Ethereum Foundation drops most ambitious roadmap in years, targets finality in seconds by 2029
The "strawmap" outlines seven forks through the end of the decade, including post-quantum cryptography, shielded transfers, and a 480x reduction in transaction finality time.
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Catalonia Considers Separate Digital Currency and E-Residency Program
Catalonia, which is fighting for independence from Spain, is considering an e-residency program similar to the one in Estonia. Catalonia is also considering adopting its own digital token or cryptocurrency. The Government of Catalonia, the
October 29, 2017
Speculators Jump On New Gold Rush Called Ethereum Name Service
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) launched on mainnet on May 4, 2017. At launch, ENS featured an automated registrar process allowing anyone to easily and cheaply register names ending in ".eth" using an auction process. The auction system enable
October 29, 2017
Ethereum, Bitcoin Prices Stabilize After Day of Sideways Trading
Traders restored a bit of stability to the crypto markets on Friday following a day of sideways trading. The bitcoin price and ethereum price each declined a bit less than 1% for the day, and most major altcoins experienced similar minor de
October 20, 2017
Bitcoin Price Cracks $5,700 but Ethereum Wanes after Byzantium
The crypto markets have exhibited mixed performance during the early portion of the week. The bitcoin price continued to hover near its all-time high on Tuesday, climbing just enough to crack the $5,700 barrier. The ethereum price, meanwhil
October 17, 2017
Ethereum Executes Byzantium Blockchain Software Upgrade
Ethereum has officially updated. At 05.22 UTC, the fifth hard fork to occur on ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, enacted a batch of ethereum improvement protocols (EIPs) designed to enhance the platform. The price p
October 16, 2017
History Repeated? Confidence High Ethereum Will Avoid Blockchain Split
"There is no reason to believe that this one will be controversial." Just days away from making one of its biggest-ever upgrades, confidence is high among ethereum supporters that the world's second-largest blockchain will avoid past mistak
October 13, 2017
Recent Ethereum Upgrade May Make Wall Street Fall in Love With Blockchain
Wall Street continues to have a tenuous relationship with Blockchain technology. Large banks have recently made statements both for and against the new technology, with some companies like Bank of America already pursuing patents. Problem w
October 09, 2017
Ethereum, Bitcoin Prices Dip as Market Contracts to $143 Billion
The bitcoin price pulled back on Tuesday, dipping nearly $200 to put a pause on its week-long rally. The ethereum price retreated by a similar degree, causing the wider markets to contract by more than $6 billion. Chart from CoinMarketCap O
October 03, 2017
Following Ether Flash Crash, US Watchdog Investigating Coinbase for Margin Trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has set in motion an investigation into a flash crash of Ethereum on Coinbase’s exchange to determine what role leveraging might have played in the plunge. This past June, on Coinbase’s GDAX exchange
October 03, 2017
Germany’s Biggest Bitcoin Marketplace to Integrate Ethereum Trading
Bitcoin.de, the largest German bitcoin marketplace, will soon integrate support for Ethereum traders on its platform. On September 27, the Bitcoin.de development team revealed in an email to its clients that it is set to add Ethereum tradin
October 01, 2017
Vitalik Buterin Explains Flaws in ICOs and Scaling Issues in Ethereum
During an interview with Korea JoongAng Daily and JoongAng Ilbo, two largest news publications in South Korea, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discussed the potential of his creation, merits and flaws of initial coin offerings (ICOs) an
September 27, 2017