Ethereum Watch

East Africa-based charity GiveDirectly has expanded into cryptocurrency with a $1 mln donation in crypto tokens from decentralized payment network OmiseGO, it announced Tuesday, March 27. Advertisements The donation, which OmiseGO contributed together with Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin, will see GiveDirectly continue an experimental scheme aimed directly at refugees, providing 12,000 grants to families in […]

Coinbase has announced its intention to support ERC20 tokens on its exchange, reversing previous statements from January, in a blog post published March 26. Advertisements In the post, Coinbase said its decision to support ERC20, which is the technical standard used for smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain and the protocol used for many of […]

What is Auctus? Auctus is the world’s first blockchain based retirement planning platform, powered by Ethereum smart contracts, which allows users to create diversified portfolios, consisting of traditional asset classes and cryptocurrencies. — Raphael Vantroost | CEO ICO Alert Quick Facts Smart contract powered retirement plan platform 1 ETH = 2,000 AUC tokens March 27, 2018 — March 31, 2018 […]

iStock.com/juststock Ethereum News Update As Ethereum prices continue to fall—alongside the rest of the market, I might add—investors are concentrating their funds in Bitcoin, otherwise known as digital gold. Advertisements Bitcoin has drawn these comparisons for much of its history, though the reasons have evolved with time. At first, investors argued that Bitcoin’s fixed supply […]

Could adding a new fee help preserve ethereum in the long term? Advertisements It’s a contentious statement in light of the debates ongoing across blockchains over how and when users should pay to support what amount to global computing networks. However, the concept is now gaining notable momentum on ethereum, most recently from the creator of […]

On Thursday, the SEC’s director of trading and markets stated that no registered exchanges or alternative trading systems (ATSs) currently support cryptocurrency trading. This is despite at least one company’s interest in trading digital assets through an ATS. Advertisements On March 22, 2018, Brett Redfearn, director of the division of trading and markets for the […]

The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission will try to sell Vladimir Putin on the idea of a blockchain-based voting system for future presidential elections. Advertisements Ella Pamfilova, the head of the Central Election Commission of Russia, reportedly said that she plans to approach President Vladimir Putin about the possibility of conducting Russia’s next presidential […]

Switzerland’s financial regulator will use recently published ICO guidelines to assess whether entities that have previously conducted ICOs in the country did so in accordance with the new directions. Advertisements Mark Branson, the CEO of Switzerland’s official financial watchdog, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has revealed that the regulator will retroactively evaluate ICOs that […]

An Introduction to the EOS Blockchain Platform Disclaimer: ICO Alert does not endorse or recommend participating in any initial coin offerings, including EOS. ICO Alert does not receive any compensation for the Everything EOS Podcast from Block.One or EOS, however, Robert Finch and Zack Gall do both personally own EOS tokens. Advertisements Episode #1 Summary: […]

iStock.com/Adrian Bysiak Ethereum News Update The intricate web of U.S. cryptocurrency regulations is choking off innovation, says a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Advertisements The GAO report describes a fintech industry whose participants are stumbling around in the dark. No one quite knows which laws apply or when. So it becomes […]