Ethereum Watch

The Prime Minister of the UK told a reporter that she thinks her government should “look at” cryptocurrency, leaving the door open to regulation. Advertisements British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she believes her government should take a hard look at cryptocurrencies and seemingly implied that it was open to the possibility of […]

In what may be a first, a NASA official has made a public statement on blockchain technology. Advertisements Recently, ETHNews reported that NASA awarded a grant for research involving blockchain technology in late 2017. We reached out to NASA for comment and Thomas Kacpura, Advanced Communications Program manager at the agency’s Glenn Research Center, responded. […]

On Thursday, Robinhood announced that it will offer support for cryptocurrency trading beginning in February 2018. Starting today, users can track the prices of 16 cryptocurrencies. Advertisements On January 25, 2018, commission-free stock trading app Robinhood announced that it will introduce 24/7, commission-free cryptocurrency trading next month. At the time of publication, more than 150,000 […]

On the Weiss Ratings homepage, there is a live countdown to its upcoming release of “…the First Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Grades by Any Rating Agency in the World.” Dramatic, much? Advertisements Although impartial ratings are a crucial step for investment credibility, I want to remind readers that it is incredibly hard to price cryptocurrencies, much less assign […]

An official with Japan’s financial regulator has said that it will not allow the sale of cryptocurrency futures on the country’s exchanges any time soon, though it may revisit the matter later. Advertisements A senior official with Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has said that following internal discussions, the financial regulator will not allow for […]

January 24, 2018 12:18 AM Advertisements On Tuesday, the US Senate confirmed Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the Fed. On January 23, 2018, Jerome Powell was confirmed by the US Senate as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. The vote was 85-12. He will take over for Janet Yellen when her term […]

January 24, 2018 12:28 AM Advertisements A pair of speeches from members of the European Commission (EC) touched on the development of blockchain technology and how cryptocurrencies fit into international economic policies. In a speech made before attendants of the invitation-only Digital-Life-Design (DLD) conference in Munich, on January 22, 2018, commissioner of the EC’s Digital […]

Advertisements Credits:iStock.com/BackyardProduction Ethereum News Update On Tuesday, Ethereum prices continued to falter as investors rotated funds out toward fiat currency. ETH prices dropped 11.4% against the U.S. dollar, bringing the ETH to USD rate down to $947.05. It wasn’t pretty. But there’s some hope on the horizon because…it’s Davos time again. Every year, the global […]

From the outside, all digital assets look the same. A lot of volatility. A lot of upside potential. Not a lot of variety. Advertisements This two-dimensional view of cryptocurrencies is pretty common among newbie investors, but experienced hands know it’s not true. There’s a world of difference between Monero and XRP, or between NEM and […]

The Ethereum blockchain is providing Canadian citizens a means to track their government’s issuance of grants and funding, and may pave the way for future mass adoption by both government and public organizations. Advertisements On January 19, 2018, reports indicate that the Canadian government will be looking to utilize the Ethereum blockchain in a bid […]