Ethereum Watch

The ethereum community has broken its silence over a move to better facilitate the return of funds lost on the platform. Advertisements In wake of the departure of ethereum developer Yoichi Hirai, who resigned from his role supervising the software’s changes Thursday, community members have stormed Github in resounding rejection of the controversial proposal over […]

Notable ethereum stakeholders are joining forces to create a fund for projects building on the world’s second-largest blockchain. Advertisements Called the Ethereum Community Fund (ECF), the effort is the result of a collaboration between Cosmos, Golem, Global Blockchain Labs, Maker, OmiseGo, Raiden and Tendermint, with those involved agreeing to work to connect ethereum projects with companies […]

Advertisements Ethereum News Update Earlier in the week, I predicted that Ethereum prices might soar in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) panels on virtual currencies. They did. ETH prices advanced 6.29% in the last 24 hours, bringing the Ethereum to USD rate to $923.16. This upward momentum puts Ethereum within reach of […]

Yoichi Hirai has resigned as an ethereum editor citing concerns that a contentious proposal may be in violation of penal law. Advertisements Named EIP 867, the proposal defines a method to better facilitate the return of lost funds on the platform. Speaking on GitHub, the developer wrote: “Some EIP editors look nonchalant about legal consequences […]

Lightning is spreading across the cryptocurrency landscape. Advertisements Originally designed for use on bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market size was also the first to implement the concept, touted as a way to make transactions faster and cheaper by moving them to a layer above the blockchain. But with scalability emerging as a pressing issue across the […]

Ethereum’s world computer is in need of a magic touch. Advertisements As developers continue to clash over yet another controversial software update, some of ethereum’s top minds are working together to conjure up a solution for what has been a troubling absence of late — community consensus. Recent discussions concerning the return of lost funds […]

iStock.com/ByoungJoo Ethereum News Update There’s a lot going on in Ethereum news this month. Advertisements India is apparently exploring ways to crack down on virtual currencies, meaning that we could see more volatility in ETH prices over the next few weeks. (Source: “India to bar cryptocurrencies from its payments system: finance ministry official,” Reuters, February 5, […]

iStock.com/allanswart Ethereum Price Prediction: Why ETH Is the Best Cryptocurrency in 2018 The recent cryptocurrency crash has bolstered our faith in Ethereum. Ethereum is one cryptocurrency that proved its mettle, while most others, including crypto heavyweight Bitcoin, faltered. Ethereum “Casper,” the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), and Ethereum applications are some of its strengths that we’ll […]

iStock.com/Adrian Bysiak Ethereum News Update The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is not the hero investors asked for, but it’s the one they got when Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo testified before the Senate Banking Committee. Advertisements Giancarlo struck a bullish tone on cryptocurrencies, saying that regulators should “do no harm” to private sector innovation. He […]

flickr.com/Marc van der Chijs Ethereum News Update Something has changed in cryptocurrency markets. Advertisements In less than a week, investors have gone from agonizing over pending regulations to not caring about big announcements. For example, there was zero reaction to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chairperson Christine Lagarde saying that regulatory action on cryptocurrencies is “inevitable.” […]