Ethereum

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Ethereum Has Become Bitcoin’s Top Off-Chain Destination

Zack VoellJun 4, 2020

The most popular way to use bitcoin off-chain is on Ethereum, recent data indicates.

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Matic Launches Mainnet Aiming to Bring More ‘Firepower’ to Ethereum

Danny NelsonJun 3, 2020

Matic, a sidechain scaling solution for Ethereum, has deployed the first 10 nodes of its mainnet after several years in development.

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‘Careless’ Users Are Ruining Ethereum’s Privacy: Paper

Paddy BakerJun 4, 2020

Ethereum's account-based model makes it more susceptible to surveillance than some other protocols and users aren't helping, a research paper argues.

Ethereum Classic

Hard Fork Sets Stage for Ethereum Classic’s Second Major Departure From Ethereum

William FoxleyJun 3, 2020

Ethereum Classic has largely followed Ethereum in lockstep. But as the larger chain goes toward Proof-of-Stake, ETC is sticking with Proof-of-Work.

Derivatives

Open Interest in Ether Options Hits Record High on Deribit

Omkar GodboleJun 2, 2020

Derivative contracts on ether are more popular than ever, as evidenced by record open positions in options listed on the Panama-based derivatives exchange Deribit.

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Prices

Ether Leads Bitcoin on Price as Investors Prepare for Staking Arrival

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin has put in a positive June performance in six out of the last eight years. But Ethereum is drawing new investors with the start of staking due this year.

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Decentralized Identity

‘Passwordless Login’ Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder

Leigh Cuen

Ethereum startup Magic just raised $4 million from investors like Naval Ravikant, SV Angel, Placeholder and Volt Capital to make passwords less of a pain.

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RenBTC Quietly Goes Live in Latest Bid to Bring Bitcoin to Ethereum

Brady Dale

RenBTC, the latest implementation of bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, quietly went live this week, though the general public can't yet mint thier own tokens.

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Blockchain

Colombia, Deloitte, ConsenSys Sign On to WEF’s ‘Blockchain Bill of Rights’

Leigh Cuen

The cryptocurrency industry just gained an organized structure for collaborating with world leaders, thanks to the World Economic Forum.

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Opinion

Staking Will Turn Ethereum Into a Functional Store of Value

Osho Jha

With staking and a surge of demand for stablecoins, Ethereum has everything it needs to become a viable store-of-value network.

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Tokenized Equity

Tokensoft Distributes $4M in Equity to Investors Using Ethereum Blockchain

Sebastian Sinclair

Investors in Tokensoft's $4 million series seed round received a digital form of their equity using Ethereum.

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Team Behind Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC Explains Shutdown

Sebastian Sinclair

A bug in tBTC meant the dapp couldn't tell different bitcoin addresses apart, the team has disclosed.

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Privacy

Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys

William Foxley

Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.

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Bug Forces Shutdown of Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC

Brady Dale

Thesis has put a pause on deposits into tBTC, its new platform meant to get bitcoin into Ethereum's decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

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