Ethereum Watch

iStock.com/MysteryShot Ethereum News Update The first quarter of 2018 was historically bad for ETH prices, according to a recent CoinDesk report, but there’s a silver lining embedded in the data: namely, that ETH recovered from these types of slumps in the past. Advertisements For instance, Ethereum prices lost 40% in the fourth quarter of 2016. […]

iStock.com/Nawadoln Ethereum News Update As Ethereum prices trended lower on Wednesday morning, my attention was drawn to a Bloomberg report claiming that cryptocurrency hedge funds are facing a “reckoning” in 2018. Advertisements Are they really? The article says that nine hedge funds have already exited the market, while the rest are sustaining heavy losses. And […]

Ethereum’s ether (ETH) token fell 47.5 percent in the first three months of 2018 – its worst quarterly drop on record. Advertisements While the notable slump came amid a general downturn afflicting the cryptocurrency markets, it was also exacerbated by problems more unique, perhaps, to ethereum. However, although the decline appears major at first glance, […]

It wasn’t the talk he was supposed to give. Advertisements At the Deconomy conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin scrapped a plan to discuss his 12-month vision for the world’s second-largest blockchain, opting for a more general discussion on blockchain and its potential. That said, the discussion with fellow ethereum […]

ASIC-resistant no more? Advertisements That’s the question circulating Tuesday in the wake of news that Bitmain, the China-based maker of hardware specialized for cryptocurrency software, had developed a new “ASIC” mining chip designed specifically to process ethereum transactions and claim the protocol’s rewards. Bitmain confirmed the release of its Antminer E3 chips, which will retail […]

Bitcoin mining hardware firm Bitmain unveiled its long-rumored ethereum mining tech on Monday. Advertisements The Antminer E3 is set to ship this July, according to Bitmain’s website, at a price of $800 per unit. According to statements, the company is limiting orders to “one unit per user” with restrictions on shipping to China and Taiwan. […]

iStock.com/BackyardProduction Ethereum News Update Have we reached a bottom? That’s the question on most people’s minds today, as cryptocurrency markets flashed green for the second consecutive trading session. Advertisements Personally, I’m not convinced. ETH prices face a long winding road to their pre-crisis levels, which means it won’t be a straight rocket ride back to […]

Just trolling – but maybe we should do it anyway. Advertisements That’s the gist of a tweetstorm Monday from Vitalik Buterin, in which the ethereum creator said his proposal to create a hard cap on the supply of ether tokens was intended as an April Fool’s “meta-joke.” While he said he originally just wanted to […]

Vitalik Buterin proposes maximum supply for Ether, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements Vitalik Buterin has authored a new proposal regarding a limit the number of Ether that could be created. Image from Inked Pixels. Vitalik Buterin Proposes Maximum Supply for Ether Vitalik Buterin has authored a new proposal regarding a limit the number of Ether […]

iStock.com/Evgeny Gromov Ethereum News Analysis Two seemingly contradictory things are happening in cryptocurrency markets: 1) Valuations are shrinking, and 2) Blockchain adoption is growing. These trends appear to be in conflict. Advertisements What exactly is going on? Well, the first thing to remember is you’re not in a nightmare. Ethereum prices are truly trading below […]