Ethereum Watch

September 5, 2018 6:49 PM Advertisements Individuals with a .xyz domain can claim the same name from the Ethereum Name Service. Nick Johnson, lead developer for the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), recently announced that the .xyz domain offered by naming service provider XYZ is now compatible with ENS on the Ethereum mainnet. This means individuals […]

September 5, 2018 6:35 PM Advertisements The financial giant has apparently cooled on last year’s plans to launch a trading operation for cryptocurrencies. Goldman Sachs first announced plans to start a crypto trading desk late last year, but, at least for now, those plans are on hold. Business Insider reports, “Executives have concluded that many […]

September 5, 2018 8:37 PM Advertisements Crypto.com says it wants to disrupt the credit industry and help stop predatory lending. Hong Kong-based crypto startup Crypto.com plans to issue 100,000 cryptocurrency debit cards over the next two months, according to a September 5 article in the South China Morning Post. Though hardly new in the US […]

In pushing for a Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Craig Wright seems to be sacrificing the potential of a functional currency so he can instead lord over an impoverished fiefdom. Advertisements There’s a famous quote, attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt but likely originating elsewhere: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” Forgive […]

September 4, 2018 6:54 PM Advertisements After a disagreement about compensation for an attack in May, Bitcoin Gold has been delisted from the Bittrex exchange. In an announcement Saturday, Bitcoin Gold announced its token would no longer be available for sale on the Bittrex exchange. Bittrex has so far made no statement about the delisting […]

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MakerDAO’s stablecoin, Dai, seems to be doing well despite Ether’s price fluctuations. But MakerDAO is more than just a stablecoin; it appears to be a lending service, albeit lending virtual currency that can be exchanged for fiat. It’s not clear that it’s licensed as such. Advertisements Many have argued that stablecoins are the key to […]