An ethereum event provided evidence that when it comes to a path forward on governance, the world’s second-largest blockchain is going its own way.
JP Morgan’s Amber Baldet On What Enterprise Wants from Ethereum
In a keynote speech at an ethereum developer meetup last week, JP Morgan’s blockchain lead opened up about her thinking on the tech and its future.
Ether Takes Step Toward Institutional US Trading
ConsenSys is partnering to develop an ether price index it hopes will make more crypto trading products available for institutional investors.
Thomson Reuters Is Using Your Feelings About Bitcoin to Make Investors Rich
Thomson Reuters has launched a bitcoin analysis product that uses AI to analyze how industry insiders feel about the cryptocurrency.
Ponzis and Death: The Stranger Ways to Lose Your Crypto
Scams, death, network takeover attacks. There’s no shortage of strange ways users can lose money in the cryptocurrency wild west.
Vitalik Reveals New Idea for Plasma Scaling On Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin discussed a new idea Friday for a scaling solution that envisions how the capabilities of the ethereum blockchain might be expanded.
Progress On Ethereum Privacy Projects Is Slowing
The promise of private ethereum smart contracts remains undiminished, though a conference this week showcased that challenges that persisting today.
Ethereum Foundation Awards Millions In New Grant Funding
The non-profit dedicated to advancing ethereum has awarded $2.5 million in grant funding to various projects looking to improve the ecosystem.
Ether Price Hits One-Month Low and Could Test $700
Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, has fallen to the lowest level for four weeks.
Comcast Makes First Big Bet on a Multi-Blockchain Future
The venture capital arm of the $170 billion telecoms firm has made its first blockchain investment, one aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption.
Fujitsu Touts New Tech to Detect Ethereum Smart Contract Bugs
Japanese IT giant Fujitsu has revealed a new technology that it says could help to mitigate problems with ethereum’s smart contracts.
Major Blockchains Are Pretty Much Still Centralized
Researchers wade into the centralization debate, setting out data analysis they think could help shed light on the issue.
Fundamentally Vulnerable? Ethereum’s Casper Tech Takes Criticism In Curacao
A top computer science researcher took aim at one of ethereum’s biggest expected future upgrades Friday calling it “fundamentally vulnerable.”
Raiden Isn’t Ethereum’s Only Hope for Off-Chain Payments
Competition is heating up in the ethereum ecosystem, now that scaling project Liquidity.Network has launched in test mode.
No Blockchain Is an Island
Blockchain governance is shaped by much more than protocol rules: the underlying internet rails, social norms, markets and laws all have an influence.
$35 Million Refund? Developer Appeals Ethereum for Hard Fork Hack Reversal
An early ethereum developer is speaking out about why he feels a platform-wide software upgrade should be used to help him recover lost funds.
Ethereum Governance ‘Not That Bad’ Says Buterin Amid Fund Debate
During an ethereum core developer meeting Friday, Vitalik Buterin argued the protocol’s governance isn’t functioning poorly, it’s just misunderstood.
High Stakes: Ethereum’s Fight Over Lost Funds Explained
Ethereum is facing what might be its biggest tech crisis in some time, with developers split over whether software changes should recover lost funds.
Russia’s Capital Is Leading the Charge for Blockchain Democracy
Russia may not be known as a defender of democracy, but the capital city of Moscow is using an ethereum-based voting platform to change that.
Petro Debut: What We Learned About Venezuela’s Cryptocurrency Today
Venezuela revealed a new website for its petro token, releasing its technical white paper and telling potential customers how to purchase the coin.