Ethereum Watch

Advertisements Scalability trilemma implies that to scale, blockchains usually need to sacrifice one of their three fundamental cornerstones — security or decentralization, or transaction throughput. After a successful Ethereum Merge, all eyes are set on the next phase of transition, which would introduce key scalability solutions on the platform, including sharding. Market experts believe sharding would be […]

Advertisements Buterin believes collusion and corruption can be minimized when deciding power is in the hands of the entire group, rather than an individual or small minority. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has come out swinging in defense of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), arguing that in some circumstances they can be more efficient and fairer than […]

ETHPoW, in contrast to its recent development, rallied 44.85% from its value on 19 September. According to CoinMarketCap, the cryptocurrency went from $0.480 to trade at $6.73 at press time. Advertisements For its investors, this could be a sigh of relief since the breakdown of servers led to a massive loss in value in one […]

The Ethereum Proof of Work (ETHW) token had piggybacked off the popularity of the Ethereum Merge. In a bid to maintain the network in its original mechanism, developers had forked the Ethereum network,  Advertisements creating their own token in the process. The ETHW had been launched after the Merge was completed and was airdropped to […]

Advertisements On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the crypto market is dumping after the Ethereum Merge and the top headlines in the crypto space. On this week’s “The Market Report” show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the crypto market is dumping after the Ethereum Merge and why the […]

Key Takeaways Wintermute has been hacked for $160 million. The hackers targeted the firm’s DeFi operations. Its centralized activity and over-the-counter services are unaffected. Wintermute founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy has said the firm is still solvent and user funds are safe. Share this article URL Copied Advertisements Gaevoy said that the firm would be […]

Advertisements While layer-2 protocols have been focused on “scalability,” layer-3 protocols would serve a much different purpose, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. While Ethereum-based layer-2 solutions have been focused on hyperscaling the network, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes layer 3s will serve a far different purpose — providing “customized functionality.”  Buterin shared his thoughts in […]

Despite being the most significant event in the history of its chain, the Ethereum merge has since failed to influence a positive price reaction for the leading altcoin, Ether [ETH].  Advertisements According to data from CoinMarketCap, moments after the merge, the price of ETH rose to a high of $1634, after which it declined steadily. […]

With the latest price drop in the first half of this month, Ethereum has reached a new low. Ethereum, as of late, has been estimated to be worth around $1,420. Ethereum’s future, though, appears to be gloomier at the moment. Advertisements The current price of one ether is below the 61.80 Fibonacci level, which is […]

Advertisements Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors matter because they invest for the long term, helping solve crypto’s volatility problem. Last week’s Merge was the “most significant development in the history of the Ethereum network,” according to Fidelity Digital.  And from a purely technical standpoint, the blockchain network’s transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) […]