Ethereum Watch

Indonesia’s central bank will trial a state-issued cryptocurrency later this year, according to reports. Advertisements At some point in 2018, Bank Indonesia (the country’s central bank) will reportedly trial a state-issued cryptocurrency, which is being referred to by Indonesian media sources as the “digital rupiah.” Susiati Dewi, the assistant deputy executive director of the bank’s […]

A cutting-edge simulation laboratory held by the United Nations in order to explore how blockchain technology can help empower women who participate in a spectrum of humanitarian activities is underway. Advertisements Running from January 29-February 1, 2018, UN Women – the United Nations organization that fights gender inequality and is dedicated to empowering women and […]

On Tuesday, it was reported that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has subpoenaed Bitfinex and Tether. The news was first reported on a Bloomberg Terminal. Advertisements The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is closely examining the cryptocurrency markets. On Tuesday, it was reported that the CFTC issued subpoenas to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and digital […]

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Advertisements Ethereum News Update Last week didn’t feel bullish for Ethereum. Nonetheless, ETH prices advanced nearly 16% in the past seven days. The lesson? Markets don’t care what we feel. Sentiment only matters insofar as it reveals the buying intentions of other investors. Look at the numbers instead. They show that Ethereum is outperforming other […]

Thanks to Blockchain applications like Ethereum, initial coin offerings have become part and parcel of the cryptocurrency world. Advertisements As businesses integrate innovative ideas with Blockchain technology, they’ve been able to raise a large amount of capital through initial coin offerings (ICO) – much like companies that list themselves on stock exchanges in an initial […]

Ethereum’s ether token could revisit record highs very soon, courtesy of last week’s bullish price action, the price charts suggest. Advertisements The cryptocurrency, which was notably given a higher rating than bitcoin and Ripple’s XRP last week by Florida-based Weiss Ratings, is up 18 percent week-on-week, says data source OnChainFX. As of writing, ether (ETH) […]

Coincheck Promises to Reimburse Over USD 400 Million to Victims of NEM Coin Theft Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest digital currency exchanges, has promised to use its own funds to reimburse more than USD 400 million to customers who lost their NEM cryptocurrency coins on Friday. The company claims that the amount covers nearly 90% of […]

Ads displayed on YouTube covertly siphon visitors’ CPUs and electricity to mine Monero for anonymous attackers. Image from Sergey Nivens. Investors Put USD 240 Million Into Two Blockchain-Focused ETFs in Just Two Weeks According to CNBC, investors have put approximately USD 240 million into two blockchain-focused ETFs over the past two weeks. Amplify Transformation Data Sharing ETF […]

January 27, 2018 12:14 AM Advertisements At least two individuals who have been running the Lightning Network on the Bitcoin mainnet have apparently lost funds due to bugs when they tried to close payment channels. UPDATED | January 29, 2018: Advertisements Details about those reporting losses have been updated for accuracy. Since the original publication […]