Ethereum Watch

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has partnered on a new art project that utilizes a pair of newly-minted ethereum-based tokens. Advertisements Motherboard reported Friday that Ai – well-known for his criticism of China’s Communist government as well as his art installations and photos – is working with Irish conceptual artist Kevin Abosch. Together, Ai […]

Ethereum has a gambling problem. Advertisements Since July, products resembling Ponzi schemes, a fraudulent form of investment promising high returns for little cost, have topped the charts among decentralized applications (dapps) running on the world’s second-largest blockchain, outpacing even the popular CryptoKitties. But if user counts and transaction volumes observed on these applications are high, so too is […]

We hit the streets of Toronto for the Blockchain Futurist Conference to hear about the latest projects building momentum in the Canadian ecosystem… 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. Advertisements In this episode, we were […]

Blockchain-based social network Minds is migrating its platform to the ethereum network, the startup announced Monday. Advertisements After roughly four-and-a-half months on its Rinkeby test network, the startup will be moving to ethereum for its full live launch. The firm claims to provide a censorship-resistant, accessible social network for users, especially those in potentially authoritarian […]

Taking a closer look As Marcus was joining Coinbase’s board back in December 2017, Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong said Marcus would apply his expertise in the “payments and mobile space” to guide Coinbase in its overall mission. Advertisements After just five months, Marcus became Facebook’s lead into new blockchain research and strategic partnerships. This shook up […]

Microsoft has just rolled out an additional consensus mechanism for clients building ethereum-based apps on Azure that does away with mining. Advertisements Called “proof-of-authority,” the mechanism notably replaces the proof-of-work mining process that is common in public blockchains. However, it is only applicable in a permissioned network scenario – that is, on private or consortium blockchains […]

Interactive financial markets technology platform LevelTradingField is launching a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange using the ethereum blockchain. Advertisements Dubbed CADE, the exchange is set to go live this September. It will list ERC-20 tokens which track bitcoin, ether, litecoin, bitcoin cash, ripple and monero, with more to be considered on a rolling basis, according to a […]

Tickets for the first music festival set to be powered by blockchain technology are now on sale. Advertisements Scheduled for this fall, the Our Music Festival is launching its own virtual currency — the OMF token — at its inaugural event at the University of California, Berkeley’s William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre. It will be […]

Ethereum developers are already implementing code for Constantinople, the network’s next system-wide upgrade. Advertisements The second part of a series of upgrades to make the ethereum network more efficient and less costly in terms of fees, Constantinople will be activated sometime before October’s Devcon4 ethereum conference, according to stakeholders during a core developer meeting Friday. […]

One of the most prolific features of cryptocurrencies and the budding blockchain-powered “decentralized economy” is that is providing individuals with more privacy and digital anonymity than ever before. Advertisements The world’s first digital currency bitcoin is enabling anyone in the world with an Internet connection to make digital payments without the need for an intermediary, […]