Ethereum Watch

A cryptocurrency modeled after a dog meme is proving yet again it’s not just a joke. Advertisements Created on a whim in 2013, dogecoin isn’t simply still around, it’s playing a crucial role in the ongoing testing of at least one “serious” technology. In fact, on February 5, it notably factored into an experiment that successfully […]

Some people just aren’t that into digital cats. Advertisements Once the only major ethereum application (or dapp) to see a large number of users trading “crypto collectables,” CryptoKitties is seeing new competition from projects seeking to issue their own tradable code on the blockchain. Zombies, countries – even crypto celebrities – are now creating whole new […]

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 […]

A look at the headlines of late may leave you with a familiar conclusion – with all the ups and downs in the market, it’s just too early to take crypto seriously. Advertisements And it’s true, despite the best efforts of even the industry’s most notable developers, the world’s largest cryptocurrencies remain not just volatile, […]

Strobes pulsed through fog as a tightly packed audience sought to get a shot of the DJ. Advertisements Revered for his contributions to electronic dance music, Gareth Emery was in the box at London’s Ministry of Sound last weekend, there to show off the synths that have helped him win the prestigious “A State Of Trance Tune […]

Ethereum is once again at a familiar crossroads. Advertisements As the price of its cryptocurrency ether has soared (and then corrected) in 2018, one thing has remained constant – users continue to lose money due to hacks, faulty code and human error. It’s an issue that in the past has split the platform into rivaling […]

When life gives you lemons to the tune of nearly $160 million, it’s not so easy to make lemonade. Advertisements But that’s just what ethereum startup Parity Technologies is seeking to do after a rough 2017, a year in which it suffered one of the most high-profile breaches in the history of blockchain. Far from […]

Sitting at his desk at Credit Suisse, Sina Nader watched the bottom fall out of the global economy. Advertisements As a junior associate helping manage a $100 million portfolio of equities, he had a first-hand view of the 2007-2008 collapse from the Swiss bank’s Los Angeles offices and recalls frantically taking screenshots of the price […]

Stock trading mobile app provider Robinhood is jumping on the crypto-trading bandwagon. Advertisements Announced today, the company, which was founded in 2013 as a way to democratize stock trading, said it plans to roll out bitcoin and ether trading services via its mobile apps next month. Not only does the company hope to attract cryptocurrency […]

Eric Piscini, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, is the global leader of Deloitte’s financial services blockchain consulting efforts and co-lead at its the global blockchain and cryptocurrency team. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review. As the technology behind bitcoin nears its 10th year in the market, let’s […]