Ethereum

Ethereum is an open source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract functionality. It supports a modified version of Nakamoto consensus via transaction-based state transitions.

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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed

The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
November 13, 2017  |  Today In Data

The news was full of surprises this week. In the undeniably fun and not-so-serious surprise column was animoji karaoke. We admit, the use case for pandas singing hip hop...

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Glitch Freezes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Of Ethereum
Glitch Freezes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Of Ethereum
November 08, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Ethereum, the competing digital currency to bitcoin, was dealt a blow on Tuesday (Nov. 7) when a vulnerability in a cryptocurrency wallet froze as much...

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Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs And Cryptocurrency Have Something In Common: Market Cap
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs And Cryptocurrency Have Something In Common: Market Cap
November 02, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and cryptocurrencies all have something, surprisingly, in common: similar market values. That’s according to news from Reuters, which — citing CoinMarketCap, a website...

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Vietnam Puts The Brakes On Cryptocurrency Use, Including Bitcoin
Vietnam Puts The Brakes On Cryptocurrency Use, Including Bitcoin
October 31, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The use of Bitcoin as a form of payment has been banned in Vietnam, ZDNet reports. The country’s state bank ruled that all cryptocurrency, not...

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Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
October 26, 2017  |  Retail

The Overstock.com subsidiary, tZERO, is planning to launch an initial coin offering (ICO), according to news from CNBC. The company wants to raise up to...

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Is Cryptocurrency A Speculative Bubble?
Is Cryptocurrency A Speculative Bubble?
October 26, 2017  |  Bitcoin

It’s been a big year for cryptocurrency. In particular, bitcoin – the first and best known unregulated, exclusively digital currency – was trading near $6,000...

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Bridging The Gap Between Fiat And Cryptocurrencies
Bridging The Gap Between Fiat And Cryptocurrencies
October 26, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Hard currency or bits and bytes? How about a bit of both? Texcent is coming to market with an ICO to raise funds for expansion....

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Bitcoin Hits $6K
Bitcoin Hits $6K
October 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin surged beyond $6,000 in trading late last week, setting a new record for the cryptocurrency. Citing the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, a Forbes news...

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Mastercard Premiers Blockchain Tech
Mastercard Premiers Blockchain Tech
October 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

On Friday (Oct. 20), Mastercard announced news that it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology through its developer’s API. Initially, the technology will...

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