Data released by Chainalysis, a blockchain surveillance company, shows that Ethereum (ETH) is the cryptocurrency of choice for scammers for a variety of reasons. The past two years have seen more scam projects using the Ethereum blockchain pop up according to the firm. The revelation comes in the latest edition of the …
Read More »Users of Opera can now buy and store crypto using its Android wallet
In an announcement made earlier today, Opera will now let users of the browser buy and store crypto using its Android wallet. However, the service is currently only available in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Users of the popular browser will now be able to purchase Ethereum and other ERC-20 tokens. Additionally, they …
Read More »A top Ethereum developer ‘will no longer respond’ on social media
Maybe it was a humble comparison but his followers on major social media platforms took the other side of the argument. Afri Schoedon, a top Ethereum developer, found himself on the receiving end. The top Ethereum developer tweeted: Until further notice, you can reach me via might-not-reply@5chdn.co, on Telegram using changing handles, and on …
Read More »Sparkpool Freezes 2,100 ETH payout to find out what happened
Earlier today Sparkpool a crypto mining pool announced that it had frozen a mysterious 2,100 ETH payment it had received as block reward. What made the pool suspicious was the size of the payout after mining just one block which represents close to 600 times the standard network’s block reward. Now the …
Read More »Stanford University and Visa Research add a privacy layer to Ethereum smart contracts
Ethereum smart contracts will be able to hide their details from the public if they adopt a new technology developed by Stanford University together with Visa Research. The researchers have created ‘Zether’, a mechanism they argue it has the capability of adding a layer of privacy on existing Ethereum smart contracts. …
Read More »Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork will go live today
Ethereum introduces Constantinople to the community The Ethereum Constantinople hard fork that will make its way to becoming another pathway to a successful future of monetary value will be live in less than 12 hours. This Hard Fork that will see both new chains arrive, namely, Constantinople and St.Petersburg and go live …
Read More »Support for Ethereum by Fidelity Digital Assets will have to wait, FDAS president
Support for Ethereum on the newly launched custody and crypto trading arm of Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Digital Services, has been postponed to a later date. In the past, Fidelity Digital Assets’ president noted that support for Ethereum was among the first it was looking to enable on their platform. But, while speaking …
Read More »Ethereum developers hold a title as the most active
The focus is on Ethereum and Bitcoin According to new reports, there are currently more developers working on improving the Ethereum protocol than any other cryptocurrency blockchain. The analysis was published by digital asset management firm Electric Capital, in which it noted that there were more than 20,000 code repositories. Data gathered from …
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