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Cryptocurrency Indexes Are Set to Launch in 2021 by S&P Dow Jones Indices
3.12.2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices has made it official: they will launch cryptocurrency indexes in 2021, becoming the latest major finance company to make its inception into the digital asset industry. More than 550 of the top traded coins to be included in the indexes As Reuters reported initially...
Protocol Hosting Google reCAPTCHA Competitor Expands to Polkadot
3.12.2020
Human Protocol, home of the anti-bot hCaptcha system, announced it is expanding beyond Ethereum to a future Polkadot parachain, Moonbeam
Dangers of hosting your own Eth2 node, explained
3.12.2020
Hosting an Eth2 node is a big responsibility — and if things go wrong, this could result in some painful penalties
Kraken pledges $150,000 to Ethereum devs in latest Gitcoin Grants Round
3.12.2020
This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange
Kraken Exchange to Offer First Grants for Open-Source Ethereum Projects
3.12.2020
Kraken is for the first time funding open-source Ethereum projects
First Validator Gets 'Slashed' Just Day After Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Launch
3.12.2020
Though the heavier penalties are supposed to be easily avoided, just a day after the launch of the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the first validator has been 'slashed'.
According to BeaconScan.com, since the Phase 0 launched on December 1, one validator was already slashed...
First Mover: Ether Eyed as Value Play With Bitcoin Pressing $20K
3.12.2020
As prices consolidate below $20K, traders cue off macroeconomic factors - like Biden remark that $908B stimulus would be "down payment."
Stablecoins Get Another Headache In US, Ethereum Camp Feels Attacked Too
3.12.2020
The stablecoin regulation act proposed in the US Congress has once again stressed an important difference between centralized and decentralized projects in terms of regulation.
There is much discussion currently in the Cryptoverse over the recent announcement of an act that seeks to regulate...
First AMM Layer2 DEX ZKSwap Announces Testnet Incentive Program with 1 Million ZKS Tokens Rewards
3.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. ZKSwap developed by L2Lab is the first layer2 dex based on ZK-Rollups technology and using the AMM model. The team has recently closed a $1.7 million Angel Round led by Bixin, followed by Longling Capital, SNZ Holding, FBG Capital, Jubi, and Consensus Lab. After launching on...
Roll-ups to preserve Ethereum’s DeFi monopoly despite competitors: Messari
3.12.2020
Popular crypto data provider Messari has predicted that roll-ups will beat out Layer 1 alternatives as the dominant scaling solution amid Eth2’s multi-year incubation
Joseph Lubin says insiders are 'very optimistic' about how fast Eth2 will unfold
3.12.2020
Joseph Lubin believes Eth2’s development will move quicker than many are expecting, predicting the new protocol will “absorb” Ethereum in “the not too distant future”
Cubans Turn to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin as US Sanctions Bite
3.12.2020
Another report has exposed how Cubans are sidestepping United States sanctions by using bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin remittance solutions – with conventional wire transfers all but impossible between USA-aligned nations and the communist state.
A report from Deutsche Welle’s Spanish-language service...
Why Ethereum and Bitcoin Are Very Different Investments
2.12.2020
Analysts are warning crypto newcomers that ether shouldn't be considered merely as a second-best crypto investment after bitcoin
Ethereum 2.0 still has a long road ahead, MEW founder says
2.12.2020
Despite its recent Phase 0 launch, the fully realized transition to Eth2 could still be years away from completion
Vitalik Buterin outlines next steps for Ethereum after Beacon Chain launch
2.12.2020
A lot of the work is done in parallel, meaning scalability is closer than it seems
The challenges of Eth2 staking, explained
2.12.2020
Eth2 staking has its downsides — people may not have the means to contribute 32 ETH, or the technical knowhow to run a node. Can these issues be solved?
What Is Sharding?
2.12.2020
"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network
Grayscale Ethereum Trust to implement 9-for-1 share split
2.12.2020
The split will take effect on Dec. 17
Onchain Researchers Suspect Chinese Government Sold Plustoken’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hoard Last Year
2.12.2020
A number of masterminds from the Plustoken scam were sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding cryptocurrency investors. Last week, on November 19, a court ruling had shown the Chinese government said that it seized over $4 billion in crypto assets from the Plustoken scam. Meanwhile, onchain...
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Announces 9-for-1 Stock Split
2.12.2020
Existing shareholders will receive 8 additional ETHE shares for each one held, with each new share being a ninth the value and price of the current ones