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During his speech at the 2018 Devcon4, Joe Lubin, the CEO of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum, addressed the current state of the Ethereum ecosystem and said that the next killer app is much closer than you might think. Lubin’s Devcon Address Brought New Hope to Developers Ethereum Devcon, the annual Ethereum developer meeting, has […]

The European Banking Authority has published its assessment of laws regarding crypto assets and urged the European Commission to draw new pan-EU rules that would increase consumer protection. Current EU Laws Enable Manipulation, EBA Says The European Union could be implementing a new set of laws regarding cryptocurrencies in the following year, as the Union’s […]

Bitmain, the Bitcoin mining giant, is reportedly looking to replace its two founders and co-CEOs with an in-house tech chief, sources told the South China Morning Post. Bitmain’s Founders Could Be Stepping Aside Ahead of the Company’s IPO The world’s largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining hardware is reportedly looking to replace its top management in […]

Researchers recently identified vulnerabilities in cryptographic signatures for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple, that allowed attackers to calculate private keys and, consequently, steal any crypto in that wallet. In total, the researchers calculated hundreds of Bitcoin private keys and dozens of Ethereum, Ripple, SSH, and HTTPS private keys using this unique form of cryptanalytic attack. In […]

DX.Exchange, the Estonian exchange that rose to fame last week after launching tokenized U.S. equities on its platform, is facing scrutiny after a severe security vulnerability was discovered in its framework. Twitter was alive with excitement over DX.Exchange, a platform that would offer users the ability to buy tokenized versions of popular stocks such as […]

As blockchain technology hits the gaming industry, most game developers are only exploring subtle integrations. Meanwhile, a Seattle startup is making extensive use of the technology to completely reinvent how tabletop card games are played and distributed. New Gaming Paradigm CryptoSlate recently spoke with Seattle studio Cryptogogue about their unique crypto-backed trading card game and […]

The crypto winter has devastated companies in the industry, including ShapeShift. CEO Erik Vorhees confirmed on Jan. 10 the layoff of 37 employees in the well-funded startup, a third of the firm’s workforce. The prolonged bear market of 2018 caused massive losses in revenue for most startups operating in the crypto space. While several have […]

London-based Parity Technologies has won a $5 million grant from the Ethereum Foundation to fund its work on improving the Ethereum blockchain, such as developments in Casper, sharding, light clients, developer tools, audits, and general infrastructure. Parity to Receive Funding in Tranches The foundation announced the grant via a blog post on Jan. 7th, explaining […]

Ronnie Moas is known as a finance guru with a 15-year track record of picking stocks. Later in his career, he ventured into cryptocurrency, claiming himself to be “synonymous with Bitcoin.” That success, however, has taken a turn towards conflict. Background on Ronnie Moas Ronnie Moas is the founder of Standpoint Research. The Florida-based company […]

Ethereum Classic, a fork of Ethereum, was hacked using a 51 percent attack on the coin’s blockchain, with more than $1 million worth of ETC stolen so far. Ethereum Classic Remains Under Siege A less popular offshoot of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency is currently in its third day of the siege, as it was hacked […]