Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live
Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019. Source
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Ethereum Gets Solid Support from Ernst & Young
The past few days have been quite difficult for the crypto space due to the continuing poor performance by some of the leading tokens; however, major cryptocurrency Ethereum received some boost today. In a new development, consultancy giant Ernst & Young announced a new source code that could make the
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Ethereum’s Top DEX Is Relaunching to Tap Istanbul’s Lower Gas Fees
For Aurora Labs, the company behind IDEX, Istanbul means lower operating costs as well as more transactions processed, CTO Jason Ahmad said in a phone interview. In fact, Ahmad expects EIP 2028 to reduce gas fees by as much as 90 percent on the new platform. Source
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Ethereum’s Top DEX Is Rebooting With New Scaling Features
IDEX is launching a new DEX built on a layer 2 scalibility protocol made possible through Ethereum's Istanbul hard fork. Source
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Ethereum (ETH) Rip & Dip Scenario Was Total Disaster
Ethereum rallied sharply above the $150 resistance, but failed near $152 against the US Dollar.The price is trimming gains and it is back to pre-rally levels near the $144 support.There is a short term bullish trend line forming with support near $145 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed
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Ethereum Devs Propose Hard Fork to Address Impending Ice Age
Ethereum developers have proposed a hard fork, titled the Muir Glacier, which is aimed at addressing the impending Ice Age that could potentially slow down the Ethereum mainnet. A hard fork refers to a radical change to a network’s protocol that makes previously invalid blocks and transactions valid or vice-versa and
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Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury’s Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith
The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention? Source
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China’s Internet Firewall Has Blocked Access to Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan.io
China's Great Firewall, used by the government to regulate access to foreign internet sites, has blocked one of the most popular sources of ethereum blockchain data. Source
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Ethereum (ETH) Holding Uptrend Support, Bitcoin Recovering
Ethereum is trading above the key $145 and $146 support levels against the US Dollar.The price is likely to surpass the $150 and $152 resistance levels in the near term.There is a new connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $150 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed
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Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Has Been Released From Jail Pending Trial
According to Friday's complaint, Griffith asked for – and was denied – permission to travel to North Korea in order to give the presentation, titled "Blockchain and Peace." Moreover, the complaint said, Griffith subsequently "began formulating plans to facilitate the exchange of Cryptocurrency-1 between the DPRK and South Korea," despite
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