Ether Falls Below $300 for the First Time Since November 2017 Amidst ERC-20 Projects Sell-OffEther (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell below $300 for the first time in 2018 on Monday, August 13, reaching levels last seen in November 2017.
Ethereum Not a Security, SEC Official SaysThe world’s second largest cryptocurrency ether jumped alsmost 9 percent Thursday, June 14, after a key a top Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official made it clear that it is not a security.
CME Group Launches Daily Price Benchmark for EthereumCME Group announced new Ethereum price products that will provide users with an access to a reference rate and a real-time pricing index for the world’s second-largest digital currency.
Russia’s Sberbank Among Almost 50 New Members of Enterprise Ethereum AllianceSberbank, Russia’s largest bank has joined Enterprise Ethereum Alliance seeking a new way to capitalize on international markets. The bank is the first Russian bank to become a member of the alliance.
Vitalik Buterin: Proof-of-Stake Might Drive Ethereum Miners out of BusinessEven though mining today is quite profitable, this industry may fade into oblivion in the long run, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin told Russian publication Kommersant.
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Becomes World’s Largest Open-source Blockchain InitiativeEnterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced today that 34 organizations have joined the blockchain industry group since late May. This brings total membership to over 150 organizations added since the group’s launch in February of this year. EEA is now the world’s largest open-source blockchain initiative.
Vlad Zamfir on Proof-of-Stake and Ethereum’s ChallengesVlad Zamfir, a researcher and developer at the Ethereum Foundation, recently visited Odessa, Ukraine to take part in Blockchain Incredible Party (BIP 001), a major conference hosted by Distributed Lab.
Airalab Ethereum Developer: the Future Robotic Economy Has to Be DecentralizedSergei Lonshakov, the developer of Airalab, has presented Aira, which is an acronym for Autonomous Intelligent Robot Agent. The project implements economic interaction standards of human to robot and robot to robot with a unified obligation contract.
Singapore Startup Starbase to Launch Ethereum-Based Crowdfunding PlatformJuly 2016, Waves exploded the internet by raising 29,445 BTC in an ICO. However, Waves isn’t the only decentralized crowdfunding platform: there are lots of them, including Fundonomy, NXT, and Wings. Most of them operate globally, however, there are some exceptions like Starbase, a Singapore-based platform with Japanese roots, which is to launch its ICO on […]
Fighting for Decentralization: Interview With Ethereum Classic CoordinatorIt’s been almost six months since the fateful Ethereum hardfork that followed notorious The DAO attack. The turmoil around the fork has subsided since then, so now it’s high time to calmly assess the situation and take a closer look at Ethereum Classic.
What is ERC-20?1 What is ERC-20? ERC stands for Ethereum Request for Comments. It’s the official protocol for proposing improvements to the Ethereum network. 20 stands for the number of the proposal. Technical specifications for tokens issued on Ethereum have been published in 2015. The tokens that meet those specifications are called ERC-20. In fact, they are […]
Six Best Performing Altcoins of 2016Bitcoin’s December rally caused some hype both in the cryptocommunity and in mainstream media, even though the latter has earlier repeatedly predicted its imminent death. The explanation is obvious: price increase upwards of 100 percent over 12 months is something any investor dreams of.