Ethereum Watch

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. […]

Ranked number two in Google’s world news search in 2017, most have heard of Bitcoin (BTC), yet remain puzzled by the concept of Bitcoin mining. Recent headlines illustrate Bitcoin miners hacking computers through YouTube ads, being banned by state governments, and overcharged by electric companies. Yet, it is entirely understandable if you are still asking […]

On Tuesday, the governor of France’s central bank called for “internationally harmonized answers” to address the potential risks of cryptocurrencies. Advertisements On April 24, 2018, the governor of the French central bank addressed two major global economic issues. The governor, François Villeroy de Galhau, simultaneously criticized President Trump’s protectionist trade strategy and remarked on the […]

AWS launched Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric BaaS templates, targeted toward small to medium-sized businesses. Advertisements Amazon Web Services (AWS) officially released AWS Blockchain Templates on Thursday. The service is intended to make it easier for developers to create projects based on Ethereum and the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric. The product, which positions AWS to compete with […]

X-Road, a blockchain-integrated data sharing platform that is one of the Estonian government’s digital pet projects, will facilitate the transfer of information between some institutions in its home country and others in Finland. Advertisements Estonia’s X-Road platform for secure online data transfers, which first launched in 2000, will soon support the transmission of data between […]

Ex-CFTC chairman Gary Gensler believes that Ether and Ripple’s XRP might be ‘noncompliant securities.’ Bitcoin, he anticipates, may remain exempt from that classification. Advertisements This afternoon, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Gary Gensler is slated to deliver a speech at MIT’s Business of Blockchain Conference. In remarks entitled “A Global View: Regulations for […]

Developers of Ethereum (ETH), the largest altcoin by market capitalization, have published Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) #1011 on Friday, April 20, to create a hybrid system of consensus that seeks to push the network away from issues associated with crypto mining. Advertisements The proposal consists of specifications for implementing the Hybrid Casper the Friendly Finality […]

Amazon Web Services launches blockchain templates, Venture Capital Working Group lobbies against classifying utility tokens as securities, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements Amazon Web Services has launched “AWS Blockchain Templates,” which gives users pre-set blockchain framework templates. Image from LuckyStep. Amazon Web Services Launches Blockchain Templates for Ethereum and Hyperledger Amazon Web Services […]

New code written to change the way the ethereum network reaches consensus is now ready for review, developers said Friday. Advertisements Ethereum improvement proposal (EIP) 1011, known as Hybrid Casper FFG (short for “Friendly Finality Gadget”), would implement the first step in a long-planned shift away from the energy-intensive mining process and toward towards a […]