Category: Ethereum

First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $17K as Scaramucci Makes Entrée, Ethereum Meets Rival

Ethereum’s success as dominant “smart contracts” blockchain attracts rivals, and some investors speculate that Polkadot might have momentum.

November 17, 2020
Some loans on Maker are never liquidated, prompting debt auction overhaul

Small loans for $100 are uninteresting to liquidators, and they’re cheap to stack up.

November 16, 2020
Big Tech Execs and Bitcoin: Skype Cofounder Keeps Personal Wealth in Crypto, Intercom Chairman ‘Firmly Jumps on the Bitcoin Wagon’

This week two well known tech executives revealed they have been dabbling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In a recent interview, Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn detailed that he held bitcoin and ethereum in his personal finances, while the Intercom cofounder Eoghan McCabe tweeted on Sunday that he’s “jumped firmly onto the bitcoin wagon.” In 2020…

November 16, 2020
First Mover: Vaccine Won’t Come Fast Enough to Avoid More Stimulus

A rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths could dent consumer confidence and retailer revenue during the crucial holiday shopping season.

November 16, 2020
Value DeFi protocol suffers $6 million flash loan exploit

After a boast about the protocol’s resiliency, Value DeFi loses $6 million to exploit

November 14, 2020
Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork

Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.

November 13, 2020
The Bitcoin price has only been higher than now for 12 days in its history

Bitcoin’s explosive gains are strongly reflected by the number of days it has closed above $16,320.

November 12, 2020
The ‘Undo Button’ Wallet Tool Gives Users the Ability to Reverse Ethereum Transactions

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, the blockchain firm Kirobo launched a tool that allows users to reverse ethereum transactions. Similarly to the replace-by-fee (RBF) protocol leveraged by bitcoin users, ethereum transactions can be reversed as well with Kirobo’s “Undo Button” supported by Metamask or any wallet that supports walletconnect. The two top blockchain assets, in…

November 12, 2020
First Mover: Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio says bitcoin could be due for a reckoning. It didn’t bother bitcoin: Prices rallied and holders are holding on.

November 12, 2020
Market Update: Bitcoin Spikes Over $16K, RSI Levels Warm Up, Price Retracts for Another Attempt

Digital currency markets have seen some decent gains this week, as the overall market valuation of all 7,000+ crypto assets is hovering above the $446 billion mark. Traders also watched the price of bitcoin jump above the $16k zone on Thursday for the first time since 2018. Bitcoin and a number of other crypto-assets have…

November 12, 2020