Ethereum

DeFi

Lossless Lottery PoolTogether Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes

Brady DaleOct 22, 2020

PoolTogether v3 will enable more ERC-20 tokens, more yield sources and more prize distribution schemes for the DeFi savings game.

Internet 2030

What the History of Headphones Says About the Internet’s Future

John WolpertOct 21, 2020

What does the historical development of headphones tell us about the future of the internet?

Universal Basic Income

A Guide to Circles, the Project Bringing UBI and FOMO to Ethereum’s xDai Sidechain

Brady DaleOct 22, 2020

Circles has had its glitches in the early going. Here's what you need to know to get into the newest crypto-powered universal basic income (UBI) project.

Nigeria

Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It’s Here

Sandali HandagamaOct 21, 2020

Blockchain is gaining traction fast in Nigeria partly because its young and tech-savvy population is showing an eagerness to learn more about Web3.0, a decentralized internet powered by blockchain technology.

First Mover

First Mover: PayPal Rushes In and Bitcoin Breaches $12K, While USDC Gains on Tether

Muyao Shen Omkar Godbole Bradley Keoun Sebastian SinclairOct 21, 2020

PayPal gets conditional N.Y. state license for crypto. Bitcoin prices shoot past $12K. Dollar stablecoin USDC grabs market share from tether.

Ethereum

Eth 2.0

Validators Drop Off Ethereum 2.0 Testnets as Mainnet Release Looms

William Foxley

Participation on both the Zinken and Medalla testnets has fallen as developers prepare for the deposit contract’s release.

First Mover

First Mover: Monero Leads Privacy-Coin Rally as Bitcoin Trips on Path to $12K

Omkar GodboleBradley KeounSebastian Sinclair

Monero, zcash and other privacy coins, a type of digital token that provides users with enhanced anonymity, are surging in cryptocurrency markets.

First Mover

First Mover: ‘Blue Wave’ in US Senate Could Mean Flood of Stimulus for Bitcoin

Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair

As U.S. President Donald Trump fades in election polls, Wall Street analysts are sketching out the market implications of legislative races.

First Mover

First Mover: OKEx Private Key Snafu Sends Bitcoin Lower as China DeFi Rises

David PanOmkar GodboleSebastian SinclairBradley Keoun

OKEx withdrawal suspension sends bitcoin lower, China becomes hotbed of DeFi development, Filecoin first-day trading leaves market cap above $800M.

First Mover

First Mover: As Ethereum Enthusiasm Builds, ‘Bear Case’ Could Still See Prices Double

Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair

There's a lot of money to be made in and around maturing Ethereum-centric markets, where a "bear market" means prices double.

Watches

Breitling Goes Live With Ethereum-Based System to Put All New Watches on the Blockchain

Ian Allison

Breitling is the first luxury watchmaker to offer an Ethereum-based digital passport for all its new timepieces.

Invest: Ethereum Economy

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Talks Ethereum, DeFi and the Next BitMEX

Nikhilesh De

Ethereum's upcoming proof-of-stake shift won't necessarily put the world's second-largest cryptocurrency into the securities bucket, the chairman of the CFTC said Wednesday.

Invest: Ethereum Economy

Binance’s CZ Views ‘CeDeFi’ as a Complement, Not a Competitor, to DeFi

Muyao Shen

Binance’s latest experiment to integrate decentralized finance with its centralized platform, Binance Smart Chain, is not here to beat DeFi, said the company’s CEO during CoinDesk’s invest: ethereum economy program.

Invest: Ethereum Economy

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Calls on Power Users to Move to Layer 2 Scaling

Ian Allison

Talking at CoinDesk's invest: ethereum economy event, the Ethereum founder called for users of the second-largest blockchain to move over to scaling solutions that are “already here."

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