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ETH 2.0 Contract Surpasses 9 Million Ethereum Worth $28 Billion
18.1.2022
The number of ether locked in the Ethereum 2.0 contract has exceeded 9 million ethereum or more than $28 billion using today’s exchange rates. The amount of ethereum locked into the contract has increased 22.29% since the first week of September 2021, when the contract held 7.4 million...
Russia’s Tinkoff Bank Enters Crypto Space Through Swiss Company Acquisition
14.1.2022
The Russian neobank Tinkoff is joining the world of cryptocurrencies with the purchase of a stake in Aximetria, a Swiss-registered and licensed company which provides clients around the world with services and solutions for digital financial assets. Tinkoff Bank Buys Stake in Aximetria TCS Group...
Moneygram buys 4% stake in crypto ATM operator Coinme
5.1.2022
The investment follows a May 2021 partnership between the two firms aimed at expanding access to crypto-fiat exchanges
Vitalik Buterin Over the Past Decade: How Right or Wrong Was He?
3.1.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has summarized his crypto-related predictions over the last decade, revisiting his past stances towards various subjects and making a verdict on whether he now thinks he was right or wrong. ...
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Ethereum Hashrate Taps Record-Setting 1 Petahash as ETH’s Mining Profitability Remains High
28.12.2021
20 days ago, Ethereum’s network participants upgraded the protocol and implemented the Arrow Glacier upgrade. The move delayed Ethereum’s “Ice Age” proof-of-stake (PoS) transition for another six months and this week, the network’s hashrate tapped all-time highs....
Charles Hoskinson Discusses Cardano’s 2022 Plans, Founder Says Project ‘Needs Institutions to Have Stake in the Success of ADA’
27.12.2021
The digital currency cardano has jumped over 8% in value during the last 24 hours and 25% over the last seven days. The price move follows an update on Charles Hoskinson’s and IOHK’s plans for the Cardano network in 2022. Charles Hoskinson’s 2022 Cardano Outlook: ‘A...
Dogecoin Foundation Says It’s Working With Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin on a Staking Concept
25.12.2021
According to the Dogecoin Foundation, the organization is working with Vitalik Buterin on constructing proof-of-stake (PoS) capabilities for the Dogecoin network. The “uniquely Doge proposal” is aimed at bolstering a “community staking” version of the protocol. Dogecoin...
Dogecoin Foundation works with Ethereum co-founder on DOGE staking
24.12.2021
The new DOGE PoS version aims to allow anyone to get rewards for their contribution to running the network
Crypto exchange Kraken acquires non-custodial staking platform Staked
21.12.2021
Kraken said its staking business had grown by more than 950% since the beginning of the year to reach $16 billion in November
Another Step Towards ETH 2.0: Ethereum Devs Ask the Community to Test on Kintsugi Testnet
21.12.2021
The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain's Kintsugi Testnet is now live, allowing users to test and prototype the merge of proof-of-work (PoW) with the beacon chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system....
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DAOs, Token Holders Could Face New Tax Liabilities, PwC Report Warns
17.12.2021
People who are part of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), or even holders of certain decentralized finance (DeFi)-focused governance tokens, could have tax liabilities that far exceed what they expect to see, a new PwC report on crypto taxation has warned....
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The First of Its Kind Metachain Project, ShuttleOne Joins Tezos Protocol
13.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. ShuttleOne, the latest project to embrace Tezos, to soon drive adoption and liquidity while resolving blockchain fragmentation. Singapore: Tezos, the highly scalable, self-amending proof of stake blockchain protocol is opening its arms to ShuttleOne – a one of its kind...
Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-stake blockchain consensus
12.12.2021
Gaining a deeper understanding of a popular — but widely misunderstood — concept in blockchain technology: the consensus algorithm
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Publishes ‘Plausible Roadmap’ Addressing Scalability
11.12.2021
In recent times the Ethereum network has received a lot of criticism about the protocol’s data transfer fees and scalability. In a blog post called “Endgame,” published on December 6, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin discussed plans to improve scaling, the upcoming...
Ripple chair's pay-off plan to convince BTC miners to adopt Proof of Stake
10.12.2021
Billionaire Chris Larsen said that miners should view the move away from PoW as “a net positive for their longevity.”
Watch: 6 Crypto CEOs Testify About Threshold Issues, Bitcoin Mining, and More
8.12.2021
US lawmakers should take steps to bring crypto-related activities into the regulated financial system, while also developing a “national policy for a decentralized Web 3” as they did for Web 1 in the 1990s, Brian Brooks, CEO of Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Bitfury, wrote in a testimony ahead of...
Binance Singapore arm acquires 18% stake in private stock exchange
8.12.2021
Binance's most recent acquisition is still subject to some regulatory requirements
Bank for International Settlements States True Decentralized Finance Is an ‘Illusion’
8.12.2021
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a finance organization comprised of several central banks, has stated that while the objective of decentralized finance is to move control of financial tools away from current financial institutions, it just provides an ‘illusion’ of doing...
Delaying the Ice Age — Ethereum Network Participants Prep for Upcoming Arrow Glacier Upgrade
7.12.2021
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade soon called “Arrow Glacier,” a change that aims to mimic the “Muir Glacier” upgrade. Essentially, Ethereum’s Arrow Glacier changes the parameters of the network’s Difficulty Bomb delay to June...
Coinbase adds 'ETH2' despite tomorrow's Ethereum upgrade postponing difficulty bomb
7.12.2021
But ETH2 is not a new cryptocurrency and the exchange appears to be prepping for Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake