Ethereum Watch

The legal research body’s recent report includes plans to study executable distributed code contracts. Advertisements Published on July 19, the UK Law Commission’s 2017-2018 Annual Report details the authority’s work throughout the year and its various recommendations for legal reform. Included in this year’s review is a section dedicated to EDCCs (also called smart contracts). […]

Day one of the Developer Conference for Ethereum Dapps & Infrastructure was a success. Advertisements The first day of the Developer Conference for Ethereum Dapps & Infrastructure (DappCon) in Berlin came to a close on Thursday night. Day one of the event offered participants the chance to learn about tech updates, software launches, and possible […]

Yesterday, blockchain scaling solution Raiden announced the launch of a new testnet, the final stage prior to the planned summer release of its mainnet. Advertisements Nearly two years after the release of its first proof of concept, the Ethereum payment channel Raiden has launched a second testnet. According to the project’s announcement, Raiden sees this […]

The gear has come under scrutiny by the State Bank of Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Advertisements According to Hanoi newspaper Việt Nam News, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, has agreed with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to temporarily halt the import of cryptocurrency mining […]

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, OKEx, will form a joint venture company with MSX, the digital and FinTech division of Malta Stock Exchange Holdings, to create a security-token trading platform under the name OKMSX. Advertisements OKEx and MSX signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 19 to establish a security token trading […]

It’s an impressive step forward but seems to ignore the major concerns of the last few years: privacy and security. Advertisements One proposed advantage of blockchain technology is the opportunity for consumers to privately control their own data. That’s an immensely powerful idea, especially in the age of information. What if a person were able […]

Bitgenstein’s Table, the Crypto Philosophy Podcast, ep. 3 Bitgenstein’s Table: the Crypto Philosophy Podcast applies 2500 years of the wisest human thought in philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, and economics to the future of blockchain & cryptocurrency & how to make better decisions. Advertisements I’m joined this week by my colleague Ryan Dennis, Head of Content at […]

A new test network has been launched for Raiden, the ethereum payments channel project. Advertisements Announced at the Dappcon developer conference in Berlin on Thursday, the release features a minimal implementation of the scaling solution that will allow ethereum tokens to be traded on off-chain payment channels. Notably, this particular testnet will be the final one to […]

Blockchain Popularity, Athletes in Crypto, Mastercard Patent and more! Blockchain and Crypto as Familiar as the Internet Blockchain and Cryptocurrency usage could one day be as commonplace as using the internet. In an interview with CNBC, Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of fintech company Circle, described the industry as “a really fertile space in terms of the […]

Ethereum’s most polarizing debate is back – and, arguably, as complex as ever. Advertisements Largely undiscussed since April, the question of whether the world’s second-largest blockchain would consider a system-wide software upgrade as a way to return $239 million lost due to a mishap at a major startup resurfaced with a new round of infighting among […]