Ethereum Watch

Recent clampdowns on ICOs by a number of nations, China being the most prominent, have been spurred by the need for more regulation. Currently trading in crypto-land can be a bit like going to the casino in the Wild West. There is no safety net and no regulation on ICOs; anyone can start something up. […]

Key Highlights ETH price spikes higher and breaks the $500 and $515 resistance levels against the US Dollar. There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance at $470 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). The pair is currently unstoppable and it might soon blast towards the $550 level. […]

December 12, 2017 9:55 PM Advertisements While Ether, Litecoin, and bitcoin reach all-time highs, the popularity of exchanges offering trading platforms for these cryptocurrencies has also surged. However, rather than rise to the demand, many exchanges have struggled to meet it, leaving investors to muddle through issues like high-latency trades, if not outright exchange closure. […]

December 12, 2017 4:25 PM Advertisements An expansion of Australian Anti-Money Laundering regulatory measures will prompt cryptocurrency exchanges to engage in increased account monitoring and to register with a government agency. A recently passed amendment to legislation in Australia will bring cryptocurrency exchanges under the regulatory authority of a bill designed to combat money laundering […]

An interview with Benny & Elsa, two of the CoFounders of CryptoKitties On the show today are Benny & Elsa, two of the founders of CryptoKitties, a recent game that has taken the Ethereum community by storm. During the podcast, we’ll talk about the platform, how they came up with the idea, future thoughts on […]

Ethereum Analysis for December 12, 2017 Advertisements ETH/USD Ethereum has been choppy over the last several days, as the weekend was noisy. Most of the interest around the world seems to be focused on Bitcoin and the reaction of the Chicago’s future markets, so Ethereum has creeped to the back burner. However, it looks as […]

NEO vs Ethereum: What’s the Difference? How are NEO and Ethereum different? That’s a question we get asked quite often, especially because one is cited as a dead ringer of the other. In the cryptocurrency world, NEO has been dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum” because many see it as the Chinese doppelganger of the North American cryptographic network Ethereum. […]

Good morning, crypto enthusiasts. Advertisements You may notice something strange about today, namely that no calamity befell markets for having dared to introduce a Bitcoin futures contract. The world is still spinning; the sun still rises in the East. How can this be? Crypto bears were ringing alarm bells for weeks. “It’s a bubble!” they […]

CryptoKitties, the Ethereum-based digital kitten collectibles game, has processed more than $12 million in sales on its decentralized marketplace. Advertisements Essentially, CryptoKitties is a Tamagotchi-like game developed as a decentralized application (dapp) launched on top of the Ethereum protocol. Each digital kitten represents a unique crypto asset and the ownership of it cannot be altered, […]

December 11, 2017 11:59 PM Advertisements On the afternoon of December 11, 2017, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton released a statement directed to “Main Street” investors and market professionals regarding his general views on cryptocurrency and the market for token offerings (ICOs). What does the leader of the US securities market regulator think of cryptocurrency? On […]