Bitcoin breaks below $65K as Trump threatens massive Iran attack
Bitcoin has fallen below $65,000 after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “massive attack” on Iran, with the cryptocurrency losing about 1.5% on Thursday. Summary ...
Ethereum Istanbul Upgrade Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 9,069,000, which is predicted to occur on Saturday, December 7, 2019. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Sunday, December 1, 2019 to account for the variable block times Ethernodes.org has kindly provided Istanbul node statistics...
Bitcoin hits $65,000; SHR Miner opens door to cloud participation with AI computing power, earning $1,700 in passive income daily
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eth2 quick update no. 4
Welcome to the fourth installment of eth2 quick update. There are a lot of moving pieces to talk about this week. Other than the heroic eth2 client development going on, these are the highlights: tldr; Differential fuzzing grant Sigma Prime has been awarded a grant to lead the differential fuzzing effort for eth2 clients. This effort is critical to the success...
Alphabet’s $1 billion SpaceX gamble balloons into a $94 billion stake
Alphabet has disclosed a $94.1 billion stake in Elon Musk’s SpaceX more than a decade after Google joined a $1 billion funding round for the rocket company. Summary ...
Validated: Staking on eth2 #0
Thanks to Danny and Joe for review. As the launch of the beacon chain grows nearer and eth2 becomes ever more final, the time has come to fast-sync the community with the latest on the inner workings of eth2 and on the concrete requirements, incentives and experience of being a validator. This article will provide a high-level overview of...
The new XRP card is a margin loan with a Visa logo
RedotPay’s RLUSD card lets 8 million users spend against their XRP without selling it: pledge coins at 50% loan-to-value, borrow in Ripple’s stablecoin, swipe anywhere Visa works. It is being sold as convenience. It is, mechanically, collateralized leverage on a token that fell 60% in a...
EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update
Friends, Since the last EF-Supported Teams report, progress has been made across the board. From improved network conditions, to the coming Istanbul release and Eth1.x and Eth2 development, all areas core to the functionality and sustainability of Ethereum are advancing. This series focuses on teams and efforts from the Foundation and larger Ethereum ecosystem that are working to grow and...
Will Bitcoin price hold $65K support as oil surge revives inflation fears?
Bitcoin price has fallen 1.4% from an intraday high of $66,300 to $65,368 as rising oil prices, renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, and regulatory uncertainty have pushed traders toward a more defensive stance. Summary ...
eth2 quick update no. 5
Welcome to this week's eth2 quick update! tldr; Shasper joins Prysmatic's testnet Parity's eth2 client, Shasper, successfully joined Prysmatic's Sapphire Testnet marking the first public multi-client eth2 testnet. This is the exciting start of many multi-client testnets to come in the next month. You can now pull down the Shasper codebase and with a few commands, and connect to the Sapphire testnet....
