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The nonprofit organization is branching out to provide its services to the Japanese blockchain industry. Advertisements This article has been updated to include exclusive quotes given to ETHNews by Ron Resnick. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced on July 19 that it would be opening its first regional office in Japan. The consortium has appointed […]

The marketing team behind the Lionsgate film “Robin Hood” has partnered with financial services company Robinhood to hold a cryptocurrency scavenger hunt during this year’s Comic-Con. But why? Advertisements It’s that time of year again for San Diego’s annual Comic-Con International (Comic-Con or SDCC for short). Fanboys and fangirls from around the world will gather […]

Are Decentralized Exchanges the Solution? A decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, also known as a DEX, is a trading platform that does not hold investor funds. Instead, digital asset trades occur directly between the two transacting parties on a peer-to-peer basis and are settled on the blockchain. Advertisements Decentralized exchanges provide a degree of anonymity and personal […]

Parity, the ethereum software client, has announced some major changes, including the stripping away of its graphical user interface (GUI). Advertisements In effect, the changes mean that Parity’s “wallet” – that is, its repository of private keys – does not now exist for general, non-technical consumers. All “installers and operating-system specific packages” have also been […]

The country has been one of the most aggressive in its pursuit of blockchain-related innovation. Advertisements According to a document from South Korea’s fourth vice ministerial meeting on “Growth through Innovation,” which took place on July 13, 2018, the country is discussing plans to reduce taxes for the purpose of supporting blockchain development. The release […]

The decentralized application developer conference kicks off this week. Advertisements A former train station in Berlin will be at capacity July 19-20, when numerous decentralized application (Dapp) creators and Ethereum enthusiasts descend for the Developer Conference for Ethereum Dapps & Infrastructure (or DappCon). According to its website, DappCon is a nonprofit conference for developers that […]

You get a patent application, you get a patent application, everybody gets a patent application! Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Mastercard experiment with blockchains. Advertisements On Tuesday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published patent applications for three major financial services companies: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Mastercard. Each application describes a […]

The new Parity Ethereum client signals readiness for upcoming blockchain evolution. Advertisements Parity has been around the client-making block a few times (since 2016 to be exact), but today‘s release of Parity-Ethereum v2.0 has put a fresh spring in its step. With a new name (the added “Ethereum,” which is apparently to distinguish itself from […]

IBM to launch cryptocurrency pegged to the US Dollar; Coinbase makes acquisitions and explores listing new assets Advertisements Photo from Shutterstock IBM to launch cryptocurrency pegged to US Dollar and ensured by the FDIC Announced on Tuesday, IBM is partnering with startup Stronghold to launch USD Anchor, a cryptocurrencty backed one-for-one with U.S. dollars. IBM has […]

The Ethereum Foundation continues its support for the network’s development community. This time, the recipient focuses on zk-STARK technology. Advertisements On July 15, Israel-based blockchain startup StarkWare Industries announced via Twitter that the Ethereum Foundation has awarded the company a performance-based grant. The thread states that the funding “will allow StarkWare to explore STARK-friendly hash functions, […]