Ethereum Watch

Google has prohibited applications that mine cryptocurrencies on devices. Advertisements Cryptocurrency mining requires overwhelming electricity consumption, which has led to environmental concerns and worries about the stress endured by overclocked hardware. Technology giants are aware of these issues and now some, like Apple and Google, are taking preventative actions (likely to safeguard device health and […]

A recent report from the Canadian financial authority investigates central bank-issued digital currencies and how they might improve the economy. Advertisements Researcher S. Mohammad R. Davoodalhosseini of the Bank of Canada, the country’s central bank, published a working paper regarding the potential benefits of central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs). He reviews the state of CBDCs […]

You’ve got questions. Deva the Devcon Unicorn has answers. Advertisements Today, Deva the Devcon Unicorn took to the Ethereum Foundation blog to post an update on Devcon 4. In it, she succinctly answers some burning questions, the most important being “when’s the next wave of ticket sales?” General admission tickets will go back on sale […]

Earlier this week, Governor John Carney signed into law three bills that change the state’s corporate and trust laws to better accommodate blockchain technology. Advertisements With more than half of all Fortune 500 companies incorporated in Delaware, the state prides itself on a statutory framework attractive to businesses. The state doesn’t want to see its […]

The blockchain Dapp browser extension recently posted a retrospective about Wednesday’s events. Advertisements This morning, Kevin Serrano, writing on behalf of MetaMask, published a retrospective on Medium regarding the extension’s temporary removal from the Chrome Web Store. The MetaMask crew initially learned of the delisting when a team member noticed the extension’s absence from the […]

Although Switzerland has become a hotbed for initial coin offerings, the country’s financial regulator (FINMA) hasn’t taken kindly to violations of banking laws. Envion AG, which raised more than $100 million from investors, is the second major ICO that has stirred up controversy in Switzerland. Advertisements On July 26, 2018, FINMA – the Swiss Financial […]

Vietnam’s State Securities Commission says good night, cryptocurrency. Advertisements The State Securities Commission (SSC) in Vietnam has reportedly banned financial companies from using cryptocurrency. According to an announcement made by the SSC earlier this week, and reported by the government-affiliated English-language newspaper Viet Nam News, the country’s securities regulator has forbidden public companies, securities companies, […]

The South Carolina attorney general’s office has dropped its enforcement action against ShipChain, the blockchain logistics company that it had previously accused of securities violations. Advertisements In May, the South Carolina securities commissioner served ShipChain, a blockchain logistics company, a cease and desist order as part of Operation Cryptosweep. Apparently, the securities division, which falls under […]

The ERC777 standard would allow token holders more control and easier transactions. Advertisements Move over, ERC20, and make way for ERC777. The new token standard created by Jordi Baylina, Jacques Dafflon, and Thomas Shababi will be finalized soon. The EIP for ERC777 was posted November 20, 2017, and has been open for community feedback and […]

A definitive word may come from the G20 summit in October. Advertisements In addition to the many financial, economic, and technical issues discussed at the G20 summit last weekend in Argentina, assembled finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s top economies also touched upon cryptocurrency standards and regulations. Members of the G20 summit […]