The sudden rise of the Ethereum-based ‘social token’ – Decrypt
You can’t buy the heart of Laurel Driskill, who runs an Instagram account with 230,000 followers under the name “sugarboogerz.” But for $0.000987 per token, you can buy her Ethereum-based 'social token,' the $TINGLE, and invest in it.
Ethereum Options Open Interest Soars 315% — Are Institutions Bullish?
Ether (ETH) options were launched over a year ago at Deribit derivatives exchange but they have only recently gained traction. Open interest is the main gauge for derivative contracts activity, and on Ether options it has soared by 315% over the past two months to $158 million.
EOS, Ethereum and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – July 5th, 2020
EOS rose by 1.66% on Saturday. Following on from a 2.46% rally on Friday, EOS ended the day at $2.4611. A bullish start to the day saw EOS rally from an intraday low $2.4210 to an early morning intraday high $2.4980 before pulling back.
Ethereum Foundation Makes Second Crypto Donation to UNICEF – CoinDesk
The Ethereum Foundation followed up on its 2019 gift to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) this week with a second cryptocurrency donation. UNICEF crypto portfolio manager Cecilia Chapiro said the fund is now accepting applications from startups in emerging markets to receive investments via this second donation of roughly 1,125 ether (ETH), or $262,000…
Business Is Booming for DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Ahead of Ethereum 2.0 – CoinDesk
Nexus Mutual, an alternative insurance provider for a variety of Ethereum-based DeFi protocols, has seen its risk pool double over the past 90 days to more than $4 million. Indeed, Nexus can barely keep up with the demand for smart-contract cover in the exploding decentralized finance (DeFi) arena.
Ethermine Mining Pool Cashes in Its $2.6 Million Ethereum Fee Windfall | Mining Bitcoin News
Crypto 101: How to Send and Receive Bitcoin Cash Via the Bitcoin.com Wallet During the last few months in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and faltering global economy, many individuals have shown an interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, oftentimes people can find the process a bit daunting because they are ... read…
Colombian Government and WEF Weigh Public Ethereum in Bid to Fight Corruption – CoinDesk
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is working with the Colombian government to see if blockchain-based transparency can help prevent a hotspot for corruption, which happens in the process of bidding for high-value contracts to provide public goods and services.
OMG Network Plasma L2 Scales Ethereum To Thousands Of TPS
The OMG network announced on Jun 1 that its Plasma Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum has gone online on mainnet, after three years of research and development. The Plasma solution scales the Ethereum blockchain to thousands of transactions per second (TPS), instead of the native 10-12 TPS rate. It also reduces the fees by…