Ethereum Watch

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. Advertisements Every year, the […]

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 […]

Using an Ethereum-based platform, a number of banks, commercial entities, and shipping firms have successfully completed the first trade of an agricultural commodity conducted on a blockchain. Advertisements ING, Société Générale, ABN AMRO, and several other participants have successfully traded a shipment of soybeans on their Ethereum-based Easy Trading Connect blockchain platform. On January 22, […]

January 22, 2018 11:22 PM Advertisements A committee head in Russia’s State Duma has suggested that the Moscow Stock Exchange may become the site of cryptocurrency trading. Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the Financial Market Committee in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, has reportedly said that the Russian Federation’s Central Bank […]

Given the recent rollercoaster in Ethereum prices, it’s time to consider what makes ETH more valuable than the 1,400 other cryptocurrencies on the market. I call this theory “trickle-down cryptonomics”—others call it “fat protocol theory.” Advertisements What am I talking about? To put it simply, Ethereum’s greatest strength is that it serves as a launching […]