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Tether Paid USD 267K in Ethereum Fees Last Month
27.8.2019
The most popular stablecoin, Tether is the largest payer of gas fees on the Ethereum blockchain, followed by a reported scam, then a cryptocurrency outside the Top 100 coins and is even larger than a major decentralized exchange, according to the ethgasstation.info data.
In the past 30 days, Tether...
Mysterious Project Accused of Increasing Ethereum Gas Price
26.7.2019
A mysterious project is suspected for increasing transaction fees on the Ethereum network.
Many in the cryptoverse point at the More Gold Coin (MGC) project that has multiple websites and claims that it makes 9%-25% monthly profits since its launch this past April. While MGC was not available...
Another Ethereum Proposal Met with a Wave of Criticism
23.7.2019
There is yet another Ethereum proposal which proved controversial and which divided the community: some of the Ethereum developers are considering an option to finance themselves from the block rewards, while many in the community stand against the idea, arguing about how the rewards can be used...
Buterin’s 'Ethereum+Bitcoin Cash' Scalability Solution Draws Criticism
15.7.2019
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum. Source: a video screenshot, edited by Cryptonews.com
A new Ethereum scalability solution, which would include using the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain as the data layer, proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, was met with a wave of criticism....
Kakao's Klaytn Sacrifices Decentralization to Beat Ethereum on Speed
9.7.2019
There seems to be a blockchain marketing battle happening as South Korean giant Kakao claims that its recently launched permissioned blockchain platform Klaytn is up to 15 times faster than Ethereum, which is a permissionless blockhain. Moreover, the South Korean platform announced today a batch...
Ether Rallied as CME Signals Deeper Involvement
8.7.2019
Source: iStock/Ivan-balvan
It’s no secret that most altcoins have struggled to keep up with bitcoin during this year’s rally. Measured against bitcoin, even ether is down this year, and many altcoin hodlers are waiting impatiently for a new “alt-season.”
However, as pointed out by Su Zhu, CEO...
Ethereum Classic to Accelerate 'Greater Collaboration' with Ethereum
10.6.2019
The employment of the Atlantis hard fork, a major upgrade to the Ethereum Classic(ETC) blockchain, is being accelerated. The testing of the upgrade for the blockchain network is now scheduled in less than two weeks instead of early August, while mainnet activation may follow six weeks later.
After...
This USD 100M Fund Goes Long on Ether, Plans Bitcoin, Filecoin Funds
6.6.2019
Darma Capital, a USD 100 million investment firm, is already looking for investors that believe that Ether, the native token of the Ethereum platform, is poised for a 10-year bull run, Bloomberg reported, citing Andrew Keys, a managing member in Darma.
The firm also aims to create similar funds...
What KYC? First Trustless OTC Service Hits the Market
3.6.2019
Ethfinex, Bitfinex’s hybrid cryptocurrency exchange for Ethereum's ERC-20 tokens, has introduced a decentralized over-the-counter (OTC) service Ethfinex Trustless OTC. From now on, its users can trade large amounts of Ethereum tokens directly without relying on any third-party. It also solves...
Unusual Crypto Adoption: Stay Healthy or Lose Your Ether
31.5.2019
You’re out of shape, you say? You want to keep your crypto with you, you say? You need something to keep you motivated to exercise? Have we just found a 3-in-1 solution? Well, not we exactly - entrepreneur Amr Saleh has put together a bunch of parts into a punching bag that serves as...
Grayscale Just Brought More Good News For Ethereum Investors
23.5.2019
Grayscale, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency asset management firm, just made another major step towards cryptocurrency adoption. The company announced that shares of its Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) were approved by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for a public trading on OTC Markets.
The...
Will the Real Buterin Please Stand Up - Bot Mimics Ethereum Founder
23.5.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CIGI, Cryptonews.com.
There is a new kind of Vitalik Buterin - Vitalik Boterin. It is a bot powered by machine learning (ML) that imitates Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.
The AI-powered VitaliBot, which has more than 800 followers on Twitter, is interesting...
Ether Fluctuates Despite Ethereum Foundation 'Refines its Focus'
22.5.2019
Price of ether (ETH,) the native token of the Ethereum platform, fluctuates today following the news that the Ethereum Foundation plans to spend USD 30 million on key projects across the ecosystem over the next year.
At pixel time (06:04 UTC), despite the fluctuation after the announcement 10 hours...
Think Tank Warns of Ethereum Security Risks
17.5.2019
The whole Ethereum network could be facing the threat of a 51% attack due to some clients that remain unpatched, according to a recent report from Berlin-based hacking research collective and consulting think tank Security Research Labs. This is due to a whole third of Ethereum Parity nodes not...
Ether Whales Increasing Their Share Again
16.5.2019
Despite the amount of ether, held by individual crypto whales, almost halved in the past few years, it's on the rise again and, as of May 1, has already surpassed numbers from 2018, a new report showed.
A total of 376 whales control 33% of the circulating supply of ether in 2019, the native...
French Giant SocGen Chose Ethereum for its Digital Token Experiment
9.5.2019
Major traditional financial companies are quietly experimenting with digital tokens. This time, it's French giant Societe Generale Group (SocGen.)
In April, Societe Generale SFH, a subsidiary of SocGen, sold EUR 100 million, or USD 112 million, of covered bonds (debt backed by mortgages) in...
More Capital Flows to the Crypto Sector as Bloomberg Suggests that Bitcoin is Running out of Steam
14.3.2019
A Bloomberg Intelligence analyst believes that Bitcoin’s recent momentum may be running out of steam, resulting in another sell-off and price plunge. Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX has garnered financial support from two crypto venture firms and added more big names […]
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Ether Classic Surges to More Than 4-Month High
30.12.2016
Ether classic (ETC) surged more than 30% today to reach a more than four-month high
The Stolen DAO Funds Are On the Move
6.9.2016
More than $5m worth of digital currency associated with the attack on The DAO is on the move
Alternative Ethereum Blockchain Gains Support as Price Declines
25.7.2016
Ethereum Classic may have started as a protest currency against the hard fork, but it is gaining more services