Ethereum Watch

Advertisements For ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the ethereum network, 2016 was defined in part by the creation and subsequent collapse of The DAO, the blockchain-based investment vehicle that raised more than $150 million at then-current prices. Yet as 2017 comes to a close, the cryptocurrency is closing the books on a banner year for […]

Credit:iStock.com/ByoungJoo Advertisements Earlier this week—as investors were in the thick of the holiday rush—South Korean authorities debated how to curb the irrational exuberance of cryptocurrencies. The proposals ranged far and wide. One idea was to close certain exchanges, another was to crack down on anonymous transactions. Whatever the regulators decide, it seems inevitable that Korea […]

Ever since crypto prices exploded in the fourth quarter of 2017, investors have paid less and less attention to the regulatory environment around cryptocurrencies. That might be a mistake. Advertisements Debates over how to regulate cryptos are far from over. For example, the Russian Ministry of Finance just released its proposed regulations for Initial Coin […]

Vitalik Buterin is known and revered in crypto circles as the founder of Ethereum, the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency. On Wednesday, he shot some fiery wisdom at crypto investors, arguing that they “should heed these words of warning.” Advertisements Otherwise, Buterin may abandon the Ethereum project altogether. His advice began in a retweet of @AmirPolyteknik, who […]

Jez San is founder and CEO of FunFair Technologies, an ethereum-powered casino platform. A vocal supporter and critic of blockchain technologies, San was also a pioneer in real-time, 3D games. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review series. As a long time investor in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, 2017 has been remarkable. But it’s […]

Ethereum is a custom-built blockchain that runs decentralized applications (Dapps) exactly as programmed. This means there is no downtime, censorship, fraud, or third-party interference. Ethereum applications are called smart contracts. To know more and find answers to questions like, “What is Ethereum” or “What are Dapps?” check out our detailed Ethereum info here. Advertisements What Is […]

Shawn Wilkinson is the co-founder and chief strategy officer at Storj Labs where he oversees strategy, vision and architecture for the Storj network. Advertisements It’s pretty clear that 2017 was the year of the token. Whether you’re reading the news, attending a trade show or just minding your own business working in your preferred coffee […]

Taylor Monahan is the founder of MyEtherWallet, an open-source, client-side interface for generating ethereum wallets and interacting with the ethereum blockchain. Advertisements   It’s easy to ignore how simple things are today, and even easier to miss how much larger things will be tomorrow. We underestimate, mis-estimate, write off exponential as linear and react to […]

Credit: iStock.com/gamegfx Advertisements Over the last few weeks, crypto prices looked like the Planet of the Apes, in that they climbed incredibly fast. However, that (admittedly terrible) analogy came to an end on Thursday night when prices crashed. Almost every single currency of note was affected. Bitcoin dropped 17% overnight, while Bitcoin Cash fell by […]

How to Buy Ethereum (ETH) Currency? At the beginning of this year, the price of ether was hovering around the $10 mark. Since then the cryptocurrency market has been on a tear and the price of ether has gone up to a whopping $417.12 * and the Ethereum market cap is $39,564,365,782. It’s little wonder […]