Crypto markets have started the week on a positive note with a $5 billion rally that has resulted in most tokens posting solid gains. The top performer at the moment however is Ethereum has it surges 12% and increases its lead over XRP in third. Ethereum Beating Bitcoin on Recovery Currently outperforming every crypto asset…
When a blockchain forks, the new chain is often seen as an improvement over the existing one. The loyalties of the developers and crypto communities may be divided, but failure to come to consensus will result in a forked chain. Stress Test Breaks BSV This is exactly what happened to Bitcoin Cash last week and…
Although Ethereum is currently seeing a price drop due to its highly-anticipated Constantinople hard fork being delayed, it will still likely prove to be a positive event for the cryptocurrency’s price once the security flaws are smoothed out and it is implemented. Investors will not know until Friday when the new scheduled date for the…
Ethereum Core developers announced on Tuesday that they would postpone their much-awaited Constantinople hard fork. The team, which has previously settled January 16 as the official date for the Ethereum blockchain upgrade, decided to delay it after ChainSecurity found potential vulnerabilities in the code. The Switzerland-based blockchain audit firm said that Constantinople would enable “reentrancy…
Crypto markets still moving up; Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum Classic leading the way. The momentum has continued throughout the weekend and crypto markets remain buoyant this Sunday. More movement from Bitcoin has pushed total market capitalization up towards $180 billion which is the highest it has been since November. Bitcoin is up again as…
The world’s second largest crypto asset has had a pretty dismal year, ending it almost 7% lower than it began 2019. Ethereum fundamentals have not really faltered though and an impending hard fork is another step in upgrading the platform.Ethereum Muir Glacier ImminentAccording to the countdown the hard fork will be imminent by the time…
Over the past several weeks, Ethereum has seen consistent price gains that can be largely attributed to investors anticipating its Constantinople hard fork. This fork was widely viewed as being bullish due to it reducing the future supply of ETH by 33%. Now, Ethereum’s price is plunging due to Constantinople being delayed as a result…
The world’s second largest crypto asset has taken a beating recently. Not only has Ethereum price collapsed below $200 but it is constantly hounded by the majority of the crypto community which remain blinded by the performance of its big brother. Ethereum Remains Asleep In terms of price action, there are not many positive things…
What’s going on at Polygon? There seems to be a disturbance in the force over there. Is the Ethereum Layer 2 project alright? Are they doing everything above board or is there something sinister going on? Are they even decentralized if they can hard-fork just like that? Or did they follow the proper procedures and…
The Polygon team promised an explanation and here it is. A few weeks ago, the Ethereum Layer 2 network hard-forked their blockchain, seemingly without explanation. As usual, NewsBTC got to the bottom of the case and presented all of the available information. The only piece missing was a promised official report from Polygon’s experts. Is…