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Toward Metropolis: After Blockchain Repairs, Ethereum Looks Ahead
Ethereum’s developers are shifting focus. Following efforts to make the blockchain-based distributed application network more resistant to attacks, two planned hard forks and one unintentional split, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, at least, […]
Blockchain makes Rapid Strides in Banking Applications
Blockchain, the technology underlying bitcoin, is poised to enter the mainstream with about 30 medium and large banks planning to put it into use by 2017. Applications range from reference […]
Ethereum to Add Zcash Privacy, Says Vitalik Buterin
The power of smart contracts may be combined with absolute privacy according to a new statement by Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin. “[Z]ero knowledge proofs are on ethereum’s roadmap and have […]
The future: where borrowing is the norm and ownership is luxury
Turn any idle asset into a productive piece of capital. All you have to do is set a price, and the robots will take care of the rest. What could […]
Why J.P. Morgan Chase Is Building a Blockchain on Ethereum
It’s called “Quorum.” J.P. Morgan Chase is developing a blockchain, commonly referred to as a public ledger, atop a crypto-network called Ethereum. The system, dubbed “Quorum,” is designed to toe […]
Can This 22-year-old Coder Out-Bitcoin Bitcoin?
Vitalik Buterin, creator of the fast-growing new cryptocurrency network Ethereum, wants to use his technology to disrupt, well, everything. The chaos started in the morning hours of Friday, June 17. […]
Santander and EtherCamp building bridges between bank accounts and Ethereum
The first use case of the Santander project to back tokens on Ethereum via bank accounts will be micropayments. Spanish banking giant Santander is making a bold move in the […]
SingularDTV: A Decentralized “Netflix” on Ethereum
The team behind SingularDTV, a blockchain-based digital content distribution and management platform, is planning the launch of a decentralized system in which artists and digital content creators can build, monetize, […]
Chronicled Introduces New Ethereum-Powered IoT Open Registry
Chronicled, a blockchain startup headquartered in San Francisco, has introduced an Ethereum blockchainbased physical asset verification platform that enables companies and manufacturers to register and verify physical items in an […]
Strategic Alliance Formed to Speed Up Adoption of Blockchain Technology in China
The Chinese government has created a blockchain working group of government and blockchain industries to fast-forward the development and adoption of blockchain technology and prepare for the upcoming Global Blockchain […]