Ethereum

Polygon has launched Polygon Studios, focused on helping to advance blockchain gaming and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The co-founder and COO of the India-based Ethereum-scaling project, Sandeep Nailwal, discusses how the new unit could transform the gaming industry's existing business model. "NFTs [are] basically going to be the gateway to bring masses into [the] blockchain," Nailwal said. Plus, insights into the state of crypto regulations in India and the Polygon ecosystem.

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Minds, an open-source decentralized crypto social network, gamifies social media and rewards users with the Ethereum-minted Minds token. Minds.com founder and CEO Bill Ottman discusses how it all works, stressing the importance of putting users first with incentives and rewards.

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“Ethereum: The Infinite Garden” is in the works as the first feature-length documentary about Ethereum. The film is raising 750 ETH to fund it and will feature the network's co-creator Vitalik Buterin. "The Hash" team discusses the film as an opportunity for Ethereum's story to gain wider public recognition. "You're going to see more of these Vitalik-in-public moments as Ethereum looks to kind of step into its mainstream moment," host Zack Seward said.

15 lug 2021

U.S. prosecutors suggest former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith, who officials charged in 2019 with violating U.S. sanctions law in North Korea, return to jail for disobeying his bail conditions.

12 lug 2021

Australia-based blockchain company Power Ledger is migrating to Solana from Ethereum in search of higher speed and scalability. "The Hash" hosts discuss Solana as a rising protocol looking to take on Ethereum's dominance in the DeFi space. "Ethereum's very likely to be the winner here," host Adam B. Levine said, despite Solana's advantage over transaction speed.

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Virgil Griffith, the Ethereum developer charged with violating U.S. sanctions law in North Korea, has violated his bail conditions and should be returned to jail, U.S. prosecutors said Friday in a letter filed to the court. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses why this is a case to continue to watch. Plus, the latest updates on global enforcement actions against Binance.

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CoinDesk Research Associate George Kaloudis says, “we’re in a bear market,” pointing to a chart depicting bitcoin’s bear and bull cycles over the past six years. He also compares the Q2 performance of the “CoinDesk 20” top assets, noting the divergence between ethereum’s gains and bitcoin’s losses. “That almost never happens,” he said.

8 lug 2021

The circulating supply of stablecoin USD coin (USDC) on Justin Sun's Tron blockchain has surpassed 108 million in less than a month. Some say this indicates that crypto traders are increasingly turning to blockchains that provide cheaper transaction fees with faster speed than what's found on Ethereum. "The Hash" hosts explore the continuing growth of stablecoins and whether USDC is set to defeat tether (USDT) as the dominant stablecoin.

6 lug 2021

IBC Group to end Bitcoin and Ethereum mining in China. The Pavilions Hotels and Resorts to accept crypto. Blockchain leads to rise of crypto natives. We’ll have more on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

6 lug 2021