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Several Major Bullish News For Bitcoin and Ethereum + More
16.12.2020
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Investing news
One River Asset Management, a hedge fund specializing in volatility bets, has already invested over USD 600m in cryptoassets and...
Ethereum 2.0 Has Another Mystery - Taxes
15.12.2020
As ethereum (ETH) holders are now learning how to stake their tokens and earn interest along the way, there is one question they’ll eventually need to ask, and hope there is a clear answer by then. Yes, it’s taxes. And the only thing that’s clear is that there’s no regulatory clarity on how...
BTC, ETH Slide Lower Despite Insurers’ USD 100m Bitcoin Buy & Ether ETF
11.12.2020
The crypto community has been buoyed as – despite sliding bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) prices – two major breakthroughs were reached for both tokens.
At pixel time (09:03 UTC), BTC trades at USD 17,883 and is down by 3% in a day and 8% in a week, while ETH is down by almost 4% to USD 545....
First Validator Gets 'Slashed' Just Day After Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Launch
3.12.2020
Though the heavier penalties are supposed to be easily avoided, just a day after the launch of the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the first validator has been 'slashed'.
According to BeaconScan.com, since the Phase 0 launched on December 1, one validator was already slashed...
Cubans Turn to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin as US Sanctions Bite
3.12.2020
Another report has exposed how Cubans are sidestepping United States sanctions by using bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin remittance solutions – with conventional wire transfers all but impossible between USA-aligned nations and the communist state.
A report from Deutsche Welle’s Spanish-language service...
EIP-1559 Won't Lower High Ethereum Fees On Its Own - Professor
2.12.2020
Among several of the recently much-discussed Ethereum (ETH)-related events is the arrival of a particular Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that should help lower fees - but high fees are a scalability, not a mechanism issue, argues an expert.
EIP-1559 is expected to bring automatic token burn...
Ethereum 2.0's Phase 0 Goes Live 'Successfully'
1.12.2020
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The first of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) is now live, with the team behind it describing its launch as successful.
At 12 UTC today, per the Ethereum Foundation livestream and Beaconcha.in's genesis dashboard, the first phase has been launched. The Slot 1, the first that...
Coinbase, Huobi Join Other Exchanges in Supporting Ethereum 2.0 Staking
1.12.2020
With the much-anticipated launch of Phase 0 of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 finally here, the industry begins to prepare for the transition to the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm for the second largest cryptoasset by market capitalization. Major crypto exchanges, including Kraken, Coinbase and Huobi...
Ethereum 2.0 Journey in 3½ Phases Is About to Start With Phase 0
30.11.2020
The long-awaited, much-discussed second iteration of the Ethereum (ETH) network is slated to take an important step on December 1. It will not actually fully roll-out at once - instead, the very first day of December will see the first of its phases, laying the basis on which the rest will...
Bitcoin vs. Ethereum Fight Escalates amid Fresh Capital Entering the Space
25.11.2020
In the past month alone, bitcoin (BTC) price has increased by approximately 48% while ethereum (ETH) has seen its value balloon by 52%. So it would seem that all of these profits would put everybody in a good mood, especially both camps of diehards of the two largest and most popular cryptoassets....
Ethereum Surges As Whales Accomplish ETH 2.0 Phase 0 Mission
24.11.2020
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Ehtereum (ETH) whales alongside smaller stakers have managed to send all the required ether to the ETH 2.0 deposit contract, allowing to launch Phase 0 on December 1 and extending the ETH rally.
At the time of writing (04:50 UTC), there are ETH 574,880 (USD 356m) sent to...
Double Ethereum Rally: Price Nears USD 600, ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract Filled Over 50%
23.11.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) deposit contract surpassed 50% of staked ETH needed for the Phase 0 launch, as the coin's price rallies.
The price has been surging this past week, surpassing the USD 500 level for the first time in more than two years. At the time of writing (11:15 UTC), ETH trades at...
Ethereum King Buterin Loses Live Showdown to Twitch Chess Queen
23.11.2020
Source: a video screenshot, twitch.tv
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin took a break from his crypto activities and met his match – on the chess board versus a National Canadian Team player and well-known Twitch-based chess streamer.
In a much-talked-about live-streamed faceoff versus...
US in Crypto Tax Balancing Act, ETH Miners Safe Until Nov. 2021 + More News
20.11.2020
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Crypto tax news
The US Treasury Department has told attendees at the OECD-arranged 2020 Global Blockchain Policy Forum that it is still undecided...
Ethereum Touches USD 500 For the First Time In More Than Two Years
20.11.2020
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Today, for a few minutes, Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptoasset by market capitalization, touched the USD 500 level for the first time since July 2018.
At pixel time (09:40 UTC), ETH trades at USD 495 and is up by almost 6% in a day and 6% in a week. The price...
80%-Empty Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Gets A 4% Boost From Dubai Investor
18.11.2020
Khurram Shroff, Dubai-based entrepreneur and Chairman of the IBC Group, an investment company, agreed to send ETH 20,000 (USD 9.6m) into Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) deposit contract as it struggles to reach its target.
ETH 20,000 is equal to almost 4% of the needed amount - ETH 524,288 (USD 251m) -...
Buterin Sold Ethereum To Novogratz At Premium & "Lost" Hundreds Of Millions
17.11.2020
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a video screenshot, edited by Cryptonews.com
Mike Novogratz, CEO of digital asset-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital, has admitted to buying ETH 500,000 from Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin five years ago, paying a premium price of USD 0.98 - USD 0.99...
Reversible Ethereum Transactions, Digital Oil Token + More News
12.11.2020
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Crypto adoption news
Kirobo, the Tel Aviv-based startup that created an 'undo button' for previously irreversible Bitcoin (BTC) transactions...
Liquidity Solution For Ethereum 2.0 Validators Launched + More News
11.11.2020
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Ethereum news
Crypto trading firm Darma Capital launched LiquidStake, a liquidity solution for Ethereum (ETH)...
Ethereum Infrastructure Provider Down; Binance Disables Withdrawals
11.11.2020
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Ethereum (ETH) infrastructure provider Infura went down a bit more than an hour ago, resulting in a price feed delay of ETH and ERC-20 tokens, as well as some exchanges disabling withdrawals.
"We are currently experiencing a service outage for our Ethereum...