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Metamask Amasses 1M Active Monthly Users & Enters Altcoin Swaping Market
6.10.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/metamask.io
Major Ethereum (ETH) wallet and Web 3.0 browser MetaMask has announced a new token swap feature as the wallet just surpassed the 1 million monthly active users milestone.
The ConsenSys-owned wallet/browser has revealed their MetaMask Swaps, a feature...
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...
Ethereum Miners Collected 6 Times More Fees Than Bitcoin Miners + More News
1.10.2020
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Mining news
Ethereum (ETH) miners made a total of USD 166m from transaction fees in September, which is a new all-time high, as well as an increase...
Reddit's Moon Moons & Dumps as Subreddit With 1m Members Goes 'Yield Farming'
29.9.2020
As the news spread that there is a way to turn Reddit crypto points into altcoins, and further into cash, Moon tokens have been the hottest topic on a subreddit with over a million members - touching on topics such as spiking price, low number of holders with top 3 holding 45% of tokens, and...
Chinese Judges Begin Sentencing PlusToken Bitcoin, Ethereum Scam Chiefs
29.9.2020
Judges in China have been handing out penalties to some of the individuals charged with masterminding the PlusToken crypto scam – a Ponzi scheme that reportedly sucked in some 2 million investors.
Per the Chinese prosecution service’s news outlet, via Xinhuanet, 16 individuals of varying seniority...
Ethereum Fees, CBDC In Bahamas, Filecoin's Liftoff, Ebang's Crypto Bang + More News
28.9.2020
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DeFi/Ethereum news
Long-suffering ethereum (ETH) users have cause to celebrate, while DeFi enthusiasts will be dismayed to hear that the craze...
Crypto Exchange Bithumb ‘Not Liable’ for Customer’s USD 401,000 Losses
28.9.2020
The Supreme Court of Korea. The South Korean market-leading crypto exchange Bithumb has won its legal struggle against an investor who accused it of negligence, claiming he lost USD 401,000 in cash after a 2017 data breach.
Per news agency Yonhap, a man identified only as “Mr. A” for legal reasons...
Rescuing USD 9.6 Million in Ethereum: The Fellowship of a Smart Contract
25.9.2020
"On September 15, 2020, a small group of people worked through the night to rescue over USD 9.6m from a vulnerable smart contract," the author of a recently published blog wrote, starting the story.
Sam's discovery
While looking at some smart contracts, expecting to find nothing...
Crypto.com Rolls Back ‘Illegitimate Trades’ After System Maintenance
23.9.2020
Volatility Expected Ahead of Major Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiry Day
22.9.2020
Both the bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) markets could be in for some extra volatility as options contracts worth more than BTC 88,000 (USD 923m) and ETH 460,000 (USD 157.6m) are set to expire this Friday, analysts warned once again, while the previous large expiration failed to move...
Coinbase Pro Introduces Withdrawal Fee as Ethereum Fees Rise Further
18.9.2020
After previously absorbing the cost of users making withdrawals of cryptoassets from Coinbase Pro, the US-based exchange has now told its customers that a withdrawal fee has been introduced for all cryptoassets. The move follows a large spike in transaction fees on the Ethereum (ETH) network, which...
Ethereum Fees Spike as Uniswap Launches Token
17.9.2020
Today, the Ethereum (ETH) network got busier than usual as thousands of the Uniswap decentralized exchange users rushed to claim their share the DeFi protocol’s new governance token UNI.
As announced on Uniswap’s blog, the UNI token went live yesterday, with 1 billion tokens minted at genesis....
Ethereum Devs in "Dress Rehearsal" as 2.0 Mainnet Launch Edges Closer
15.9.2020
Developers preparing the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 network for takeoff said they recognize the community has a need to embark on “one more public testnet launch before mainnet to run through the motions,” per a blog post.
They stated that in response to demand, they have unveiled the source...
Croatian Post Launches Crypto Stamp & Ethereum-Based 'Postereum' Token
10.9.2020
The Croatian Post, in cooperation with the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Association, has issued the country's first crypto postage stamp, along with a digital token 'Postereum' created on Ethereum (ETH).
"The Croatian crypto stamp is envisioned as the perfect combination of the analogue...
DeFi Helps Ethereum Surpass Bitcoin in Adjusted Transfer Value
10.9.2020
The 7-day average adjusted transfer value of Ethereum’s native ETH token has for the first time since early 2018 surpassed that of bitcoin (BTC), a new report from crypto analytics firm Coin Metrics showed.
According to the report, the ‘flippening’ is due to ETH increasingly being used...
Ethereum Whales Almost Double Their Holdings in A Month – Report
9.9.2020
The largest holders of ethereum (ETH) tokens have become even larger, with a near-doubling of their bags over the course of August, new data from on-chain analysis firm Santiment showed.
Looking at the holdings of the largest non-exchange ETH wallets, the firm found that holdings increased by...
MetaMask To Mobilize New Crypto Users With New App
4.9.2020
ConsenSys-owned major Ethereum (ETH) wallet and Web 3.0 browser MetaMask targets new crypto users with its new mobile version, launched on the iOS and Android operating systems this week.
Jacob Cantele, Head of Products at MetaMask, told Cryptonews.com that the launch of the mobile version came...
Ethereum ATH Fees Drop, Remain 50% Higher Than During ICO Boom
4.9.2020
Following a strong market correction this week, Ethereum (ETH) fees have finally dropped, at least for now. But they are still significantly higher compared to the highs seen during the 2017/2018 initial coin offering (ICO) boom.
After a week of ascending Ethereum fees, the trajectory finally moved...
Residents of Europe’s Crypto Valley Can Pay Tax Bills in Bitcoin, Ethereum
3.9.2020
Zug. The Swiss canton of Zug – the heart of the nation’s burgeoning crypto and blockchain industry – will be allowed to pay tax bills of up to USD 109,670 in bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH) from February 2021.
Per Bloomberg, the canton’s tax authority has sealed a deal with crypto custody firm...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins Lose Momentum
3.9.2020
Bitcoin price started a sharp downward move after it failed to stay above the USD 11,650 support. BTC even declined below the key USD 11,550 support and revisited USD 11,200. It is currently (08:30 UTC) correcting losses, but it must surpass USD 11,550 for a fresh rally.
Similarly, most major...