Ethereum Watch

Advertisements Countdown to Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork continues, with only 1,000 blocks remaining before the network overhaul. As of press time, Ethereum has passed block #9068000, putting it within 1000 blocks of the scheduled Istanbul hard fork, which should take place at around 23:30 UTC. The much-anticipated shift to Istanbul will be the Ethereum network’s […]

It seems that Christmas is coming earlier for users of Ethereum. The blockchain behind the second-largest cryptocurrency is about to see what is known as the “Istanbul” hard fork or blockchain update, which is one of the network’s few-and-far-between and important named upgrades.According to Etherscan, an Ethereum-centric data and information platform, Istanbul will activate on […]

As the crypto market has stagnated, all eyes have fallen on Bitcoin, not Ethereum or Litecoin, as the leading cryptocurrency’s next large move will likely determine in which direction this entire industry heads for the next couple of months.While yes, Bitcoin’s price action is the most important when trading digital assets, one analyst has noted […]

Advertisements Microsoft’s cloud platform Microsoft Azure announced the “Azure Heroes” blockchain non-fungible tokens aimed at rewarding its developer community. Microsoft’s blockchain-enabled cloud platform Microsoft Azure announced the “Azure Heroes” blockchain non-fungible tokens (NFT) aimed at rewarding its developer community. The tokens represent cartoonish badgers (a play on the word “badge”) and aim to compensate positive […]

Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and CoinDesk’s Director of Research. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. Advertisements The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a weekly newsletter focused on institutional investment in crypto assets. Sign up for free here. Earlier this month, Heath Tarbert – […]

iStock.com/josefkubes Bitcoin Price Recovers If you like your investments to be exciting—if at times unnerving—then cryptocurrency is the market for you. While the bitcoin price soared to new heights in 2018, it came crashing down just as fast in a massive meltdown that had many detractors dolling out “I-told-you-so’s” left and right. But now the […]

An unknown entity has been taking advantage of weak private keys to gather up tens of thousands of ETH, according to a new study. Advertisements The study — “Ethercombing: Finding Secrets in Popular Places” — was undertaken by Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), a security consulting firm, and published Tuesday. The company’s findings were also covered […]

View: Advertisements ETH’s is above the 100-day moving average (MA) with a $180 target along the 200-day MA. ETH/BTC pair has moved above the 200-day moving average (MA) for the first time in 242 days. RSI is beginning to change structure (ETH/USD) forming higher lows and higher highs and is at its highest point since […]

UAE gets a crypto exchange, BTCC is finished mining, and hackers go after Gate.io. Advertisements Here is some of what’s happening for Wednesday, November 7, 2018: Crypto Exchange Arrives in UAE The Al Zarooni Group and Crypto Bulls have launched the Cryptobulls Exchange, which they are calling the first to be registered in the United […]

November 6, 2018 11:00 PM Advertisements The tax office will pair blockchain technology with machine learning, according to the director-general. Thailand’s Revenue Department will use blockchain technology along with machine learning to improve the tax verification process and study methods used for tax evasion, per a November 5 article in The Bangkok Post. Advertisements It […]