Ethereum Watch

Information surfacing from a blockchain event in London suggests the EEA will soon release blockchain standards for the growing ecosystem. Advertisements If rumors surfacing from London’s recent Blockchain Expo are true, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) might be about to take its next big step toward helping its roughly 450 member companies get the most […]

The Slavic god of lightning, Perun, is entering the ethereum ecosystem (in spirit at least). Advertisements Inspired by bitcoin’s lightning network, a group of researchers hailing from Warsaw have unveiled a new white paper entitled “Foundations of State Channel Networks,” which outlines a protocol designed to help ethereum scale to support higher volumes of more complex smart […]

Russia’s proposed state-issued digital currency is coming, according to one of the country’s legislators. However, with SWIFT indicating that it has no plans to stop servicing Russian banks, it’s unclear whether another Russian proposal, for a payments network that would include it and several nearby countries, will continue to interest policymakers. Advertisements The head of […]

In today’s ICO Alert Crypto Minute: PornHub now accepts Cryptocurrency payments; New York makes a splash with cryptocurrency exchanges; IMF boss Christine Lagarde praises Bitcoin; and Eligma has signed letters of intent with retailers in a major mall. Enjoy! Advertisements PornHub Partners with Cryptocurrency Verge to Accept Payments According to WIRED, the adult website Pornhub is now […]

In its 10-K filing, Riot Blockchain shared that the company was recently subpoenaed by the SEC. Despite a myriad of concerns, the Nasdaq-listed company claims to be pushing forward with plans to expand its bitcoin mining operation and to possibly launch a cryptocurrency exchange. Advertisements On Tuesday, Riot Blockchain (formerly Bioptix) filed its annual report […]

“The least evil.” Advertisements That’s how one ethereum user described the latest effort to recover $264 million in cryptocurrency lost due to a code fault in a popular ethereum wallet. But while the recovery efforts that have proliferated since the November incident have been so far shunned, a new effort, now documented in code, aims for […]

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently announced a breakthrough in one of the most important aspects of cryptography, the generation of random numbers. The experimental new technique could have vast cybersecurity implications. Advertisements Behind the digital veil of 1s and 0s that electronically run the modern world, random numbers are sequenced […]

Amazon has been awarded a patent for a “streaming data marketplace,” where information, including the identities of parties involved in cryptocurrency transactions, may one day be sold. Advertisements As new details continue to emerge in the ongoing scandal over consulting firm Cambridge Analytica’s acquisition of some Facebook user data, many netizens are expressing dismay over […]

Pay your taxes ya filthy animals…In today’s Crypto Minute: Ian Balina was hacked; Mastercard throws their Blockchain hat into the ring; Coinbase acquires Earn.com for $120 million! Advertisements Popular ICO Investor Ian Balina Hacked According to CrowdFund Insider, Popular ICO investor and YouTube influencer Ian Balina has reported on Twitter, Telegram, and Instagram that he has […]

Massive Korean manufacturer Samsung is exploring blockchain technology solutions for its vast global supply chain. Advertisements Samsung, the South Korean multinational conglomerate, is exploring how blockchain technology can create new business deliverables for its overall supply chain. With global demand spread out across a planet-wide supply chain worth tens of billions of dollars per year, […]