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Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $22.5M One Week After Launch
After going live last week, the deposit contract for Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade now holds over 50k ETH – 10% of the threshold needed to activate the watershed update.This deposit contract is the cornerstone of the Ethereum 2.0 update and serves…
Crypto Gaming Pioneer Cloudbet Officially Launches in Argentina
PRESS RELEASE. Cloudbet, the pioneering crypto casino and sportsbook, has officially launched an Argentina-focused service in response to the country’s surging interest in bitcoin and crypto gaming.
The platform has unveiled a…
As PayPal integration looms, Paxos CEO sees mass adoption for tokenized assets
Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla sees a bright future for tokenized assets — possibly through PayPal In a panel last week for the London Bullion Market Association, Paxos founder and CEO Charles Cascarilla discussed the growth of Paxos’…
Vitalik Buterin Sends $1.4M of Ether in Preparation for Ethereum 2.0 Staking
Nov 6, 2020 at 12:41 UTCUpdated Nov 6, 2020 at 15:03 UTC
Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018(Ethereum )
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has sent his first ether for staking on the next iteration of the blockchain network.…
ETH 2.0 Scheduled for December, Vitalik Deposits $1.4M Worth of Ether Into Phase 0 Contract
This December the cryptocurrency community may see the first introductory phase of the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 consensus change. On Wednesday, the Ethereum Foundation published ETH 2.0 specifications explaining how the genesis…
Decentralized Exchanges That Use Automated Market Makers Now Represent 93% of the Market
A recent report by Consensys says the surge in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes in Q3 of 2020 is down to their adoption of the automated market maker (AMM). According to the report, DEXs that use AMM, a software that…
First Mover: Resistance Is Futile as Bitcoin Breaches $15K, Crypto Gets Greedy
Bitcoin was lower, pausing after after a three-day rally that saw prices approach $16,000, their highest since early 2018. The recent rally left the largest cryptocurrency up 116% year to date, and some bullish digital-asset market…