Ethereum Watch

December 28, 2017 4:39 PM Advertisements It pays to double-check your numbers. Unfortunately, one altcoin amateur learned that lesson the hard way. Oops. Advertisements In a less than delightful Christmas story, a hapless cryptocurrency user relieved himself of $73,786 worth of tokens. It appears that the unfortunate individual accidentally entered his gas fee in the […]

December 28, 2017 6:24 PM Advertisements After tweets shilling altcoins were sent from John McAfee’s Twitter handle, the software mogul announced that the account had been hacked. On December 27, 2017, the Twitter account of cybersecurity guru and operator of one of the largest mining operations in North America, John McAfee, suffered an apparent hack. […]

Mining Ethereum on your own can be difficult: you need to buy a PC, graphics cards, make sure the PC has a power supply that’s large enough to support the graphics cards, and install and configure the mining software. Then there’s the cost of electricity to keep the PC running all day and all night, […]

Vitalik Buterin is known and revered in crypto circles as the founder of Ethereum, the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency. On Wednesday, he shot some fiery wisdom at crypto investors, arguing that they “should heed these words of warning.” Advertisements Otherwise, Buterin may abandon the Ethereum project altogether. His advice began in a retweet of @AmirPolyteknik, who […]

ETH/USD Advertisements Ethereum did almost nothing against the US dollar as we continue to walk around the $750 neighborhood. However, the 20 SMA is starting to turn slightly positive on the 4 hour chart, so I think it’s only a matter of time before we rally. I suspect that there is a massive amount of […]

Jez San is founder and CEO of FunFair Technologies, an ethereum-powered casino platform. A vocal supporter and critic of blockchain technologies, San was also a pioneer in real-time, 3D games. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review series. As a long time investor in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, 2017 has been remarkable. But it’s […]

December 27, 2017 12:33 AM Advertisements Kind-hearted Etherians hung a little crypto on the “Merkle Tree” at a Toronto-based charity event. On December 21, 2017, Covenant House, an organization that helps homeless children and youth, surpassed a fundraising goal nearly three times over in the form of Ether donations. Advertisements The “Merry Merkle Tree” event […]

December 27, 2017 10:51 PM Advertisements Belarus has recently legalized cryptocurrencies, greenlit crowdfunding through token offerings, and sanctioned exchange between fiat and cryptocurrencies. Nestled between Russia and Poland, landlocked Belarus is no stranger to economic strife. Between 2012 and 2016, the nation’s GDP was nearly halved. Though 2017 saw some recovery for the country, a […]

Electroneum is a cryptocurrency that is designed to be easy to use, easy to mine, and designed for fast transaction speeds. It’s also designed with two billion mobile users in mind. Advertisements Electroneum is so easy to use, you just sign up on the website and within minutes you have a personal Electroneum wallet without […]

ETH/USD Advertisements Ethereum rose slightly against the US dollar during the trading session on Tuesday, as we continue to grind higher. However, the $760 level has offered resistance again, so it remains to be seen whether we can hang onto these gains. For what it’s worth, the stochastic oscillator has crossed over in the overbought […]