Ethereum Watch

On Tuesday, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss proposed the Virtual Commodity Association, which would be an important first step toward self-regulation by major players in the cryptocurrency industry. The CFTC has been calling for such self-policing and applauded their initiative. Advertisements On March 13, 2018, Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss published A Proposal for a […]

What do the FBI and Canada’s Binary Options Task Force have in common? When it comes to recent activity at Google, the duo might be responsible for causing an in-house backlash against cryptocurrency advertising. Advertisements Cryptocurrency and related financial products are undergoing a phase of regulatory scrutiny from institutions like the SEC, IRS, and CFTC. […]

iStock.com/rclassenlayouts Ethereum News Update It’s rare for new blockchain companies to influence my Ethereum price forecast, but there are exceptions to the rule. Multicoin Capital Management, LLC. is a good example. Advertisements Multicoin is an investment firm that will soon traverse the blockchain space, hunting for the next generation of tokens. What sets it apart […]

Thailand to publish new law on cryptocurrencies and ICOs within a month, Vitalik Buterin proposes Plasma Cash as a scalability solution for Ethereum, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, recently presented a possible scaling solution for Ethereum, called Plasma Cash. Image from Inked Pixels. Buterin Proposes Plasma Cash as a […]

ConsenSys, the New York-based blockchain application startup, has announced today it is partnering with TrueDigital, a new affiliate of online interest rate swap marketplace trueEx, in an effort to develop a benchmark price for ethereum’s ether cryptocurrency. Advertisements According to an announcement, the two firms are planning to design a target reference index for the […]

Regardless of its massive electricity demands, cryptocurrency mining is captured under normal EU regulation, explained European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on Friday. Gabriel called cryptocurrencies a “new factor driving energy demand,” which will be “kept under review” by the European Commission. Advertisements On March 9, 2018, one day after the European Commission released its FinTech action […]

Praetorian Group aims to conduct first-ever SEC-registered STO, U.S. federal judge rules that cryptocurrencies are commodities, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements The Praetorian Group has filed its USD 75 million STO with the U.S. SEC. Image from vectopicta. Praetorian Group Files Application to Conduct First-Ever SEC-Registered STO The Praetorian Group, referred to as […]

ETHNews examines some of the second layer solutions currently being developed to help make blockchain technology more scalable, namely, plasma and sharding. Advertisements In January, ETHNews published an article surveying some of the major second layer solutions being explored in connection with the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchains. This piece continues that exploration. “Second layer” is […]

E.U.’s 2018 Financial Action Plan prioritizes blockchain adoption, investigator suggests ICO ad bans are result of pressures from law enforcement agencies, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements The European Union is attempting to facilitate blockchain adoption with its new 2018 Fintech Action Plan. Image from artjazz. E.U.’s 2018 Financial Action Plan Aims to Facilitate Blockchain […]

A bombshell investigation by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab reveals startling evidence that sophisticated malware developed by a Canadian software firm was disseminated through a prominent Egyptian telecom company, infecting user devices with cryptocurrency mining scripts. Advertisements A detailed investigative report published today by Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of […]