Ethereum Watch

As they say, what’s weird in tech today just might be tomorrow’s next big thing. Advertisements If that’s the case, the world of digital, cryptographic collectibles may be high on the list of potential disruptive innovations. After all, where else can you “breed” digital items and come out with an ugly cat all your own? […]

As the impending Constantinople hard fork and Devcon4 draw nearer, the ongoing ASIC vs. GPU mining rig debate appears to have re-emerged. Some in the mining community are campaigning to block ASIC mining rigs, arguing that failing to do so will push GPU mining operations out of business, further plummet the value of Ether, and […]

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has partnered on a new art project that utilizes a pair of newly-minted ethereum-based tokens. Advertisements Motherboard reported Friday that Ai – well-known for his criticism of China’s Communist government as well as his art installations and photos – is working with Irish conceptual artist Kevin Abosch. Together, Ai […]

Ethereum has a gambling problem. Advertisements Since July, products resembling Ponzi schemes, a fraudulent form of investment promising high returns for little cost, have topped the charts among decentralized applications (dapps) running on the world’s second-largest blockchain, outpacing even the popular CryptoKitties. But if user counts and transaction volumes observed on these applications are high, so too is […]

In its recently released report, Deloitte concludes industry has been slower to adopt blockchain technology than expected, but still believes the technology will revolutionize certain sectors. Advertisements In March and April of this year, international consulting firm Deloitte surveyed executives in seven countries to learn about the state of blockchain adoption and about attitudes toward […]

General Idea Layer Protocol wants to create a system that could benefit other projects, dApps and platforms. With the popularization of various services which need to trust the users with their products, Layer Protocol wants to create an ultimate reputation system, so that service providers can see if they can trust their clients or if […]

We hit the streets of Toronto for the Blockchain Futurist Conference to hear about the latest projects building momentum in the Canadian ecosystem… ICO Alert Block Talk is a collection of street interviews where we test the knowledge of the public on subjects like Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICOs. Advertisements In this episode, we were […]

Last night, Vitalik Buterin shot off a 75-message tweet storm summarizing the history of Casper, saving blockchain nerds and amateurs everywhere hours of frustrated Googling and inaccurate reddit commenting. Advertisements If there’s an open secret in the crypto space, it’s that no one knows what’s going on. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts, hodlers, journalists, and developers alike: There’s […]

The cryptocurrency exchange has been busy lately. Advertisements Coinbase, Meet Distributed Systems Coinbase recently announced its acquisition of Distributed Systems Inc., a San Francisco-based startup. The company’s five team members are joining Coinbase to create decentralized identity-verification solutions across the exchange’s lineup of services. Before the purchase, Distributed Systems had been developing an open identity […]

BMO hopes that Blockchain technology can help reduce the costs associated with fixed income markets. Advertisements The Bank of Montreal (BMO), along with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, successfully conducted a pilot test for the issuance of fixed income transactions, according to an August 15 press release. BMO – acting as the issuer – sold […]