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This guide will help developers and enthusiasts write and deploy their first smart contract. Coding skills will be helpful but are not mandatory for merely following the guide. Also check out the previous post of this series: Trade Code: How to Determine Ethereum Arbitrage Opportunities Using Command Line On Cloud. Smart Contracts and their Beginnings Before diving into the first…

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ETHBerlin, the biggest Ethereum meetup in Berlin, Germany, is solely utilizing decentralized applications (dApps) to process all of the event’s operations, including ticketing, live streaming, hotel booking, raffles, and messaging according to an announcement on August 6, 2018. Setting a Precedent The vast majority of investors, at least in the Ethereum community, firmly believe that dApps will eventually replace centralized…

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In a bid to make it easier for ether holders to send and receive funds without having to bother with pasting the 40 character hash addresses at all times, MMX and Ethereum have reached an agreement to create human-readable .luxe addresses, as announced on August 4, 2018. MMX, Ethereum, and .Luxe According to the announcement, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has…

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The world’s largest Crypto exchange Binance has announced its first ever acquisition on July 31, 2018. Binance has taken over Trust Wallet, a California-based wallet company, making it an official Binance business. The acquisition aims to enhance users safety and give them 100 percent control over their money. Why Trust Wallet Trust wallet was launched in November 2017 and has…

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On July 30, 2015, Ethereum was launched by co-founders Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin. Three years on it has become the second biggest cryptocurrency in the world as well as creating an extensive blockchain landscape for all newcomers. A Constellation of Value Ethereum created a constellation of businesses branching off of its platform hosting over 700 tokens and more than…

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Ethereum dropped 36 percent this year, causing major crypto investors to actively bet against the second-largest crypto platform. According to a report released by Tetras Capital, they see Ethereum as the central currency through which excesses in the decentralization community have developed. Tetras Capital is a crypto hedge fund which began shorting ether in May of 2018. At that point,…

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SolarisBank, a Berlin-based fintech company offering Banking as a Platform (BaaP) services, announced to start providing traditional banking services to crypto and blockchain companies from the European Economic Area (EEA). Solving the Problem of Crypto Companies’ Limited Banking Options Most traditional banking companies in Europe aren’t very keen on providing services to companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space…

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Abra, the widely utilized cryptocurrency-based remittance platform, has integrated a functionality that enables its users to purchase bitcoin instantly with both credit and debit cards. Abra’s Cryptocurrency Push On Abra, similar to traditional remittance networks like Western Union and Moneygram, it is possible for users to send cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether to individuals across the world via Abra…

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Billionaire Steven Cohen, the founder of Point72 Asset Management, is reportedly jumping on the crypto bandwagon with his first investment in a crypto hedge fund Autonomous Partners. Cohen would be investing in the crypto hedge fund through his private investment vehicle, Cohen Private Ventures. With all his three decades of successful entrepreneurial and asset management experience, Cohen’s investment in cryptocurrency comes…

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A rampant epidemic of cryptocurrency fraud plaguing Twitter for the past several months has now drawn the attention of Elon Musk. Musk took to Twitter on July 8, 2018, to speak out against the scam after he found himself in the whole mess. Musk Drawn into the Crypto Scam “I want to know who is running the Etherium scambots! Mad…

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