Ethereum Watch

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading below $9,000 today, as the market dips significantly after two weeks of gains, Coin360 data shows. Advertisements BTC is currently trading around $8,848 after reaching $9,708 at one point earlier today, now down around 5 percent over a 24 hour to press time. Advertisements Ethereum (ETH) is back below $700, trading […]

Hong Kong-based OKEX, the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by trade volume, suspended all ERC20 token deposits April 25 after the discovery of what developers say is a “new smart contract bug.” Advertisements In a blog post, the exchange confirmed that the bug, called BatchOverFlow, was allowing malicious parties to “generate an extremely […]

Ethereum may be on the brink of a blockchain split. Advertisements At least, that was the mood at a meeting of top ethereum developers late last week where a discussion around a code proposal called EIP-999 led some to speculate that the creation of two competing blockchains is now a possibility. Indeed, it’s now believed the […]

Function exploits found in electronically distributed code contracts of ERC20 tokens have caused a flurry of concern at cryptocurrency exchanges. While no vulnerabilities have been detected in the ERC20 token standard itself, several cryptocurrency exchanges have taken precautionary measures due to the findings. Advertisements Two recently discovered vulnerabilities in some EDCCs (also called smart contracts) […]

Binance has been accused of violating an exclusivity agreement with venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, which had reportedly considered a substantial investment in the cryptocurrency exchange. The High Court of Hong Kong has granted a temporary injunction against Binance, suspending the company from business discussions with potential investors. Advertisements UPDATED | April 26, 2018: Binance […]

Russia’s executive branch has weighed in on a proposed bill to regulate ICOs, offering several suggestions on how to improve it. Advertisements The executive branch of the Russian government has issued a statement pledging to support a bill that would regulate ICOs, entitled “On alternative ways of attracting investment (crowdfunding),” provided that certain changes to […]

A week-long vote on a proposal in regards to the Parity hack wallet reversal, which proposed to restore a disabled contract to unfreeze 587 wallets holding 513,774.16 Ethereum (ETH), equal to around $360 mln at today’s prices, has ended with a majority “no” vote today, April 24. Advertisements In November of last year, a Parity […]

Update: Data from EtherScan shows that over $150k worth of ETH has been stolen in the DNS hack. Starting from 07:17 this morning, 179 inbound transactions totaling 216.06 ETH were sent to ETH address 0x1d50588C0aa11959A5c28831ce3DC5F1D3120d29. At 10:15, the attacker sent 215 ETH to 0x68ca85dbf8eba69fb70ecdb78e0895f7cd94da83. Advertisements One MEW user on Reddit explained how they lost 0.9 […]

Users of MyEtherWallet, a web app for storing and sending ether and ethereum-based tokens, experienced an attack Tuesday that saw users of the service lose around $152,000 worth of ether. Advertisements The company was quick to alert users to the danger, tweeting a warning at 7:29 a.m. EDT, within 15 minutes of when the hack […]

This series was titled “Ethereum Competitors,” but that was probably overzealous. Advertisements These protocols — EOS, NEO, Cardano, etc. — are often described as “Ethereum Killers,” but numerous platforms can co-exist, as Windows, macOS, and Linux do today. Perhaps the future will see many of these cryptocurrency challengers coexisting as alternatives or as platforms with different strengths and specialties. […]