Category: Ethereum News
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Status Pushes Out Renegade dApps with New Browser Standard
On the heels of the industry’s latest push to protect users, one of the top Ethereum mobile clients, Status, is implementing a new interoperability standard to “drastically improve user privacy.” Where decentralized apps (dApps) once had autonomous access to users’ Ethereum accounts within the browser, Status will now force all applications to request permission, according…
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Will the Decline in Ethereum Supply Inflation to Near 0 Percent by 2022 Positively Benefit ETH?
Last year, the inflation rate of ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum (ETH), was around 17 percent. By 2022, it is expected to drop to near zero as the inflation rate continues to decline. Ethereum researcher Eric Conner explained that the release of every major hard fork or solution, such as Constantinople and Casper, will…
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Crypto Market Chaos: Crypto Community Quick to Blame Goldman Sachs, Silk Road Bitcoin Liquidation More Likely
The cryptocurrency market is in the midst of a selling frenzy, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and most altcoins experiencing a sharp and sudden drop in value. A major sell-off, which began at 4:40 p.m. UTC +7:00 on Wednesday saw total cryptocurrency market capitalization lose almost $12 billion in just one hour. While the crypto community may be…
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Augur Sold 1 Million Ethereum at $0.7, Why Experts Say It Was the Right Decision
According to cryptocurrency researcher Dovey Wan, the decentralized prediction marketplace Augur sold around 1 million Ethereum at $0.7 immediately following its fundraising round. If Augur had sold its Ethereum reserve on the upside, in the $1,000 to $1,500 region, the $700,000 it obtained two years ago could have been worth $1 billion to $1.5 billion.…
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Buterin Debunks Argument Made by Expert That ETH, Not Ethereum, Will Hit Zero
Jeremy Rubin, a technical advisor to Stellar, a Bitcoin Core Contributor, advisor to early-stage crypto startups, and founder of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, has said that Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, will eventually lose its value and hit zero. “Here’s a prediction. ETH — the asset, not the Ethereum…
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Google Launches Plugin to Make Ethereum Blockchain Analysis an Accessible Venture
Despite its reluctance toward crypto finance and ICO advertisements, Google is not shying away from the technical prowess of blockchain networks. The search giant recently announced its new database tool, which helps explore the Ethereum blockchain. Google Steps into Ethereum The new plugin follows the release of a comparable tool for analyzing Bitcoin transactions from its BigQuery…
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Trader: Ethereum is More Vulnerable Than Bitcoin to a Major Correction
Throughout this week, some of the most widely recognized traders in the cryptocurrency community have said that Bitcoin is due for another correction before initiating a mid-term rally. Peter Brandt, a highly experienced trader in the FX and cryptocurrency market, said in his 43 years of trading, he has not seen any asset that experienced…
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Tron’s Daily Transaction Count Surges to a Third of Ethereum
Proponents of the Ethereum ‘World Supercomputer’ may balk at the recently liberated Tron’s impressive post-mainnet momentum—with the young blockchain having rocketed to handling a third of Ethereum’s daily transaction count in August. Tron’s progress to date may be seen as remarkable at any rate, opening its second full month of operation with 30,000 transactions, and…
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Ethereum Details Constantinople and Casper Ahead of Major Update
Ethereum’s core developers held another meeting, Aug. 31, to further discuss the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency network’s four-stage development plan–including additional details on the Constantinople hard fork and Casper. Constantinople Due in September Not to name names, but a friend of mine (it’s me), has been ignoring an update on their MacBook Pro for probably two…
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Satis Group Research Forecasts Bitcoin at $144,000 by 2028
The overall cryptocurrency bear market has left many investors wondering how prices will play out in the long term. Using real-world data, research firm Satis Group has released its 10-year price forecast for the 10 leading cryptocurrencies. Top 10 Crypto Asset Valuations On Aug. 30, Satis Group released a new report that outlines the valuation of…