Ethereum Watch

CFPB director Mick Mulvaney is preparing to hand the reins to Kathleen Kraninger. While her nomination process grows contentious, Mulvaney is leaving his mark on the agency, creating an Office of Innovation and launching a regulatory sandbox. Advertisements On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a confirmation hearing for Kathleen […]

The nonprofit organization is branching out to provide its services to the Japanese blockchain industry. Advertisements This article has been updated to include exclusive quotes given to ETHNews by Ron Resnick. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced on July 19 that it would be opening its first regional office in Japan. The consortium has appointed […]

The marketing team behind the Lionsgate film “Robin Hood” has partnered with financial services company Robinhood to hold a cryptocurrency scavenger hunt during this year’s Comic-Con. But why? Advertisements It’s that time of year again for San Diego’s annual Comic-Con International (Comic-Con or SDCC for short). Fanboys and fangirls from around the world will gather […]

The country has been one of the most aggressive in its pursuit of blockchain-related innovation. Advertisements According to a document from South Korea’s fourth vice ministerial meeting on “Growth through Innovation,” which took place on July 13, 2018, the country is discussing plans to reduce taxes for the purpose of supporting blockchain development. The release […]

The decentralized application developer conference kicks off this week. Advertisements A former train station in Berlin will be at capacity July 19-20, when numerous decentralized application (Dapp) creators and Ethereum enthusiasts descend for the Developer Conference for Ethereum Dapps & Infrastructure (or DappCon). According to its website, DappCon is a nonprofit conference for developers that […]

You get a patent application, you get a patent application, everybody gets a patent application! Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Mastercard experiment with blockchains. Advertisements On Tuesday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published patent applications for three major financial services companies: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Mastercard. Each application describes a […]

The new Parity Ethereum client signals readiness for upcoming blockchain evolution. Advertisements Parity has been around the client-making block a few times (since 2016 to be exact), but today‘s release of Parity-Ethereum v2.0 has put a fresh spring in its step. With a new name (the added “Ethereum,” which is apparently to distinguish itself from […]

The Ethereum Foundation continues its support for the network’s development community. This time, the recipient focuses on zk-STARK technology. Advertisements On July 15, Israel-based blockchain startup StarkWare Industries announced via Twitter that the Ethereum Foundation has awarded the company a performance-based grant. The thread states that the funding “will allow StarkWare to explore STARK-friendly hash functions, […]

On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a customer advisory about digital tokens, commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies or crypto-assets. Advertisements On July 16, 2018, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a customer advisory about the need to exercise caution and conduct research before purchasing virtual coins or tokens. “Understand what rights […]

From ICOs to digital currency exchanges, the FSB provided an overview of its work and that of related organizations studying the crypto-asset phenomenon. Don’t worry though – for now, it says crypto-assets won’t cause a meltdown of the conventional markets. Advertisements On July 16, 2018, the Financial Stability Board (an organization that studies and makes […]