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If building decentralized financial applications was the motto topic of Ethereal, the ethereum hackathon ETH New York was all about discussing the social impact of such applications. Speaking to a group of high school students at ETH New York, Mariano Conti – head of smart contracts at the MakerDAO Foundation – asked foundational questions surrounding […]
Continue ReadingBy CCN: A producer of Netflix hit “Mudbound” thinks he has what it takes to make a crypto movie that won’t bore people to death or fill their brains with inaccuracies about the space. If you value the Oscars, you may believe he could pull this off considering Mudbound managed to get a nomination from […]
Continue ReadingTitan, a new product from Bloq Labs, aims to make it easier to set up and run new blockchain miners in global farms. The software is essentially a web-based mining manager for owners of large setups. You install it onto your machines and then launch a server that will collect and analyse all of the […]
Continue ReadingEthereum clients that still haven’t patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research. A report from Security Research Labs that used ethernodes.org data, indicates that a large number of nodes using the most popular clients Parity and Geth have been left exposed for “extended periods of time” after […]
Continue ReadingLouis Vuitton and Dior just some of the luxury brands going Blockchain by partnering with Microsoft and Blockchain startup ConsenSys. Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton Meets… Ethereum Announced via a press release May 16, LVMH, the owner of various high-end fashion names, confirmed it was seeking to overhaul its business using the technology. The plans involve a […]
Continue ReadingBy CCN: The crypto ecosystem often explores which blockchain will emerge as the ‘Ethereum killer.’ So far, no network has been able to muscle the second-biggest blockchain off its perch, but now there’s a new kid in town – Ava, and it has Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Visa in its sights. Ava is a new […]
Continue ReadingBy CCN: John McAfee is famous for predicting that the bitcoin price will hit $1,000,000 at some point or he’ll eat his own appendage. What you might not know is that he dislikes Ethereum and doesn’t even care that much for BTC, either. Yes, the reason is as silly as you might have hoped. Meanwhile, […]
Continue ReadingBy CCN: Bitcoin’s breathtaking rally has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, but today it’s the second-largest cryptocurrency’s turn to enjoy the spotlight. The ethereum price surged as high as $281.77 on Thursday, launching ETH to an eight-month high. Ethereum Price Finally Joins the Crypto Party The cryptocurrency asset witnessed massive capital influx into its […]
Continue ReadingBy CCN: Nvidia previously blamed its negative earnings report on “crypto winter,” the vaunted extended bear market which Bitcoin appears to have finally exited. The incredible rally of the past couple weeks means many industries related to crypto will see increased demand and valuation – everything from mining to software development will be in fashion […]
Continue ReadingBy CCN: It has been almost a year and a half since bears took over crypto markets. Bitcoin took a massive beating as it shed 84% of its value. Other large-cap coins shared more brutal fates. Ethereum, Litecoin, and EOS were all devalued by more than 90%. Last year was full of trials and tribulations […]
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