Ethereum Watch

Derivatives exchange operator CME Group is launching an ether reference rate and a real-time ether-dollar index in partnership with UK-based digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities. Advertisements The operator noted Monday that it would provide “a daily benchmark price in U.S. dollars” every 24 hours, as well as the real-time price “based on transactions and […]

It’s a little bit like “Finding Nemo” – except at the end, you get to eat the fish. Advertisements During the Ethereal Summit, hosted May 11-12 by ethereum startup/incubator ConsenSys in Queens, New York, attendees were given an immersive experience to highlight the benefits a blockchain could have of tracking goods as they move along […]

Digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities is launching ethereum futures contracts. Advertisements Announced Friday, the U.K. startup claims the news marks the first time futures for ether – the cryptocurrency that powers the ethereum blockchain – will be traded on a regulated platform. Investors will be able to take long or short positions, which will let them […]

As JP Morgan Chase’s new blockchain lead, Christine Moy has big shoes to fill. And a quandary to resolve. Advertisements Moy took over last month from Amber Baldet, one of the most prominent figures in blockchain, after she left to form an as-yet-unnamed startup. Around the same time, Baldet announced her departure, word leaked out […]

The line between crypto education and self-promotion has blurred. Advertisements And nowhere is this more evident than on social media, where imposters are everywhere and scams are rampant. But as crypto Twitter devolves into all-out chaos, a similar deterioration of discourse is playing out on another popular site for crypto enthusiasts – Meetup.com, the startup acquired by […]

The concept of microinsurance is getting a shot in the arm from new technologies, not least among them blockchain. Advertisements A term coined at the turn of the millennium, “microinsurance” is often defined as coverage for people on very low incomes. However, the concept has run up against many of the problems faced by microfinance […]

Since its formation nearly a year and a half ago, it’s safe to say that the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has been quiet. Advertisements Apart from a steady stream of new members, there has been a lull of live projects, one that has led some to theorize the consortium might not deliver on standards for enterprise […]

Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that issued a €75 million ($91 million) corporate loan using two different blockchain technologies. Advertisements According to a report from the Financial Times on Thursday, the bank’s latest exploration of the technology focuses on the entire issuance process, including negotiation of terms and signing the corporate loan. […]

ConsenSys, the New York-based blockchain application startup, has announced today it is partnering with TrueDigital, a new affiliate of online interest rate swap marketplace trueEx, in an effort to develop a benchmark price for ethereum’s ether cryptocurrency. Advertisements According to an announcement, the two firms are planning to design a target reference index for the […]

Comcast is banking on a world with multiple blockchains. Advertisements Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the venture arm of the telecommunications giant is leading a $3.3 million seed investment in Blockdaemon, a New York City-based startup that creates enterprise software for interacting with a wide range of blockchains. While Blockdaemon has so far allowed its clients […]