Ethereum Nieuws
The First SEC-Registered Crypto Robo-Advisor Makara Launches Mobile App
Makara CEO and co-founder Jesse Proudman joins "First Mover" to discuss the new mobile app with a waitlist of over 20,000 people. The new app offers six thematic baskets of assets specifically weighted to bitcoin, ethereum and decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens.
Polygon Co-Founder on Cuban’s Investment: Mark Is a Yield Farmer
Polygon, a “Layer 2” blockchain that scales the Ethereum network, has attracted some big-name investors, including billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban. Polygon is growing exponentially with the price of MATIC, Polygon’s native token, going up over 10,000 percent since last year, and third-party adoption booming.
Sandeep Nailwal: India Crypto Covid Relief Fund 'Kind of Exploded' After Buterin's Donation
Sandeep Nailwal, a co-founder of Polygon, started a crypto relief fund for India as it battles a deadly second wave of COVID-19. The fund attracted several big names in crypto, including Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, who donated approximately $1 billion n SHIB tokens. Nailwal joins "First Mover" to discuss the success of the relief fund and whether it is shifting government opinion of crypto in India. Plus, will he be liquidating all the donated SHIB?
GameStop Launching New NFT Platform
GameStop is hiring for a new NFT platform they’re building on the Ethereum blockchain. Is this the beginning of a new era for GameStop or just an attempt to capitalize on the r/WallStreetBets hype? “The Hash” panel debates.
Censorship Resistance is at the Heart of the Solana Network
Is Solana an "Eth-Killer"? Anatoly Yakovenko, CEO of Solana, joins "The Hash" to explain why Solana is a faster, cheaper alternative to Ethereum and the problems it was created to solve.
SpaceChain Launching a Bitcoin Node into Space
Blockchain infrastructure provider SpaceChain is launching a bitcoin node and an ethereum node into space this summer when SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rockets. Zee Zhang, CEO of SpaceChain, joined “First Mover” to explain why and the security benefits of doing so.
Polkadot’s Wood Acknowledges Legacy EVM Design’s Role But Ties Future to Upgrades
Speaking at Consensus 2021, Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood discussed changes to Polkadot, using WebAssembly as a smart contract and how legacy blockchains are not fit for modern day use, though he acknowledged the Ethereum Virtual Machine’s (EVM) pole position in blockchain development today.
Decentralized Prediction Market Augur Launches 'Turbo' Sports Betting Platform
Augur, a decentralized prediction market, is launching its "Turbo" platform Monday, which will run on the Ethereum layer 2 polygon and will be integrated with Chainlink. Tom Kysar of Augur joins "First Mover" to discuss the impact on sports betting.
