This Proposal Could Solve Ethereum’s Congestion Problem
Key Takeaways Ethereum could introduce a new and simplified system of transaction fees with lower costs for users. The standard has been under discussion for over a year and is…
Highest Ethereum Transaction Fee Ever? Someone Accidentally Paid a $2.5 Million Fee
Key Takeaways A whale paid $2.5 million in Ethereum transaction fees just to send 0.55 ETH. The whale’s wallet still has Ethereum worth over $10 Million. There is evidence that…
Chainalysis Adds Support for Privacy Coins, Allows Exchange to Blacklist Encrypted Tokens
More Transparency – Less Privacy? Key Takeaways Chainalysis has confirmed it will now support Zcash and Dash Claims that only 0.9% of all ZCash transactions are using full encryption The…
ConsenSys Launched an Ethereum Surveillance Service to Detect Criminal Activity
Ethereum firm ConsenSys has designed a tool to combat crypto-related fraud and illicit activity. Key Takeaways ConsenSys’ new compliance service allows users to detect and trace illicit cryptocurrency transactions. Unlike…
Who’s Afraid of Ethereum? The Top 12 Smart Contract Platforms
As Ethereum 2.0 continues to be delayed, competing smart contract platforms have emerged to try and compete. These are Crypto Briefing’s top 12 competitors to Ethereum. Key Takeaways Smart contracts…
Like Ethereum, Tezos Plans to Introduce Domain Names
Tezos could introduce “vanity addresses” thanks to a new initiative from the blockchain community. Key Takeaways Tezos may introduce human-readable addresses in the near future. These addresses can be attached…
The World of Finance May Start Using Ethereum to Set Interest Rates
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, spoke highly of an Ethereum fork to help facilitate the benchmark for global interest rates. Key Takeaways Jerome Powell believes the Ethereum-based LIBOR…
Digital Checks Feature Could Give XRP Ledger Even More Utility
XRP Ledger could introduce digital Checks, a new feature that makes sending and receiving cryptocurrency even easier on the XRP Ledger. Key Takeaways Blockchain validators may vote to add Checks…
Ethereum 2.0 Is Still Going Strong, Developer Danny Ryan Suggests
Developers have gathered information on Ethereum 2.0 into one comprehensive blog post. Key Takeaways Ethereum 2.0 will introduce staking and sharding. Several testnets and tools are currently available to developers.…
Controversial AI Firm Awarded $500,000 Contract for Coronavirus Tracing
AI Firm Faculty will require extensive personal data for purposes that are currently unclear. Key Takeaways U.K. government awarded AI firm a contract to help deal with coronavirus pandemic. The…