Ethereum Watch

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 […]

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 […]

The developers agreed to an Ethereum Improvement Proposal that reduces issuance to 2 Ether per block. Advertisements In a meeting on Friday, August 31, to discuss the upcoming Constantinople hard fork, the core devs reached consensus regarding the issuance of Ether (ETH) block rewards. There were three primary choices: EIP 858 to reduce the reward […]

Japan’s police are dedicating 35 million yen toward new software. Advertisements According to NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting organization, the country’s National Police Agency (NPA) will add about 35 million yen (or around $315,000) to its 2019 fiscal budget to fund the development of blockchain transaction-tracking software. The new project comes in response to various […]

Line messaging service wants to expand and develop the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. Advertisements The popular Japanese messaging service LINE announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency and blockchain platform on August 31. According to the announcement, the company’s blockchain is called LINK Chain and is intended to be a “service-oriented blockchain network” which allows […]

The Bitcoin mining company expands to the Ethereum network. Advertisements BTC.com is releasing an Ether (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) mining client on its portal, according to an August 30 announcement. The expansion is part of the platform’s effort to diversify its mining portfolio “to include more GPU/CPU mining options for its users.” To accompany […]

Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum are both in the process of considering upcoming hard forks, but the decision-making and communication processes are playing out very differently: Decisions on the Ethereum blockchain seem largely decided by communities of developers, whereas the Bitcoin Cash community lets miners take the reins. The different priorities of each blockchain lay at […]

A recent publication from the Reserve Bank of India reveals its consideration of a central bank-issued digital currency. Advertisements According to its 2017–2018 annual report, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has formed an interdepartmental group “to study and provide guidance on the desirability and feasibility to introduce a central bank digital currency [CBDC].” This […]

Let’s not get too excited. It’s not yet clear if it can work as promised. Advertisements Jack Dorsey isn’t giving up on his bid to make bitcoin a universal currency, if a recent patent is any indication. His mobile credit card processing company, Square Inc., secured a patent on August 21 for a cryptocurrency payment […]