Ethereum Watch

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 […]

China’s popular blockchain-based messenger app recently launched a Korean version. Advertisements The Korean Herald reported Tuesday that BeeChat has launched a Korean version of its blockchain-based messenger app. Currently available in 30 languages, the Dapp allows users to “join active private chats, private and public groups, and discussions that serve not only the cryptocurrency community […]

“Traditional financial institutions serve 20 percent of people and make 80 percent of profits. New financial institutions should [serve] 80 percent of people and make 20 percent of profit,” declared Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba. Advertisements For years, blockchain proponents have proclaimed that the technology could reduce costs in the multibillion-dollar international remittance industry. […]

Is the timing of the departures a coincidence or a reflection of deeper problems? Advertisements ICON and TRON are abandoning the signature decentralized application platform for their own mainnets. Though some ERC20 projects, such as ICON, plan for a departure to their own mainnets in their white papers, the timing of the emigration – when […]

A joint research project in the United Kingdom investigates the use of blockchain technology to ensure the accuracy of historical documents. Advertisements Nine months ago, the University of Surrey in collaboration with the Open Data Institute and the UK National Archives began work on blockchain-based research project, ARCHANGEL. Funded by the UK Research Council, the […]

Hydro-Québec proposes rules that would require mining companies to place bids for their electricity. Advertisements Quebec’s power company, Hydro-Québec, has developed a plan to manage cryptocurrency miners’ thirst for electricity. Hydro-Québec announced on Thursday a new policy proposal (French) that would require each cryptocurrency company to bid for its electricity and prove it needs the […]

UPDATED | June 22, 2018: Advertisements Tom Hannaford, an account supervisor for Wachsman PR, reached out to ETHNews and explained that there had been a miscommunication with Reuters during the initial coverage of Phil Potter’s departure from Bitfinex. He provided a revised statement from Potter, who said, “As Bitfinex pivots away from the US, I […]