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Ethereum miners made 450K ETH from high network fees during DeFi peak
11.10.2020
On-chain data shows Ethereum miners saw a 39% surge in revenue as fees soared during the DeFi craze
The Potential Ripple Effects of Ethereum 2.0, Explained
10.10.2020
CoinDesk’s Christine Kim spoke to colleagues Michael J. Casey and Aaron Stanley about the most compelling and under-discussed topics about Ethereum 2.0 headlining next week’s conference
Ethereum Is Manhattan and Everyone Is Moving to the Suburbs
9.10.2020
As things stand, only the most liquid, hyperconnected protocols will be able to thrive on Ethereum. That's why many protocols are heading to the "suburbs."
Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall 82%, as Defi Hype Eases
6.10.2020
The average cost of sending a transaction over the Ethereum blockchain has fallen by 82% from a September 2 peak of $11.61, down to $2.09 as of October 4. The decline may be the result of a slow down in the hype around decentralized finance (defi) protocols. According to data from Glassnode...
Vitalik Buterin Says High Ethereum Fees Might Be Gone Even Before ETH 2.0
5.10.2020
Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin brought his new proposal to the table that could make high fees on the network a thing of the past sooner than initially expected.
Summarising his ETHOnline Kickoff Summit presentation last Friday, Buterin wrote in a Twitter thread today that his proposal...
Confessions of a Sharding Skeptic
4.10.2020
CoinDesk spoke with developers about the kinks in Ethereum 2.0's sharding-based scaling approach that still need to be worked out
ETH 2.0 represents a material risk to Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust, says SEC filing
3.10.2020
The uncertainties outlined in the document may offer significant insights for Grayscale's investors
Ethereum 2.0 ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Gets a Second Shot With Zinken Testnet
1.10.2020
Developers will take a second whack at a final Ethereum 2.0 testnet after the first, Spadina, failed due to “critical peering issues.”
SingulatityNET set to ditch Ethereum for Cardano citing speed and cost issues
1.10.2020
This potential move will swap the native AGI token from ERC20 to Cardano
[článek] Jak eRouška 2.0 chrání soukromí uživatelů?
30.9.2020
[7 minut čtení] Pro velkou skupinu uživatelů nepředstavuje používání eRoušky žádné významné narušení soukromí, říká analýza sdružení Iuridicum Remedium. Mobilní aplikaci eRouška, která má zpomalit šíření nákazy COVID-19 v Česku, jsme věnovali pozornost už v květnu 2020, kdy jsme ocenili důraz této...
Launch rehearsal for Ethereum 2.0 ‘90% successful’ despite participation issues
29.9.2020
Participation is low once again, but it doesn't seem to matter
Messari Says Initial Dex Offerings Are ICO 2.0, Urges Investors to Resist Initial Hype
29.9.2020
Crypto research firm, Messari says new Defi token offerings or initial dex offerings (IDO) are a reincarnation of initial coin offerings (ICO) and warns average investors to steer clear these. The firm notes that several early participants of IDOs are the ones that typically make off with outsized...
Shoelace 2.0: A Forward-thinking Library of Web Components
29.9.2020
A few years ago, I released a lightweight alternative to Bootstrap affectionately named Shoelace. Shoelace was small and fast because of its minimal design and pure CSS approach to styling. It used CSS custom properties extensively to enable customizations, even when loaded via CDN — something...
Ethereum 2.0 Developers Launch Spadina, a Three-Day Practice Testnet
29.9.2020
Ethereum testnet Spadina gives developers one more crack at practicing with Eth 2.0’s deposit contract before the real deal arrives
Tezos Trades Above $2.0 After Testing 5-Month Support at $1.9
29.9.2020
Tezos, one of the lucrative cryptos amongst the top 20 of the global crypto market is serving no exception and exhibits almost a similar trend to that of other altcoins in the market. As we near the end of the quarter, we cannot ignore the fact that it has been the most volatile duration as …
The One-Way ETH ‘Burn’ That Will Kick-Start Ethereum 2.0
26.9.2020
With final preparations for the launch of Ethereum 2.0 soon to be underway, CoinDesk's Christine Kim spoke with Developers Raul Jordan and Eduardo Antuña Díez about what's left to do and what comes next
Polkadot’s Substrate 2.0 integrates oracles at a protocol level
24.9.2020
The blockchain can now see its environment
The ‘Hot Swap’ Plan to Switch Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake Explained
19.9.2020
With Ethereum 2.0's much-anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ethereum developer Danny Ryan and Liz Steininger, CEO of blockchain security company Least Authority on what users and investors should expect
Firstderivative Yield Farming Project Is Now Live With x10 Bonus
19.9.2020
The latest trends at the cryptocurrency market are largely characterized by DeFi gaining more momentum and the upcoming launch of ETH 2.0 staking algorithm. As both DeFi and staking markets keep growing swiftly, their synergy also strengthens, leading to an increased superposition and consequently...
What Is DeFi?
18.9.2020
DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries