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Opera Browser Introduces Built-In Crypto Wallet

Opera, an internet browser, today announced their intent to release a new version that boasts a built-in crypto wallet. The version, currently available in a private beta on Android, will also support Ethereum dapps (decentralized apps).According to the blog post detailing this new version of the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Sergey Brin Mines Ethereum and Admits Google’s Failure in Blockchain

Speaking at a blockchain conference in Morocco over the weekend, Google co-founder Sergey Brin expressed his interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Google missed its chance to be a leader in blockchain, while he has been mining Ethereum and making “a few pennies and dollars...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

It’s Still Early Morning in Crypto

Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings. _______People unfamiliar with crypto often ask the most challenging...

, by Juan M. Villaverde

Ethereum Network Congestion: Who’s to Blame?

Ethereum transactions have been fluctuating daily, having fallen below 500,000 for the first time in 5 months while transaction fees rose to nearly USD 1 between June 30th and July 2nd. MyCrypto, an Ethereum wallet, blames FCoin, a Chinese cryptocurrency exchange.FCoin was created by a former...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Vitalik Vs. Apple: App Store Is Restrictive & Nobody Is Complaining

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum platform, is quite active on Twitter and absolutely does not hold back when there is something that needs to be said. This time, Apple’s app store was on the receiving end of his criticism: he thinks that it is strange that they get so much power...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Drops In Official Chinese Ranking, New Winner Announced

China’s Center for Information Industry Development (CCID), an organization affiliated with the Chinese central government, has issued a new official ranking of 30 cryptocurrencies in circulation where EOS ranks as the top cryptocurrency.In the report, EOS, the token of the EOS blockchain...

, by Fredrik Vold

Ethereum Co-founder Lauds Qtum and VeChain, Welcomes SEC Ruling

Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio has sung the praises of two of China’s fast-growing blockchain ventures Qtum and VeChain.In an interview with Bloomberg, Di Iorio stated, “The biggest stake for me is in Qtum and VeChain right now, the two Chinese projects. There’s much more...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto’s Governance Problem

The absence of a democratic governing structure has been increasingly making itself felt. The coins with responsive informal governance structures will tend to gain users.Crypto's 'governance problem' has been increasingly manifesting in recent years. First there was the long-running debate over...

, by Simon Chandler

Pop. 1,500 Village Set to Issue its Own ICO by 2021

A tiny village in Japan’s rural Okayama Prefecture has confirmed it will launch an initial coin offering (ICO) by the end of the 2021 financial year, as a means to reinvigorate its economy and boost financial autonomy. The village authorities of Nishiawakura – population 1,500 –...

, by Tim Alper

Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic)

Below is the whole speech by William Hinman, director of corporate finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, made at Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: Crypto in San Francisco on Thursday. _____________Remarks at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: CryptoThank you Andy. I am pleased to...

, by William Hinman

Ethereum Jumps On SEC Director Remarks

A high-ranking official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that Ethereum is not to be considered a security, and therefore does not fall under the jurisdiction of the US financial regulator. The remarks were made by director of corporate finance William Hinman at the SEC,...

, by Fredrik Vold

USD 20 Million Stolen from Ethereum Clients – What Should I Do?

A group of hackers has stolen over USD 20 million worth of Ethereum from Ethereum-based apps and mining rigs, Chinese cyber-security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab reported today.If you’re one of the victims, you probably know it already - but even if you’re not, you should understand how this...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Top 5 Ethereum Dapp Games

Hailed the new and revolutionary breed of apps, dapps (decentralized apps) run on a P2P (peer-to-peer) network of computers rather than a single computer. They are a type of software program designed to exist on the Internet in a way that is not controlled by any single entity. Dapps are a great...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Great Backlash Against Blockchain Hype

Skeptics say that centralized blockchains are 'sanitized tanks to shop for groceries'. However, much of the technology laying at the heart of blockchains could have a bright future.The world is falling in love with blockchain. USD 945 million was spent globally by organisations on "blockchain...

, by Simon Chandler

German Prosecutors Sell off Millions in Website’s Crypto-assets

Prosecutors in Germany have auctioned off a whopping 1,312 Bitcoin (USD 10 million), a similar amount in Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold – and some 220 Ethereum.The Bavarian Central Office for Cybercrime last year accused Lul.to, a website allegedly dealing in pirated eBooks and audiobooks, of...

, by Tim Alper

POA Network: How To Stake Your Identity

One of the most interesting things in the whole blockchain space is an increasing variety of available consensus mechanisms. They are used to validate transactions and secure blockchains. Visualization by POA Network. Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake, Delegated Proof-of-Stake, Proof-of-Activity,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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