EOS


Markets

Block.one Will Now Vote for EOS Candidates, but Wants Their Locations First

Block.one has issued its own set of criteria to use when voting for EOS block producers, perhaps controversially including where they are based.

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Policy

Block.one Failed to Decentralize EOS, Argues New Securities Fraud Lawsuit

The plaintiffs – a crypto fund and an individual investor – are seeking compensatory damages from Block.one and other defendants.

Brendan Blumer (Credit: Block.one)

Markets

Block.one Plans to Start Voting on EOS, the Blockchain It Birthed

Block.one says the time is right for it to take an active role in the EOS community voting for block producers.

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Markets

Block.one Absorbs Team Behind Now-Defunct Block Producer EOS New York

EOS creator Block.one has acquired the team behind once-prominent block producer EOS New York, which has now entirely ceased operations.

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Tech

On EOS Blockchain, Vote Buying Is Business as Usual

Buying votes is a big no-no in traditional democracies, but on the world’s eighth-largest blockchain it’s become an accepted way of doing business.

MODERN TIMES: Once a no-no, the buying and selling of votes is now seen as an accepted part of governing the world's eighth-largest blockchain. (William M. "Boss" Tweed image via Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Markets

Bitcoin Breaks Above $10,000 in Spot Market

For the first time in three months, bitcoin’s price is being quoted in five digits to the left of the decimal.

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Tech

Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS

In a departure from earlier announcements, the company now says its Facebook rival, Voice, "will be run on a purpose-made EOSIO blockchain."

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Finance

Block.One's Venture Arm to Dole Out $50K Grants to Promising EOS Projects

EOS VC is looking for "world-conquerors and local heroes" for its new grants program.

Brendan Blumer, June 2019, Washington, D.C.

Markets

Equilibrium’s Stablecoin Now Has $17.5M in Insurance That Pays Out Automatically

Equilibrium will hold 6.5 million EOS tokens in reserve as an insurance policy for users should its stablecoin lose its peg.

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Markets

WATCH: Thiel Capital's Eric Weinstein Talks About the Nature of Money

Eric Weinstein of Thiel Capital talks with Leigh Cuen about the philosophy behind the crypto markets.

Eric Weinstein image via CoinDesk archives