Ethereum Watch

Credit:iStock.com/ByoungJoo Advertisements Once again, regulators at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have rejected applications for Bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs), citing volatility as their main concern. Three different funds submitted proposals for the ETFs. However, all three put distance between the proposed product and the underlying asset, meaning that the ETFs would not hold […]

January 10, 2018 12:17 AM Advertisements The vice chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission is calling for support from regulators around the world to examine cryptocurrencies. On January 8, 2018, vice chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission, Kim Yong-bum, appeared before the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an […]

January 10, 2018 12:42 AM Advertisements On Tuesday, the company announced KODAKOne, a blockchain-based platform that aims to assist photographers with the registration and licensing of their work, along with a token offering. Some are questioning the strategy. A picture’s worth a thousand words, and to investors in Eastman Kodak, a blockchain is apparently worth […]

While everyone was in shock and awe at what appeared to be a cryptocurrency crash (it wasn’t), one digital currency kept on gradually inching higher. And no points for guessing—it was Ethereum. Advertisements Always touted as the strongest rival to Bitcoin, Ether has been gaining ground on the back of the attractiveness of the Ethereum […]

Credits: istock.com/Evgenii_Bobrov Advertisements For yet another day, Ethereum emerges as the big winner of the top 10 biggest cryptos. ETH prices rose 4.95% in the last 24 hours, bringing the Ethereum to USD exchange rate to $1,213.84. Other cryptos, from Bitcoin to TRON, fell during the same time period. Judging by Reddit threads and social […]

It’s 2018 and the JP Morgan CEO is turning over a new leaf, starting with blockchain technology. Advertisements Perhaps the most widely-recognized bitcoin critic, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon confessed on Tuesday that he might have made an error in judgment when he criticized bitcoin believers. In an interview today with Fox Business, Dimon expressed […]

Risk profiles for millennial investors appear to be changing. TD Ameritrade’s Chief Market Strategist sees an opportunity to draw a new wave of stock market investors from the ranks of cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Advertisements Last Thursday, January 4, 2018, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 25,000 for the first time – setting yet another all-time […]

A company based in Singapore has been planning to launch a token offering in Malaysia, but the latter country’s Securities Commission is telling the former to back down. Advertisements On January 9, 2018, it was reported that the Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia told CopyCash, a blockchain-based investment firm operating out of Singapore, to cease […]

The Ethereum Foundation is taking steps to address a mysterious spike in gas prices. Changes include modifications to the Geth pricing oracle. Advertisements ETHNews has been monitoring a suspicious spike in estimated gas prices on the Ethereum network and was able to discuss the phenomenon with one of the Ethereum Foundation’s chief software engineers, Nick […]

It may not have had the most growth in 2017, but Ethereum has regained its place behind Bitcoin as the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Advertisements Not to be outdone by Bitcoin’s 1,000 percent rise in value in 2017, Ethereum also moved from $10 per Ether to $1,000 in the space of 12 months. The […]