Even Ethereum’s Top Developers Think A Blockchain Split Might Be Inevitable Ethereum may be on the brink of a blockchain split. At least, that was the mood at a meeting of top ethereum developers late last week where a discussion around a code proposal called EIP-999 led some to speculate …
Read More »War On Miners? Maybe Not On This $2 Billion Blockchain
War On Miners? Maybe Not On This $2 Billion Blockchain One of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies could soon put out a welcome mat for more controversial miners – that is, if one of its core developers has his way. Indeed, amidst what has been broadly called a “war on miners,” …
Read More »$150K Stolen From MyEtherWallet Users in DNS Server Hijacking
$150K Stolen From MyEtherWallet Users in DNS Server Hijacking Users of MyEtherWallet, a web app for storing and sending ether and ethereum-based tokens, experienced an attack Tuesday that saw users of the service lose around $152,000 worth of ether. The company was quick to alert users to the danger, tweeting …
Read More »Popular crypto wallet MEW hit by DNS attack that drained some users’ accounts – TechCrunch
Popular crypto wallet MEW hit by DNS attack that drained some users’ accounts – TechCrunch There is concern, tears and lost money in the world of crypto once again after MyEtherWallet (MEW), one of the most popular wallets on the internet, was hit by a DNS hack that saw some …
Read More »Bitcoin Price Climbs to 40-Day High Above $9,200
Bitcoin Price Climbs to 40-Day High Above $9,200 Bitcoin’s price climbed above $9,200 on Tuesday to hit a 40-day high, according to data from CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). Following a steady increase over the past week, the price of world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization jumped above $9,000 soon …
Read More »Andreessen Horowitz is planning to launch a dedicated crypto fund – TechCrunch
Andreessen Horowitz is planning to launch a dedicated crypto fund – TechCrunch The SEC may be firing off subpoenas to crypto investment funds and ICO projects left, right and center — apparently over 80 — but that isn’t stopping Andreessen Horowitz, the influential Silicon Valley firm know as A16z, from starting its …
Read More »Join Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin at our blockchain event on July 6 – TechCrunch
Join Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin at our blockchain event on July 6 – TechCrunch We’re delighted to announce that Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum and a true blockchain visionary, is confirmed to speak at our upcoming TC Sessions: Blockchain event. Blockchain is the most disruptive new technology in technology today, …
Read More »Proxeus wants to be the WordPress of blockchain – TechCrunch
Proxeus wants to be the WordPress of blockchain – TechCrunch Can blockchain technology fix the soul sucking tedium and cost of back-and-forth bureaucracy? The Swiss team behind a blockchain-based platform, called Proxeus, believes it can — and that that will be just the tip of what decentralization brings down the …
Read More »The Code for Ethereum’s Consensus Change Is Now Ready for Review
The Code for Ethereum’s Consensus Change Is Now Ready for Review New code written to change the way the ethereum network reaches consensus is now ready for review, developers said Friday. Ethereum improvement proposal (EIP) 1011, known as Hybrid Casper FFG (short for “Friendly Finality Gadget”), would implement the first …
Read More »AWS Is Making Hyperledger and Ethereum Easier to Use
AWS Is Making Hyperledger and Ethereum Easier to Use Amazon Web Services, the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing arm, has unveiled a new service for launching out-of-the-box blockchain networks for the ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric protocols. In a blog post published on Wednesday, AWS chief evangelist Jeff Barr wrote that the newly …
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