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Coin Race: Ethereum Price Ends Losing Streak, Bitcoin Price Drops More
1.10.2019
The early crypto fall that started in August continued in September, painting the market red. And we can’t even talk of small drops as many coins have seen a double-digit plunge in the month of abrupt downs and ups. However, in the top 10 coins category, the situation looks better for at least...
Ethereum Price Erased All its Gains in September
25.9.2019
Just a week ago, Ethereum stepped over the USD 200 mark, and has climbed to USD 221.40 – before dropping, seeing its gains in September swept away.
Just recently, there was a rise in multiple altcoins’ prices and even discussions if it might be altcoin season knocking on the Cryptoverse’s door....
Ether Is Regular Weekend Price Winner vs Bitcoin + 6 More Crypto News
23.9.2019
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Bloomberg reports that a pattern is emerging in altcoin prices – whereby tokens such as ethereum and Ripple’s...
Ether Hit USD 200; On its Way to Surpass BTC in Daily Transaction Fees
17.9.2019
After a strong rally in the past week, the second largest digital token by market capitalization, ether (ETH), climbed above the USD 200 level today, where it was almost a month ago. Moreover, researchers claim that Ethereum is also overtaking Bitcoin in daily transaction fees. A major reason...
BitPay to Start Supporting Ethereum
16.9.2019
Major crypto payments processor, BitPay said it plans to start supporting payments in ether in the coming weeks.
Also, wallet users will be able to store and use ether in a BitPay wallet and BitPay Prepaid Visa Card holders can top up debit cards, the company added. Now it supports bitcoin...
Ethereum Outperforms Bitcoin, Altcoins Showing Positive Signs
16.9.2019
This past week, bitcoin recovered from the USD 10,000 support area. BTC/USD broke the USD 10,200 resistance to start an upside correction. However, the upward move was capped by the USD 10,450 and USD 10,500 resistance levels. The price is currently (08:00 UTC) correcting lower and it is struggling...
Check Out These 10 ETHBoston Projects Picked by an Investor
12.9.2019
After sharing a list of 14 Ethereum projects submitted to the Ethereum blockchain hackathon ETHBerlin in late August, Kyle Samani, managing partner at crypto hedge fund Multicoin Capital, is back with 10 his favorite submissions to ETH Boston.
Though it seems that he didn't enjoy these events...
Vitalik Buterin on The Five Biggest Misconceptions in Crypto
5.9.2019
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, LinkTime
Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of the Ethereum, recently shared his views on some of the biggest misconceptions in the crypto community. In the interview on The 80,000 Hours Podcast, he also admitted that more than half blockchain projects...
Bitcoin Price Stable, Altcoins Send Mixed Signals After Fresh Gains
30.8.2019
Crypto markets fail to hold fresh gains and trade sideways, while Bitcoin price stays near $9,500 after climbing above $9,600
Ether is Shariah-Compliant Until it's Used For Profit - Scholars
29.8.2019
A prominent Shariah advisory firm specializing in Islamic finance solutions, Amanie Advisors, in collaboration with Ethereum Foundation, looked into the Ethereum platform and its native currency Ether, to try and ascertain if they violate any prohibition and if they are permissible for the Islamic...
Check These 14 Ethereum Projects Picked by an Investor
27.8.2019
Kyle Samani, managing partner at crypto hedge fund Multicoin Capital, tweeted about 14 projects from the popular EthBerlin he chose as his top picks.
The three-day event for the Ethereum developers held last week was filled with speakers, discussions, presentations, and – of course – a hackathon...
Tether Paid USD 267K in Ethereum Fees Last Month
27.8.2019
The most popular stablecoin, Tether is the largest payer of gas fees on the Ethereum blockchain, followed by a reported scam, then a cryptocurrency outside the Top 100 coins and is even larger than a major decentralized exchange, according to the ethgasstation.info data.
In the past 30 days, Tether...
Mysterious Project Accused of Increasing Ethereum Gas Price
26.7.2019
A mysterious project is suspected for increasing transaction fees on the Ethereum network.
Many in the cryptoverse point at the More Gold Coin (MGC) project that has multiple websites and claims that it makes 9%-25% monthly profits since its launch this past April. While MGC was not available...
Another Ethereum Proposal Met with a Wave of Criticism
23.7.2019
There is yet another Ethereum proposal which proved controversial and which divided the community: some of the Ethereum developers are considering an option to finance themselves from the block rewards, while many in the community stand against the idea, arguing about how the rewards can be used...
Buterin’s 'Ethereum+Bitcoin Cash' Scalability Solution Draws Criticism
15.7.2019
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum. Source: a video screenshot, edited by Cryptonews.com
A new Ethereum scalability solution, which would include using the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain as the data layer, proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, was met with a wave of criticism....
Kakao's Klaytn Sacrifices Decentralization to Beat Ethereum on Speed
9.7.2019
There seems to be a blockchain marketing battle happening as South Korean giant Kakao claims that its recently launched permissioned blockchain platform Klaytn is up to 15 times faster than Ethereum, which is a permissionless blockhain. Moreover, the South Korean platform announced today a batch...
Ether Rallied as CME Signals Deeper Involvement
8.7.2019
Source: iStock/Ivan-balvan
It’s no secret that most altcoins have struggled to keep up with bitcoin during this year’s rally. Measured against bitcoin, even ether is down this year, and many altcoin hodlers are waiting impatiently for a new “alt-season.”
However, as pointed out by Su Zhu, CEO...
Ethereum Classic to Accelerate 'Greater Collaboration' with Ethereum
10.6.2019
The employment of the Atlantis hard fork, a major upgrade to the Ethereum Classic(ETC) blockchain, is being accelerated. The testing of the upgrade for the blockchain network is now scheduled in less than two weeks instead of early August, while mainnet activation may follow six weeks later.
After...
This USD 100M Fund Goes Long on Ether, Plans Bitcoin, Filecoin Funds
6.6.2019
Darma Capital, a USD 100 million investment firm, is already looking for investors that believe that Ether, the native token of the Ethereum platform, is poised for a 10-year bull run, Bloomberg reported, citing Andrew Keys, a managing member in Darma.
The firm also aims to create similar funds...
What KYC? First Trustless OTC Service Hits the Market
3.6.2019
Ethfinex, Bitfinex’s hybrid cryptocurrency exchange for Ethereum's ERC-20 tokens, has introduced a decentralized over-the-counter (OTC) service Ethfinex Trustless OTC. From now on, its users can trade large amounts of Ethereum tokens directly without relying on any third-party. It also solves...