staked on Eth 2.0 Contract
11.11.2020
Bitcoin’s price closed in on $16,000 before losing steam while over $20 million in ether is already staked for the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade
Kucoin Recovers 84% of Funds Stolen in $280 Million Hack
11.11.2020
Kucoin chief executive officer Johnny Lyu revealed Wednesday that the exchange recovered 84%, or $235 million, of the $280 million stolen in one of crypto industry’s biggest hacks in September. In a tweet, Lyu said the affected funds have been recovered “via approaches like on-chain...
Indian exchange offers ETH staking ahead of Ethereum 2.0 launch
11.11.2020
CoinDCX users to stake on ETH 2.0 with as low as 0.1 ETH, the exchange says
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $22.5M One Week After Launch
10.11.2020
The deposit contract for Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade now holds over 50k ETH – 10% of the threshold needed to activate the watershed update