One of the most hotly debated topics in crypto of late has been the question of whether the Ethereum 2.0 Genesis event will take place successfully on 1 December. The target for Ethereum 2.0’s on-time launch is set at 524,288 ETH. As of last week, only 20% of the target had been achieved. However, at...Read More
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin is in the news today after he called out Blockstream COO Samson Mow for his statements on how VCs and advisors need to legitimize “sh*tcoinery” so they can be intermediaries. Retweeting a comment made by Chris Burniske, Mow added, “If it’s as simple as buying BTC, which it is, intermediaries are obsolete.”...Read More
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin recently commented on the maximum supply of ETH, stating that the current issuance schedule is approximately 4.7 million per year for the next 1-2 years, or however long it takes until the merge. After the same, it would be 0-2 million per year minus the burned fees which could be greater than...Read More
Running an ETH 2.0 validator node is a lucrative prospect, at least for ETH Maximalists. It takes 32 ETH to run one on your own. Naturally, since 32 ETH is a substantial amount, many have instead turned to pools. In fact, so far, 83,872 ETH have been staked. However, what’s interesting here is that a...Read More
There is no element of certainty in the crypto-market, whether it is a price trend or a position. The same was recently proven by Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin after he appeared to change his opinion on Tezos. During a recent Twitter exchange, Buterin commented, “I hope Tezos does well. It has genuinely interesting and well-thought-out tech...Read More
In what is big news for the community, Curve and Matter Labs have announced that they have taken the next big step towards scaling Ethereum – a zkSync L2 smart contracts testnet with Curve Finance as the first resident DApp. Ethereum’s L2 is on 🔥! @the_matter_labs and @CurveFinance teams are excited to unveil the first...Read More
Ethereum 2.0, or the lack thereof thus far, has been making the news of late. For people actively following its progress, the ETH Online Kickoff Summit, which saw the likes of Vitalik Buterin and Danny Ryan discussing the development shed some light on the path to scaling ETH 2.0. Source: ETH Online Kickoff Summit A...Read More
Ethereum fees are recovering from the devastation caused by the DeFi. After reaching record highs during September 2020, the network seems to have achieved a calm moment during October’s first days. Currently, the average transaction fee is slightly above $2, according to Bitinfocharts. This milestone represents a drop of more than 80% from the peak...Read More
On the question of asset allocation, fund managers are spending more time looking for avenues to park funds, rather than assets for investing in. DeFi has proven to be a rather attractive avenue for parking funds. Investors look for capital efficiency as that is the driving force behind management fee cuts in traditional finance and...Read More
September was the first month in Ethereum’s history when transaction fees surpassed the subsidy. In fact, miners made more from fees than from block rewards. Source: The Block Further, the transaction fee as a percentage of total revenue has risen exponentially too. This is an interesting development, but the question is whether this is an...Read More
Ethereum has been a hotbed for emerging crypto projects like DeFi and yield farming. However, Vitalik Buterin seems to think that forking Maker is the best idea going forward. Maker was one of its kind when launched during the mania of 2017 and turned the game sideways. Maker’s governance protocols allowed people to vote to...Read More
Yield farming has been quite the rage lately, with some going as far as calling it the “rocket fuel” that DeFi needs. The hyperbole is well and good, but the question remains – Is Yield Farming the real deal? Or is it yet another one of those brief fancies that often catches the eye of...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted in a tweet that the higher transaction fee on the second-largest blockchain network is opening the door to security risks. However, he said that the fee market reform EIP 1559 will solve this. Higher Transactions Fees Vs. Block Reward Encourage Malicious Mining In a recent tweet, Buterin said that the...Read More
A year after the famous Hollywood actor William Shatner tweeted that Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin were deciding what to build on Ethereum, the Tesla CEO refuted the rumor but said that he had nothing against the network. Musk: Not Building On Ethereum The Canadian actor, arguably most well-known for his role as Captain Kirk...Read More
Median transaction fees on Ethereum just hit their highest point in almost two years, as the network struggles under heavy congestion. Meanwhile, Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin confirmed on June 30 that the network would have to make do with current off-chain scaling solutions for the next two years. That’s until the planned scaling capabilities of...Read More
