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Vitalik Buterin – the co-founder of popular cryptocurrency Ethereum, the second largest digital asset by market cap – has stated that as the beacon chain hard fork happened on September 6, all Ethereum-based clients need to ensure their systems are fully updated. Vitalik Buterin Is Warning Ethereum Users Ethereum has been talking about The Merge for months now. The move would move Ethereum from a proof of work (PoW) module to proof of stake (PoS). This would potentially...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a lengthy blog post on Monday defending the usefulness of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).  He outlined 3 reasons that DAOs have unique advantages compared to traditional corporations, and will not simply be outcompeted and obsoleted by the latter. Making Better Decisions A DAO is an emerging, blockchain-native, bottom-up governance structure without a centralizing hierarchy or CEO. Instead, the organization’s...

The excitement around the Ethereum Merge is tremendous for the PoS proponents and the community of the second-largest cryptocurrency. It also presents a very lucrative opportunity for fraudsters, who tried to take advantage even before the event. Ethereum foundation had earlier warned the community to be on high alert for scams trying to take advantage of users during this transition. But that has not stopped these malicious entities from hacking the official Twitter handle...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was recently interviewed on the state of the crypto markets, and the future of blockchain technology. He predicted that crypto market volatility will slow to that of gold and stocks in the medium-term – though he doesn’t know at what price.  The developer also spoke about proof of work, proof of stake, and the reluctance of Bitcoiners to embrace the latter.  Where Will Crypto Settle Down? In an interview with blogger Noah Smith, Vitalik...

Ethereum’s Übergang zu Proof-of-Stake - The Merge In wenigen Wochen findet das spannende Ethereum-Update, der sogenannte Ethereum Merge statt. Die alles entscheidende Frage ist nun, wie gehen die ganz grossen Bitcoin-Börsen mit diesem Update um? Kann man einfach die Coins halten und erhällt sein Guthaben in die neuen ETH umgewandelt? Oder werden die eigenen Coins zu einer Art Ethereum Core Token, wie dies schon mal der Fall war und man muss selber...

While Ripple execs claim that the company has been unfairly treated by the SEC, Ethereum frontman Vitalik Buterin hasn’t been exactly silent either. In a fresh jibe, the latter accused the former of throwing Ethereum under the bus as “China-controlled.” The latest feud also started with a discussion of new regulatory changes in Canada with Ontario-based crypto exchanges – Bitbuy and Newton – imposing a 30,000 CAD annual “buy limit” for “restricted coins” for their users to...

In der Ethereum-Community fiebert man dem Merge entgegen. In der Folge wird hierdurch die aktuelle Ethereum-Blockchain mit der Beacon-Chain verschmolzen. Das Ergebnis daraus ist, dass Ethereum in Zukunft nicht mehr auf die Leistung von den Minern angewiesen ist. Das bei Anlegern beliebte Staking wird ab diesem Zeitpunkt eingeführt. Durch die Validatoren wird ab diesem Zeitpunkt die Sicherung des Netzwerks übernommen. Jeder Validator wird 32 Ether benötigen. Ausserdem braucht man das...

Vitalik Buterin – co-founder of Ethereum – outlined some of his conflicting realizations and beliefs around cryptocurrency on Monday. He detailed the way that his idealistic vision for how Ethereum should grow – and what it should become – is failing to match reality. Comparing Ethereum and Bitcoin The programmer – who has never hesitated to criticize Bitcoin in the past – began his lengthy Twitter thread with a display of admiration for the primary crypto network. While...

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) – a non-profit organization that supports the second-largest blockchain protocol – disclosed that its treasury equals around $1.6 billion. $1.3 billion of it is distributed in digital assets (primarily ETH), while approximately $300 million belong to non-crypto investments. The EF Sold ETH at the ATH In its financial report, the Ethereum Foundation revealed that 99.1% of its total $1.3 billion crypto holdings are held in ETH. This amount was...

Besides generating a lively discussion among Twitter users across the globe, Elon Musk’s bid to acquire the social media platform for $43 billion in cash has also galvanized the blockchain’s billionaire club. In the latest, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made his mind public on the issue. In a tweet on Saturday, he said he doesn’t oppose Elon Musk running Twitter, but he doesn’t quite approve of wealthy people or organizations taking over social media firms through...