Ethereum


Finance

'Passwordless Login' Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder

Ethereum startup Magic just raised $4 million from investors like Naval Ravikant, SV Angel, Placeholder and Volt Capital to make passwords less of a pain.

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Tech

RenBTC Quietly Goes Live in Latest Bid to Bring Bitcoin to Ethereum

RenBTC, the latest implementation of bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, quietly went live this week, though the general public can't yet mint thier own tokens.

Winter wren

Policy

Colombia, Deloitte, ConsenSys Sign On to WEF's 'