Ethereum Watch

Advertisements Days after hitting $900, ethereum’s native ether token, ether, has topped $1,000 for the first time in its history. After spending two days mostly below its previous high of $900, ether went on a rally Wednesday, and hit its latest milestone of $1,000 early Thursday morning, according to data from CoinDesk’s Ethereum Price Chart […]

The price of ether, the native token of the ethereum platform, has hit a new all-time high over $970 and is eyeing the $1,000 mark. Advertisements As of writing, ether (ETH) is trading at a record $978. The world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has appreciated by 11 percent in the last 24 hours, according to […]

The non-profit that oversees development of ethereum has officially unveiled two subsidy programs that will support research on how to grow the number of transactions its blockchain can process. Advertisements In a blog post published Tuesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin described how the network is beginning to reach 1 million transactions per day. In his […]

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This article is an entry in CoinDesk’s Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 series. Advertisements Blockchain may be an early-stage technology, but it’s big business already. In this video interview, ConsenSys CEO, and one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential people, Joe Lubin discusses his company’s explosive growth, the value of cryptocurrencies and the social impact of his startup’s work. […]

“We can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our blindness.” — Daniel Kahneman from his book, Thinking Fast and Slow Whether you are a new cryptocurrency investor or a self-declared “crypto-expert,” your decisions on which cryptocurrency to purchase require you to make estimates on the future. However, with whitepapers, “expert” opinions and […]

Financial data firm Bloomberg has added three new cryptocurrencies – ethereum (ether), Ripple (XRP) and litecoin – alongside bitcoin on its Terminal service. Advertisements According to a Fortune report, sources said the addition of the new price data is aimed at forex traders seeking to explore the new instruments. They also suggested that Bloomberg terminal data […]

What Bitcoin Futures could mean for the crypto economy Advertisements Bitcoin continues to captivate the interest of the financially-minded as well as curious and often skeptical bystanders. Bitcoin is well on its way to becoming more than just a hot topic. The cryptocurrency’s legitimacy, along with its price, is on the rise. This month, the US […]

A United Nations organization held a meeting in Ethiopia where attendees discussed potential benefits and challenges of blockchain adoption on the African continent. Advertisements On November 24, a conference on blockchain technology in Africa, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), concluded its proceedings. The multi-day meeting, which took place in Addis […]

Remarks by Randal K. Quarles acknowledged cryptocurrencies and applying blockchain to payment systems. Instead of a central bank-created crypto, the Fed Vice Chairman implied he’s looking to private-sector banking to begin leveraging new technologies. Advertisements On November 30, 2017, the Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randal K. Quarles addressed those convened at the 2017 Financial Stability […]