#Etherscan News

Etherscan Launches “ETH Protect” to Identify and Flag Tainted ETH Addresses

April 15, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Ethereum

Recently, prominent Ethereum blockchain explorer Etherscan announced the launch of “ETH Protect,” a new tool that seeks to identify and flag Ether (ETH) addresses in receipt of tainted funds associated with crypto exchange hacks, attacks, and other illicit activities. ETH Protect to Identify Funds Associated with Criminal Activities Leading Ethereum...

China’s Ban on EtherScan Is a Sign of Things to Come

December 4, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Ethereum

EtherScan, the most widely used block explorer for the Ethereum blockchain, has been flagged and banned by China's "great firewall". CoinDesk reported that Greatfire.org, a complication of all websites banned by China's firewall, had EtherScan added almost a month ago, December 3, 2019. This is most definitely a signal for...

Etherscan Users Can now Validate Transactions on Infura, MyCrypto, and MyEtherWallet

December 4, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Development, Ethereum, News

Infura, MyCrypto, and MyEtherWallet partner to allow an extra layer of security by introducing verified transactions for Etherscan users. What Is EthValidate? The development of the Ethereum platform is moving ahead at full steam despite the drop in ETH price. Successive features are being developed to improve and turn the...

Hackers Attack Compromises Ethereum Block Explorer Site Etherscan.io

July 29, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Crime, Ethereum, News, Tech

On July 23, 2018, the most popular Ethereum block explorer site Etherescan.io was hit malicious attack. According to Motherboard, the hackers were able to use the website’s comments section to introduce malicious code. However, the attack revealed to be more like a prank than a real attack. Even so, while...

Ethereum’s Blockchain Lends Voice To #MeToo Movement After China Censors Student’s Rape Claims

April 26, 2018 by Samantha Chang at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, has come to the rescue of student activists who have reportedly been censored by the Chinese government after trying to launch the #MeToo movement there. Students have repeatedly asked the government to do more to prevent rape, sexual assault and harassment in China, but their...