Ethereum Watch

February 21, 2018 12:38 AM Advertisements Last week, ING Group apparently confirmed its banking relationship with Bitfinex and Tether. This has raised questions in the Dutch parliament. On February 19, 2018, Dutch MP Henk Nijboer submitted a series of questions to minister of finance Wopke Hoekstra after the publication of an investigative article on Bitfinex […]

February 21, 2018 12:47 AM Advertisements Initially issued as a draft in January, the final version of a circular on taxation and cryptocurrencies has been handed down by the Israeli Tax Authority. On February 19, 2018, in a final circular released by the Israeli Tax Authority, it was announced that cryptocurrencies will continue to be […]

February 21, 2018 12:08 AM Advertisements Three laws aimed at regulating and promoting innovation within the blockchain space are expected to be submitted to the Maltese Parliament in early March. On February 16, a three-week-long period of public consultation began for three blockchain-related bills in Malta. At the end of the period, the legislation is […]

Advertisements Ethereum News Update During constructive phases in the cryptocurrency market cycle, investors flock to developmental platforms like Ethereum. The result is a rise in ETH to Bitcoin prices. Advertisements However, during a market crash, the opposite occurs. ETH to Bitcoin rates fall. Why? The simple answer is that many investors consider Bitcoin the digital […]

On Feb. 16, six large-scale Blockchain projects OmiseGo, Cosmos, Golem, Maker and Raiden, that have completed successful multi-million dollar initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year, along with Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain have created the Ethereum Community Fund (ECF), to fund projects and businesses within the Ethereum ecosystem. Advertisements The ECF will begin with […]

The Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that led to the resignation of an EIP editor over his personal legal concerns has been closed, but an identical proposal has been reopened on Github to relatively negative fanfare. Advertisements The original EIP proposal #867 was introduced by Musiconomi developer Dan Phifer as an option for how to more […]

Advertisements Ethereum News Update Although Ethereum prices moved sideways on Friday morning, a new fund endorsed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has the crypto poised for some massive gains. The secretive project is the brainchild of an Avengers-like cast of Ethereum power players, including Cosmos, Golem, Maker, Global Blockchain Labs, OmiseGo, Raiden, and Tendermint. (Source: […]

Several large Ethereum-based projects have come together to create the Ethereum Community Fund (EFC), a vehicle to connect and fund the growth of Ethereum (ETH) infrastructure, according to the EFC website. Advertisements The founding members of the EFC are OmiseGo, Cosmos, Golem, Maker, Global Brain Blockchain Labs, and Raiden. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Foundation […]

February 16, 2018 9:16 PM Advertisements On Thursday, the FCC sent a letter to Victor Rosario regarding his usage of a bitcoin mining device. The agency had received a complaint from T-Mobile about interference to its 700 MHz LTE network. In November 2017, the FCC determined that the interference stemmed from Rosario’s Antminer s5 bitcoin […]

February 16, 2018 6:32 PM Advertisements On Thursday, the CFTC issued a warning about virtual currency “pump-and-dump” schemes. On February 15, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a customer advisory regarding virtual currency pump-and-dump schemes. Advertisements “Customers should not purchase virtual currencies, digital coins, or tokens based on social media tips or sudden […]