Huge loans are being originated on the ethereum blockchain as we speak. Today, the fifth-largest loan position in the MakerDAO system minted 1 million new DAI tokens. The transaction fee on the…
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Ethereum Clears $300 On Futures Rumors And Block Reward Reduction
Ethereum is reclaiming lost ground as investors turn bullish over the prospect of derivatives hitting the market and major network changes. Ethereum Could Soon Join Bitcoin Futures Starting the…
Ethereum Devs Approve First Code Changes for ‘Istanbul’ Hard Fork – CoinDesk
Two Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) have been approved for inclusion in ethereum’s next major upgrade, Istanbul. These are the first two code changes to be officially approved for the…
Meet Alternateth: A ‘Friendly Fork’ of the Ethereum Blockchain – CoinDesk
One ethereum community member is about to begin what one might call a “friendly fork” of the ethereum blockchain. Called “Alternateth,” James Hancock, project team lead at ethereum startup…
Ethereum Classic’s Next Crypto Code Upgrade Set for September – CoinDesk
In a public call Thursday, Ethereum classic developers recommitted to releasing a system-wide upgrade, or hard fork, to the blockchain’s main network in September. The targeted block number for…
Decentralized Video Platform Built on Ethereum Raises $8 Million – CoinDesk
Livepeer, a decentralized video encoding platform built on the Ethereum network, announced it has received an $8 million Series A venture capital round lead by Northzone. Noticing the prodigious…
‘Phase Zero’ of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January – CoinDesk
The next major iteration of the ethereum blockchain – dubbed ethereum 2.0 – may see a partial launch as early as January 2020. Proposed by Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin…
Enigma Launches Second Testnet for ‘Secret Contract’ Blockchain – CoinDesk
Data privacy startup Enigma is officially launching its second test network for ethereum developers. While the code for the second testnet developer release has been up on GitHub since…
Ethereum Classic to Test Code for ‘Atlantis’ Upgrade This Month – CoinDesk
Ethereum classic developers are speeding up plans to test a proposed upgrade for the blockchain network. The move to ramp up the timeline came during a developer call on…
Ethereum Classic May Delay Upcoming Hard Fork ‘Atlantis’ – CoinDesk
Ethereum classic’s open-source developer team failed to reach a consensus Thursday on whether to move forward with a forthcoming system-wide code upgrade as outlined, effectively sending the planned batch of…