Ethereum Watch

iStock.com/Lightboxx Ethereum News Update Ethereum prices, and cryptocurrency values more broadly, slipped again on Thursday as investors mulled regulatory actions in the United States and Japan. Advertisements This is surprising, given that U.S. regulators have largely welcomed cryptocurrencies with open arms. They tend to harbor a deep respect for innovation. Even if they worry about […]

The non-profit dedicated to advancing and maintaining ethereum’s software  has officially announced the recipients of its first wave of development grants. Advertisements A total of 13 projects received more than $2.5 million combined to work on scalability, security, development experiences, user interface study and other derivatives of the ethereum blockchain, according to a Wednesday announcement. […]

Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, has fallen to one-month lows below $800 and looks set to extend losses further. Advertisements As of writing, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is trading at $787 – down just over 5 percent in the last 24 hours. Prices fell to $779 earlier today, which […]

iStock.com/Adrian Bysiak Ethereum News Update Looming over the cryptocurrency market is a big question mark concerning how regulators view the asset class. Advertisements Are they commodities? Are they securities? The difference might not seem important to investors, but it could have a huge impact on Ethereum prices. After all, securities are tightly regulated. Classifying cryptocurrencies […]

iStock.com/allanswart Ethereum News Update To many crypto-enthusiasts, blockchain is synonymous with decentralization. A growing number of powerful entities, however, think the two are separable, and that may give Ethereum an edge over Bitcoin. Advertisements Why, you ask? Well, Bitcoin has a political mission carved into its DNA. Its core aim is to disrupt the financial […]

Japanese IT giant Fujitsu has revealed a new technology that it says could help to mitigate problems with ethereum’s smart contracts. Advertisements In a statement released Wednesday, Fujitsu said the new system aims to detect in advance the risks associated with a smart contract source code on ethereum. In effect, the tech helps the blockchain […]

iStock.com/BackyardProduction Ethereum News Update Scaling questions abound for Bitcoin and Ethereum, but at least Ethereum is well on its way to a solution. And no, I don’t mean “Raiden.” Advertisements As the most famous of Ethereum’s potential saviors, Raiden could still end up declogging the Ethereum network, but it will have to outrace a new […]

iStock.com/allanswart Ethereum News Update While blockchain use-cases are filtering into the real economy, cryptocurrency markets have sputtered to a standstill. Prices are just moving sideways. Advertisements But before we delve into those forces, I want to emphasize that blockchain development is happening at all levels of business, even the upper echelon of the Fortune 500. […]

Many cryptocurrency projects focused on improving the real estate industry have begun to climb the market cap rankings in early 2018. While the real estate crypto projects on this list are relatively fresh off of completing their ICOs, they have already had a lot of success and have quickly gained the attention of crypto investors, […]

Ethereum News Update Earlier in the year, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that 2018 is when cryptocurrencies would have to live up to the hype from last year. It seems he might be right. Advertisements What we’re seeing this year is tectonic movement on regulatory issues, industry standards, and technical progress. Some of these changes […]