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Visa May Issue USDC Credit Card After Adding Circle to ‘Fast Track’ Program
2.12.2020
Visa Wednesday announced it’s linking its payments network of 60 million merchants to the U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC) digital currency developed by Circle Internet Financial on the ethereum blockchain. This story is developing and will be updated when more information is available. Read...
Ethereum & Bitcoin Eye Protocol Upgrades
2.12.2020
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Revealed: Which of the 10 Biggest Cryptos Performed Best in November
2.12.2020
One altcoin gained more than Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP combined.
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Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Staking on Eth 2.0
2.12.2020
Breaking down Ethereum 2.0 and its sweeping impact on crypto markets, weekly
EIP-1559 Won't Lower High Ethereum Fees On Its Own - Professor
2.12.2020
Among several of the recently much-discussed Ethereum (ETH)-related events is the arrival of a particular Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that should help lower fees - but high fees are a scalability, not a mechanism issue, argues an expert.
EIP-1559 is expected to bring automatic token burn...
Eth2 withdrawals are coming sooner than you think
2.12.2020
Eth2 withdrawals may not need to wait for Phase 2 under developer Danny Ryan’s new proposal which would unlock 80% of withdrawals
Ethereum’s market cap surpasses GM, CME, and tech stocks — What’s next?
2.12.2020
Ether price has rallied 322% year-to-date and its $67 billion market cap now surpasses General Motors and CME Group
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $18.1K as Correlation to Ether Picks Up
1.12.2020
Bitcoin’s bull run stalls while ether is still acting like a little brother despite the audacious Eth 2.0 upgrade
Why Ethereum price corrected sharply despite today’s Eth2 milestone
1.12.2020
Ether price declined sharply alongside Bitcoin even as the long-awaited Eth2 mainnet launched successfully
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Ships, Libra Rebrands, ‘Bitcoin’ Google Searches Up
1.12.2020
Ethereum 2.0 charts new territory with the launch of its proof-of-stake backbone as retail interest in Bitcoin spikes, Google search data suggests
How Many Users Have Already Locked Up $20K to Join Ethereum 2.0?
1.12.2020
Ethereum is moving from a proof-of-work blockchain, where computing power determines rewards, to a proof-of-stake platform (dubbed Ethereum 2.0), whereContinue Reading
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Ethereum 2.0’s Beacon Chain Just Launched — in a Very Low-key Way
1.12.2020
When Bitcoin’s genesis block first launched, a profound message was included within. It quoted a headline from The Times ofContinue Reading
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First Mover: Bitcoin’s Failure to Break $20K Shows Big Investors Only Just Arriving
1.12.2020
Institutional adoption is the buzzword du jour, probably a factor in bitcoin's price rally close to $20,000, and not even really happening yet.
Ethereum 2.0's Phase 0 Goes Live 'Successfully'
1.12.2020
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The first of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) is now live, with the team behind it describing its launch as successful.
At 12 UTC today, per the Ethereum Foundation livestream and Beaconcha.in's genesis dashboard, the first phase has been launched. The Slot 1, the first that...
Ethereum 2.0 is go: Genesis block of beacon chain winks into existence
1.12.2020
Ethereum's proof-of-stake transition takes another step towards completion
Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Goes Live as ‘World Computer’ Begins Long-Awaited Overhaul
1.12.2020
The Beacon Chain, the backbone of Ethereum's future Proof-of-Stake network, is now live
Crypto Broker Voyager’s Q1 Revenue Soars 186%, Assets Under Management Jump to $150 Million
1.12.2020
Crypto asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd reported Monday that revenue for the fiscal first quarter soared 186% to $2 million from $700,000 in the previous quarter, as more users utilized the platform. ● Voyager co-founder and chief executive officer Stephen Ehrlich said the number of people...
Coinbase, Huobi Join Other Exchanges in Supporting Ethereum 2.0 Staking
1.12.2020
With the much-anticipated launch of Phase 0 of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 finally here, the industry begins to prepare for the transition to the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm for the second largest cryptoasset by market capitalization. Major crypto exchanges, including Kraken, Coinbase and Huobi...
Ethereum flips Bitcoin’s node count
1.12.2020
A surge of validators awaiting Eth2 staking has pushed Ethereum’s node count to 11,259 — surpassing Bitcoin by more than 100
Eth2 dev talks about challenges and lessons learned ahead of mainnet launch
30.11.2020
Despite some “unanticipated consequences,” the testnets were instrumental in stress-testing Eth2