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Ethereum

cryptocurrency July 19, 2018

Augur, a decentralized platform for creating predictions markets, just hit a major milestone. Advertisements “The first markets have successfully resolved,” the project tweeted Wednesday. Payments of ether worth around $20,000 are now going out to the first brave crop of users, who used the betting platform without knowing for sure whether it would work as advertised. […]

cryptocurrency July 18, 2018

Parity, the ethereum software client, has announced some major changes, including the stripping away of its graphical user interface (GUI). Advertisements In effect, the changes mean that Parity’s “wallet” – that is, its repository of private keys – does not now exist for general, non-technical consumers. All “installers and operating-system specific packages” have also been […]

cryptocurrency July 17, 2018

Prediction platform Augur is fast attracting fans, at least if new data is any indication. Advertisements Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, figures from Predictions.Global, a website that allows users to view Augur markets without installing the app, show the platform saw a spike in “open interest” from Sunday to Monday. A metric that denotes how much is […]

cryptocurrency July 16, 2018

We examine the 14 stages of emotions that you might experience when entering the wildly volatile crypto market. The markets are wild — you don’t have to keep reminding us about it. When you punch your ticket for the rollercoaster ride known as the crypto market, it’s important to keep your emotions in check. What goes up must come […]

cryptocurrency July 12, 2018

“Proof-of-stake is solved.” Advertisements Even in an industry that’s seen no shortage of grand proclamations, those words, issued by entrepreneur Charles Hoskinson in April, grabbed attention. The CEO of blockchain firm IOHK (and one-time CEO of Ethereum), Hoskinson was seeking to send a message about a new research paper, one he believes proved that the […]

cryptocurrency July 11, 2018

We hit the Pittsburgh Grand Prix car show to find out how much Bitcoin people had to sell to get their hands on those sweet Lamborghinis… Advertisements 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. In this […]

cryptocurrency July 10, 2018

The wider world of crypto tokens is becoming a bit more accessible to institutional investors. Advertisements The security startup BitGo exclusively told CoinDesk on Tuesday, July 10, it will expand its suite of custody products and services to support 57 new ethereum assets, a move driven by demand for services that safeguard private keys – […]

cryptocurrency July 9, 2018

Life used to be different for “Crypto Shaolin.” Advertisements Long before he was known by his current nickname, he’d follow tourists in the heat of central Africa, swinging an ice box and offering them a chilly bottle of Coca Cola or Fanta with a sugary smile to match. But as chipper as his demeanor made […]

cryptocurrency July 8, 2018

The original Ethereum chain, with a commitment to immutability, sidechains, and aspirations in the IoT space. Confusing newcomers is something cryptocurrency does particularly well. Advertisements Bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash. Ethereum. Ethereum Classic. …Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin God, Ethereum Fog… Ethereum originally hard-forked to undo the damage caused by a bad actor, as we’ll explore below, but […]

cryptocurrency July 7, 2018

Before discussing the launch of a blockchain platform for newsrooms, there was one thing I had to clear up with the Matt Coolidge, co-founder and communication lead at the Civil Media Company: was he planning to put me out of a job? Advertisements “Our visions of world domination stop short of disrupting CoinDesk,” he said. A […]