Ethereum 2.0’s Genesis Day Is Officially Set for Dec. 1
The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will begin its first phase on Dec. 1. Per a tweet by ETH 2.0 Researcher Justin Drake, Ethereum 2.0’s…
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Eth 2.0 Deposit Contract Secures Enough Funds to Launch
The smart contract required for triggering the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of Ethereum’s most ambitious upgrade yet, which…
New GnosisDao Bets on ‘Futarchy,’ a Prediction-Market Governance Model
Gnosis, one of Ethereum’s earliest ICOs, is spinning up a DAO that uses a novel mode of governance you’ve probably never heard of. The newly…
NFT Painting of Buterin in Harlequin Garb Sets Record in Weekend Crypto Art Sale
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, dressed like a medieval harlequin leaning against a velvet chair, stares past the viewer into the distance – that is until…
Mintbase Raises $1M Seed Round to Bring NFTs to NEAR Protocol
Lisbon-based non-fungible token (NFT) platform Mintbase has closed a $1 million seed funding round. The round, led by Chinese venture capital firm Sino Global and…
Ethereum Classic Gets DeFi Treatment With Wrapped ETC
Ethereum Classic wants to play in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space of the blockchain it contentiously forked from in 2016. Announced Wednesday, Ethereum Classic Labs,…
First Mover: Vaccine Won’t Come Fast Enough to Avoid More Stimulus
Bitcoin was higher, climbing back above $16,000 on Monday after dipping below the mark over the weekend. “Should we trade back above $16,490, then we…
Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork
Ethereum developers are weighing changes to publicly disclosing critical bugs following the Nov. 11 “accidental hard fork.” Geth had fixed the bug in early October…
Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying to Prevent the Very Disruption It Caused
The Takeaway: The bulk of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem went dark earlier today after a latent bug in the Ethereum code split the network’s transaction history…
First Mover: Bitcoin Pause, Ethereum Snafu, 1,000% Returns Put Focus on Exchange Tokens
Bitcoin was higher, pushing toward the upper edge of its recent range between about $14,700 and $15,600. “The positive sentiment towards bitcoin has not gone…