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has recently stated that interest rates on decentralized finance protocols that are significantly higher compared to those in traditional finance come with unstated risks attached. Vitalik Buterin on High DeFi Interest Rates The co-founder of Ethereum and one of the most prominent members of the cryptocurrency community, Vitalik Buterin,...Read More
Zilliqa (ZIL) gained almost 35% in the past 24 hours, marking a delayed reaction for a coin, which was subject to some increased attention over the previous weekend. First, cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced it would be listing a ZIL/BUSD trading pair on Friday, May 22. Then, Zilliqa received a begrudged mention from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik...Read More
Despite Ethereum’s price nosediving by over 85% from the all-time high levels reached in January 2018, the interest in the second-seeded cryptocurrency by market cap is gradually increasing. New data indicates that the number of non-zero ETH addresses has skyrocketed by over 350% since the time ETH reached its all-time high levels. Ethereum Addresses On...Read More
The rollout of Ethereum 2.0 is set to arrive in installments, with the first milestone expected some time around Q3 of 2020. From that moment on, things promise to get interesting. At one point, we will see two Ethereum blockchains existing at the same time. Initially, the ETH 2.0 token will be practically useless for...Read More
Twitter saw the return of Vitalik Buterin vs. Justin Sun on May 19. The respective founders of Ethereum and TRON exchanged barbs over the matter of an imminent Steem hard fork, which will seize the funds of some of its users. If Steem Hardfork 0.23 goes ahead on May 20, over 23.6 million STEEM coins...Read More
0x (ZRX) gained 143% against the dollar leading into Friday, May 8. The price surge comes after announcing weekly staking payouts, and potentially getting a fortuitous ‘Ethereum rub’ from Vitalik Buterin. Notably, on May 7, the 0x community voted in favor of a proposal that would cut the regularity of staking payouts from 10 days...Read More
In brief: Bitcoin has led a resurgence in the crypto market and looks set to erase all losses experienced in mid-March. With BTC currently experiencing sideways movement, Ethereum could experience a second wave up. The Eth 2.0 upgrade of Serenity, is scheduled for July 2020. There is a general sense of optimism in the cryptocurrency...Read More
U.S. law enforcement filed in November criminal charges against Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith because he traveled to North Korea and taught “his audience how to use blockchain technology.” Griffith was arrested on Thanksgiving Day and has been forced to remain in prison the whole time. On Dec. 26, SDNY Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses refused Griffith’s...Read More
Any revelation in the cryptocurrency industry tends to create some shockwaves. Even if that revelation has to do with funds being sold many years ago. Vitalik Buterin provided some interesting insights as to how the Ethereum Foundation managed its holdings. Vitalik Buterin Sold During the 2017 Pump During the crazy year 2017, the Foundation liquidated...Read More
The co-founder of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Vitalik Buterin, recently admitted that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) has sold 70,000 ETH almost at the all-time high. Today, it seems like the right decision, as Ethereum’s price has plunged with over 90% since then. To Sell 70,000 ETH At The Top Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder...Read More
According to a recent statement by Vitalik Buterin, he managed to convince the Ethereum Foundation to sell 70,000 ETH at the height of 2017’s parabolic run, resulting in a $100 million liquidity. ETH is still the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. However, its price today is nowhere near what it used to be two years...Read More
Privacy coin attacked for “dumping on investors”. Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin – also an advisor for Zcash (ZEC) – says coin is exploring uncharted terrain. Market cap – but not coin price – up 40,000% since launch. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin leapt to the defence of privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) after a prominent crypto influencer...Read More
As Buterin said, Ethereum 2.0 aims to run ‘tens of thousands of transactions per second’ and he is sure that the new network will facilitate a number of on-chain transactions while maintaining key aspects of decentralization and security. At the beginning of next year, the launch of the initial phase of Ethereum 2.0 is taking place....Read More
Crypto enthusiasts have noticed that the Ethereum blockchain has come awfully close to reaching capacity due to the added transactions stemming from the Tether (USDT) network. The transaction count since mid-August shows the ERC20 version of tether has surpassed the original version that uses BTC. ERC20 tether transactions cost users more than $260,000 in the...Read More
The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled over $2 million of funding for the development of Serenity or ETH2.0. The official announcement read, “We are today unveiling over $2M USD in Foundation-led and co-funded grant funding aimed at furthering Serenity (Eth2.0) development as we move nearer to the launch of the Beacon Chain.” The update is primarily...Read More
