Ethereum Watch

Last night, Vitalik Buterin shot off a 75-message tweet storm summarizing the history of Casper, saving blockchain nerds and amateurs everywhere hours of frustrated Googling and inaccurate reddit commenting. Advertisements If there’s an open secret in the crypto space, it’s that no one knows what’s going on. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts, hodlers, journalists, and developers alike: There’s […]

The cryptocurrency exchange has been busy lately. Advertisements Coinbase, Meet Distributed Systems Coinbase recently announced its acquisition of Distributed Systems Inc., a San Francisco-based startup. The company’s five team members are joining Coinbase to create decentralized identity-verification solutions across the exchange’s lineup of services. Before the purchase, Distributed Systems had been developing an open identity […]

BMO hopes that Blockchain technology can help reduce the costs associated with fixed income markets. Advertisements The Bank of Montreal (BMO), along with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, successfully conducted a pilot test for the issuance of fixed income transactions, according to an August 15 press release. BMO – acting as the issuer – sold […]

This could be a sign that Thailand is ready to finally wade into the deep end of the crypto pool. Advertisements Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has approved seven cryptocurrency exchanges to continue doing business in the country while it reviews their applications, according to an official August 15 statement. Bitcoin Co. […]

The new blockchain platform may help with the tracking of billions of financial documents. Advertisements China’s state-owned Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Ltd. has created a blockchain-based platform to improve its electronic invoice system, according to an official announcement dated August 13. The announcement, which was also posted in China’s official state newspaper, People’s Daily, […]

Today Venezuela announces Petro cryptocurrency, Ethereum growth not tied to price, and blockchain groups push back against proposal of Korean ministry. Advertisements Image courtesy of CoinDesk. Venezuela Announces Petro Currency On August 20, a second government currency will be introduced to Venezuela. Reported by ABC Internacional, President Nicolás Maduro made the announce during a television address […]

The SEC has issued a cease and desist order to Tomahawk Exploration for launching an allegedly fraudulent token sale and for failing to register securities. Advertisements The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has issued a cease and desist order to Tomahawk Exploration and its principal David Laurance. The order bars the company from continuing […]

The move could signal a desire not to be left behind as other Caribbean countries embrace blockchain tech. Advertisements The Jamaican Stock Exchange (JSE) has partnered with Toronto-based FinTech company Blockstation to allow digital asset trading, according to an August 14 press release. Blockstation’s electronic communication network and order management system is intended to allow […]

Winklevoss Twins push forward despite ETF rejection, Square Cash BTC update, Alts tumble in light of BTC testing the $6,000 mark. Advertisements Winklevoss Twins push onward after SEC rejection The twins faced a tough reality when the SEC rejected their second proposed ETF in late July. This is not the sort of news that keeps […]

AirSwap is rolling out some pro tools to attract institutional investors to its decentralized exchange (DEX) for ethereum tokens. Advertisements Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the company is this week launching an interface for so-called over-the-counter (OTC) block trading. While to date AirSwap users have been signaling their intent to buy or sell a certain amount […]