Tag: Ethereum

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) was awarded the rights to issue and operate financial bonds solely powered by blockchain technology, as reported by mortgagebusiness on July 13, 2018. World’s First Blockchain Bond Termed the world’s first bond “created, allocated and managed using blockchain technology,” the CBA holds the distinction of being selected by the World Bank to pilot the…

READ MORE

In an attempt to fortify the research efforts for Nimbus, a Nim implementation of a sharing client for Ethereum, the mobile dApp browsing provider company Status.im has teamed up with the brain behind the Nim on August 7, 2018. Establishing new Roles This partnership will mutually help both companies to spread their wings in respective sectors by supporting sharding research….

READ MORE

Come October 2018, and art patrons can purchase creative works at London’s Mayfair using one of the top eight cryptocurrencies. The global exhibition has always been at the cutting edge of the visual arts; it is now moving from fine art to fintech as allows patrons to pay with only cryptocurrencies in exchange for some of the most sought-after pieces on…

READ MORE

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…

READ MORE

According to a report published on The Next Web, the decentralized betting platform Augur was found to possess a critical bug, which could potentially allow cyber hackers to provide wrong information to the users and rig the mechanism of prediction markets website. The report published on August 7, 2018, states that the bug could allow hackers to manipulate transactions, user…

READ MORE

Coinbase, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, announced on its official blog that it will enable immediate trading and will allow a higher default limit to most of its users. The official online announcement was made on August 7 and stated that traders will be able trade cryptocurrency immediately after making a purchase. This is a massive reduction in waiting…

READ MORE

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…

READ MORE

In the following series, BTCManager will be walking through, in detail, seven questions posed by the co-creator of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin. These seven questions are some of the most relevant features of this booming ecosystem. From usability, as in this week’s installment, to governance and everything in between. The series was inspired by a discussion between Buterin and a WeChat…

READ MORE

Cryptocurrency tokens like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum are currently gaining greater acceptance in Washington D.C. as Bob Goodlatte, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, currently holds between $17,000 and $80,000 in cryptocurrencies. Goodlatte Owns Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum According to Goodlatte’s annual financial disclosure, submitted on May 10, 2018, Goodlatte declared that he owned Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash,…

READ MORE

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…

READ MORE