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Ethereum's Supplygate Has Nuanced Answers & Hard Questions On Money
11.8.2020
Following another heated Bitcoin (BTC) vs. Ethereum (ETH) debate, it looks like there is still no consensus on the exact supply of the world's second-most valuable cryptoasset, ETH - or if it even matters. However, there is an approximation.
It's a tale as old as ether-time: a story of a coin...
Tourist Hotspot’s Bitcoin, Ether, Altcoin Pay Pilot in Full Swing
7.8.2020
Haeundae beach. The company behind a crypto pay pilot program at two of South Korea’s busiest beaches said that it believes token-powered payments could be set to change the way people in the country pay for goods and services.
As previously reported, the pilot project is being run by...
Ethereum Trading Volume Almost Doubles As Interest Grows Even More
6.8.2020
Following a sharp rise in both the price and trading volumes of ethereum (ETH), data from Twitter and Google shows that user interest in this major network has increased even more.
Over the past month, trading volume in ETH has almost doubled. Comparing the average trading volume in the last 7 days...
The Salty Battle of Two Bs - Bitcoin's Adam Turns Back on Ethereum's Vitalik
6.8.2020
Fans of the two top projects by market capitalization - Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) - are well-known rivals, occasionally turning enemies, but continuing the same fight over the two's differences for what might be too long at this point.
The latest round of arguments and accusations begun...
Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Medalla Testnet Goes Live
4.8.2020
What is being called the final multi-client testnet before Phase 0, or the Beacon Chain, of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 has been launched. The team behind it calls it a success but doesn't seem to be completely satisfied with its start.
The testnet, Medalla, is running nominally, with a few expected missed...
'Coca-Cola Bottling Harbor' To Use Baseline Protocol & Ethereum Mainnet
4.8.2020
CONA (Coke One North America), builder of apps on blockchain Provide and enterprise blockchain solutions developer Unibright have launched a project which uses the Baseline Protocol and the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet. It's meant to establish a "Coca-Cola Bottling Harbor" which...
Here is the Best Time of Day to Save on Ethereum Gas Prices
3.8.2020
The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain doesn't sleep, but people do - and this means that the time of day can be used to one's advantage to pay lower transaction fees.
"In order to save on gas prices, the best time is to submit our transaction is the early weekend morning Singapore time and the worst...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of July; Ethereum Up the Most, Bitcoin Least
3.8.2020
The crypto market seems to have acquired a habit of surprising us near the end of a month - albeit not always positively. July, however, ended up very much positively.
July has seen a mini crypto revival, one may say. After weeks of unusual lack of movement, or better said - volatility, which...
Coinbase Blames Performance Issues on Ethereum Fee Spike
3.8.2020
After the massive ethereum (ETH) rally and subsequent dump on Sunday that forced Coinbase to once again suffer from “degraded performance,” the exchange now said that it was “a spike in transaction fees” on the Ethereum network that caused delays for users attempting to move funds.
Today, the major...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Start Fresh Increase, Ethereum Outperforms
31.7.2020
Bitcoin price remained stable above the USD 10,800 support and recently started a steady rise. BTC surpassed the USD 11,050 level and it is currently (08:30 UTC) trading near USD 11,100. The main hurdle on the upside is still USD 11,250, above which the bulls might aim at a new multi-week high...
Happy B'ETHday! Ethereum Turns Five Before It Turns 2.0
30.7.2020
Today is the birthday of the second most valuable crypto network in the world - Ethereum (ETH). In the five years of its existence, its metrics increased between several hundred and tens of thousands of percent.
With the details unveiled in late June 2015 for the aptly-titled 'Frontier' version...
Ethereum Starts Training ETH 2.0 Validators
28.7.2020
With the fast-approaching final public testnet as the herald of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the developers released the validator launchpad meant to make it easier to become a node validator.
Ahead of the Medalla ETH 2.0 Testnet, the Ethereum Foundation's ETH 2.0 research team said that, following...
Following Major Losses, Another Crypto Hedge Fund Shuts Doors - Report
28.7.2020
Cryptocurrency hedge fund Tetras Capital has allegedly decided to close its doors, after suffering significant losses.
The New York-based fund known for shorting ethereum (ETH) is said to be shutting down, Coindesk reported, citing an undisclosed "person with direct knowledge of...
Median Ethereum Fee Up Almost 1,300% Since April, Bitcoin Fees Jump Too
24.7.2020
The fees on both Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) networks are rising yet again, prompting both the user dissatisfaction and discussions of possible solutions.
There seems to be no end to what many perceive as major issues with high fees on the two biggest networks. The median average Bitcoin...
Ethereum Leads Top 20 as On-Chain Data Signals Bullish Sentiment
24.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) is continuing to see gains in the crypto market today after what has been a strong week for the cryptoasset, and with on-chain data suggesting further gains may lie ahead for the leading smart contract platform.
At pixel time (11:55 UTC), ETH was up by 4% over the past 24 hours...
A Date for Final Ethereum 2.0 Public Testnet Announced; Attacknets Live
22.7.2020
Source: Adobe/lukasz_kochanek
Step by step, or rather one testnet by another, Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) seems to be on track for launch - as the date for the final public testnet has been announced.
Ethereum Core developer Danny Ryan posted on the testnet’s Discord site that the next multi-client...
‘Prohibitively Expensive’ Ethereum Network Fees ‘Are Healthy’
21.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) users are paying higher than normal fees for transactions on the network, per a new report – to the extent that some token holders are holding fire on making ETH dealings.
According to the latest CoinMetrics-produced State of the Network report, the past week has seen a drop in...
Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 Has Another Possible Launch Date - November
21.7.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), or Serenity, is "well on track" for a launch later this year, according to Afri Schoedon, release manager at blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies and ex-Ethereum developer - and unless there is a critical problem found, there is no reason to push...
78% of Ethereum Held in ‘Validator Qualified’ Wallets
17.7.2020
Almost 78% of the current supply of Ethereum’s native ETH token is currently held in wallets “qualified” to become network validators as Ethereum is moving to its version 2.0, according to two Ethereum development insiders.
In a blog post, published yesterday, Tanner Hoban and Tom Borgers, both...
Ethereum 2.021, Dai Giveaway, Bourbon on Tokens + More News
10.7.2020
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Phase 0 of Ethereum's next version, Ethereum 2.0 might go live in January of 2021 at the earliest, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake...