EOS, Ethereum and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – June 13th, 2020
EOS rose by 3.38% on Friday. Partially reversing Thursday’s 8.86% tumble, EOS ended the day at $2.5981. A mixed start to the day saw EOS fall to an early morning intraday low $2.4891 before making a move.
Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns – CoinDesk
So many users are dependent on Ethereum client Geth that a bug could temporarily freeze the network – something blockchains aren’t supposed to do, ever. In light of this, Ethereum Core developers decided Friday to postpone work on the Berlin hard fork until at least August in an effort to give other clients a chance…
The Zcash Privacy Tech Underlying Ethereum’s Transition to Eth 2.0 – CoinDesk
Ethereum’s consensus algorithm is not the only thing changing with the launch of Eth 2.0. The underlying cryptography itself is getting an overhaul based on leading research out of the Electric Coin Company.
EOS, Ethereum and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – June 20th, 2020
EOS fell by 0.39% on Friday. Following on from a 1.19% decline on Thursday, EOS ended the day at $2.5256. It was yet another mixed start to the day. EOS slid to an early morning intraday low $2.034 before making a move.
Ethereum 2.0: The Choice Between One’s Own Node and a Staking Service
As the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade approaches, users have been showing an increasing interest in the staking process, which would allow them to make a passive income by validating the new network. This is evidenced by the growing number of Ether (ETH) wallets and ETH deposits on cryptocurrency exchanges. According to a recent report published by…
Ethereum Logged Its Busiest Week on Record – CoinDesk
It’s costing more to use Ethereum and that may be because more users are flocking to the platform than ever before, according to one key on-chain metric. Analysts say the growth of both transactions and the cost to process them is being driven by an increase in stablecoin usage and DeFi applications.
Explanation of DeFi staking and the importance of Ethereum 2.0 – CityAM
The financial world is changing at a pace never before seen in history. These new instruments are being developed and made available to anyone willing to explore the space and to serve a wide variety of needs. Investment in Decentralised Finance (or DeFi) has spiked to 1.5bn USD in assets locked. These assets are in…
ConsenSys Spins Up Staking Service in Anticipation of Ethereum 2.0 – CoinDesk
Ethereum development house ConsenSys is being backed by heavy hitters like Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering, designed to make it easy for institutions to earn income from the next iteration of the second-largest public blockchain.