Ethereum Watch

Something is not right. Advertisements Humans are notoriously bad at generating random numbers. We’re amazingly predictable. That’s why the distribution of trade volumes on Kraken’s USD/USDT pair looks awfully suspect. “I’ve looked through lots and lots of data, and I don’t think this is real,” said Rosa Abrantes-Metz, a professor at New York University’s Stern […]

On Thursday, MyEtherWallet founder Kosala Hemachandra announced that he’s joining Blockchains LLC. Advertisements Blockchains LLC has made a splash with its first major technical hire, adding MyEtherWallet founder Kosala Hemachandra as chief blockchains officer. Hemachandra shared the news on Twitter yesterday evening. ETHNews spoke with Hemachandra, who enthusiastically discussed his new role. “I was approached […]

Greek courts have been considering US and Russian requests for the extradition of Alexander Vinnik, suspected MtGox hacker. Now France wants to try him for cryptocurrency-related fraud. Advertisements The latest development in the accusations against infamous BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik sees France joining the US and Russia in requesting his extradition. French authorities allege that […]

The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning will offer a course focused on blockchain technology starting next month. Advertisements India’s National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) has teamed up with IBM to provide a 12-week online course that will cover blockchain architecture and design as well as various use cases. The course will be […]

The US Patent and Trademark Office recently published a Mastercard patent application to develop an anonymous blockchain transaction system. Advertisements On Thursday, the US Patent and Trademark Office published an application submitted by Mastercard Inc. to allow the company to patent a “method and system for anonymous directed blockchain transaction.” The patent proposes to protect […]

After weeks of chaos and embarrassing news for EOS, Dan Larimer, creator of EOS.io and chief technology officer of Block.one, calls for the creation of a new constitution that will reduce human meddling. Advertisements Last night, Dan Larimer caused a stir when he indicated in a Telegram conversation that he believed the EOS constitution should […]

Amid a tightening regulatory environment, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro has announced it will no longer serve customers in Japan. But the company’s American counterpart, HBUS, is gearing up for a launch next week. Advertisements Japanese outlet CoinPost reported on June 27 that Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro announced it will cease operating in Japan on […]

On June 12, US legislators introduced the FIND bill, which proposes a study on how virtual currencies are being used to buy, sell, and facilitate sex and drug trafficking. If it passes, let’s hope the study is carried out with more nuance than previous legislation aimed at sex trafficking. Advertisements UPDATED | June 27, 2018: […]

Katie Haun is the first woman to become a general partner at the venture capital firm. Advertisements Indicating its belief in blockchain/cryptocurrency developers and entrepreneurs, venture capital (VC) firm Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z) announced on Monday the launch of a $300 million investment fund, a16z crypto. The dedicated fund will allow a16z to bypass […]

A new token standard intended to fix some major problems for gamers and developers has been announced by Enjin. Advertisements On June 24, Witek Radomski, the co-founder and chief technical officer of Enjin, announced the development of a new Ethereum token standard dubbed ERC1155, which is intended to help game developers save money, facilitate atomic […]