Ethereum

Kraken

Kraken Exchange to Offer First Grants for Open-Source Ethereum Projects

Sebastian SinclairDec 3, 2020

Kraken is for the first time funding open-source Ethereum projects.

First Mover

First Mover: Ether Eyed as Value Play With Bitcoin Pressing $20K

Muyao Shen Omkar Godbole Bradley KeounDec 3, 2020

As prices consolidate below $20K, traders cue off macroeconomic factors - like Biden remark that $908B stimulus would be "down payment."

machine learning

Protocol Hosting Google reCAPTCHA Competitor Expands to Polkadot

Doreen WangDec 3, 2020

Human Protocol, home of the anti-bot hCaptcha system, announced it is expanding beyond Ethereum to a future Polkadot parachain, Moonbeam.

Ethereum

Why Ethereum and Bitcoin Are Very Different Investments

Muyao ShenDec 2, 2020

Analysts are warning crypto newcomers that ether shouldn't be considered merely as a second-best crypto investment after bitcoin.

Sharding

What Is Sharding?

Alyssa HertigDec 2, 2020

"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network.

Ethereum

Valid Points

Introducing Valid Points: The Risks and Rewards of Staking on Eth 2.0

Christine KimWilliam Foxley

Breaking down Ethereum 2.0 and its sweeping impact on crypto markets, weekly.

First Mover

First Mover: Bitcoin’s Failure to Break $20K Shows Big Investors Only Just Arriving

Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair

Institutional adoption is the buzzword du jour, probably a factor in bitcoin's price rally close to $20,000, and not even really happening yet.  

Ethereum

Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Goes Live as ‘World Computer’ Begins Long-Awaited Overhaul

William Foxley

The Beacon Chain, the backbone of Ethereum's future Proof-of-Stake network, is now live.

First Mover

First Mover: You Call That a Record? Bitcoin’s November Gains Are 3x Stock Market’s

Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair

It's no longer really news when bitcoin outperforms traditional markets, but November could prove a crucial month for the largest cryptocurrency. 

Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum 2.0’s Genesis Day Is Officially Set for Dec. 1

Colin Harper

The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will officially begin its first phase on Dec. 1 when the Ethereum 2.0's Beacon chain goes live.

Ethereum

IDEX Plants a Flag for a Multichain Future, Beginning With Binance Chain and Polkadot

Brady Dale

Every holder of IDEX’s Ethereum tokens will get an equivalent number of exchange tokens for each of the new chains.

Ethereum 2.0

CoinDesk Is Spinning Up an Ethereum 2.0 Node. Here’s How to Follow Our Journey

Christine KimWilliam Foxley

CoinDesk just snagged a front-row seat to a seminal event in the crypto industry. Ticket price: 32 ETH.