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A Date for Final Ethereum 2.0 Public Testnet Announced; Attacknets Live
22.7.2020
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Step by step, or rather one testnet by another, Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) seems to be on track for launch - as the date for the final public testnet has been announced.
Ethereum Core developer Danny Ryan posted on the testnet’s Discord site that the next multi-client...
‘Prohibitively Expensive’ Ethereum Network Fees ‘Are Healthy’
21.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) users are paying higher than normal fees for transactions on the network, per a new report – to the extent that some token holders are holding fire on making ETH dealings.
According to the latest CoinMetrics-produced State of the Network report, the past week has seen a drop in...
Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 Has Another Possible Launch Date - November
21.7.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), or Serenity, is "well on track" for a launch later this year, according to Afri Schoedon, release manager at blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies and ex-Ethereum developer - and unless there is a critical problem found, there is no reason to push...
78% of Ethereum Held in ‘Validator Qualified’ Wallets
17.7.2020
Almost 78% of the current supply of Ethereum’s native ETH token is currently held in wallets “qualified” to become network validators as Ethereum is moving to its version 2.0, according to two Ethereum development insiders.
In a blog post, published yesterday, Tanner Hoban and Tom Borgers, both...
Ethereum 2.021, Dai Giveaway, Bourbon on Tokens + More News
10.7.2020
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Phase 0 of Ethereum's next version, Ethereum 2.0 might go live in January of 2021 at the earliest, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake...
8 Ethereum Miners Wield ‘Overwhelming Influence’ Over the Network
7.7.2020
The Ethereum (ETH) network is dominated by just over 50 powerful mining pools – with an inner cabal of eight maintaining the lion’s share of the blockchain, according to the findings of a new report.
The ConsenSys-produced “The Ethereum Proof of Work” report concluded that as recently as Q2...
Liquidity Mining is 'Like Uber' Giving Shares to Early Drivers & Riders
7.7.2020
DeFi's latest hit is yield farming with millions of dollars worth of tokens distributed each month. It's boosted by liquidity mining, which today is like Uber giving shares to early drivers and riders, argued a researcher.
DeFi (decentralized finance) commonly refers to the protocols, digital...
Ethereum Pulls Away from Competition in Dapp Dominance Race
7.7.2020
The Ethereum (ETH) network almost doubled its number of active dapp users in the second quarter of 2020, increasing by 97% to close to 1.259 million users and logging a new all-time-high, per a new report from Dapp.com.
The Dapp.com data shows that from April to June this year, the roughly...
Vitalik Buterin Pushes for Rollups as Ethereum's Scaling Solution
1.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a screenshot, YouTube/ETHWORLD.
Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), reiterated that rollups are the way to go when it comes to the network's scaling issue. They'll likely be the main solution for at least two years, he suggested.
As is all too well known, terms...
Put-to-Call Ratio Rises as Ethereum Options Market Sets New Record
1.7.2020
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Despite a new record in the overall interest in ethereum (ETH) options trading seen yesterday, the market may be sending a signal that some ETH holders are hedging their bets on the second-most valuable cryptoasset.
The increasing hedging, which may perhaps stem from...
Ethereum 2.0 First Public Multi-Client Testnet To Go Live Next Week
26.6.2020
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Ethereum community continues to prepare for the long-awaited Ethereum 2.0 upgrade as its developers have made two major achievements towards the launch of the so-called Phase 0, reported Etereum 2.0 coordinator and developer Danny Ryan.
Firstly, Ethereum...
Ethereum Transaction Fees Rise Further, Gap with Bitcoin Narrows
24.6.2020
As transaction fees on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain continue to rise, some are warning that the network's competitors may benefit if the issue is not dealt with. Meanwhile, the gap between the number 1 and number 2 coins by market capitalization got a lot narrower – as the former's fees dropped...
Reddit Asks Ethereum Community for a Scaling Solution
19.6.2020
Reddit is working on scaling its recently added Ethereum (ETH) crypto rewards system, and has asked its own community to lend a hand.
"Ethereum" and "scaling" are words that are often paired together. But as the network moves towards its second iteration, named Ethereum...
Sender of USD 5.3 Million ETH Transactions Reportedly Revealed
17.6.2020
It seems that the victim of last week's USD 5.28 million Ethereum (ETH) fee transactions has been revealed.
Blockchain analytics and security firm PeckShield claims to have identified the sender - a South Korean peer-to-peer crypto exchange Good Cycle. Furthermore, this small exchange...
Stablecoin Volume Now 5x ETH Volume on Ethereum – Report
17.6.2020
Stablecoin volume on Ethereum (ETH) is now up to 5 times greater than the on-chain volume of the network’s native token, ETH, a new report from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode reveals.
More precisely, the combined volume of all stablecoins on Ethereum surpassed the ETH volume a year ago,...
South Korean Police Bust Suspected USD 41.5M Ethereum Crime Ring
12.6.2020
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have searched and seized data from at least two unnamed crypto exchanges in the hunt for the masterminds of a suspected ethereum (ETH) fraud ring believed to be worth at least USD 41.5 million.
Per reports from KBS and Joongang Ilbo, the ring made use of multi-level...
Ethereum Transaction Fee Mystery Just Got More Mysterious
12.6.2020
Yet another abnormal ether transaction occurred on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain for the third time. Now, someone transferred ETH 3,221 (USD 762,990) with a somewhat lower transaction fee of ETH 2,310 (USD 544,028).
The transaction occurred on the block 10247265, on June 11, 12:14 PM UTC time....
Another USD 2.6M Paid in Ethereum Fees - Many Doubt it's a Mistake
11.6.2020
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Another USD 2.6 million in fees was paid for a different Ethereum (ETH) transaction, and people are doubting that this is a mistake as previously thought.
The Cryptoverse was surprised by yet another small value sent with a dizzying fee within 24 hours. Compared...
The Most Dizzying Fee 'By Far' Paid for an Ethereum Transaction Today
10.6.2020
So, somebody today sent over USD 100 worth of ethereum (ETH) for a fee of over USD 2.5 million. Yes, in that order. The transaction caused an uproar in the Cryptoverse.
Per transaction details, this person sent ETH 0.55, at the time worth USD 133.93, but they paid a whopping ETH 10,669, or USD...
DeFi Capitalization Doubles In Two Months; Up To 1K New Users Per Day
9.6.2020
The total market capitalization for decentralized finance (DeFi) products, total value locked in DeFi, and staking-ready Ethereum (ETH) wallets - are all seeing their numbers grow. At the same, the number of new users coming to DeFi might be up to 1,000 a day.
We’re "still very early...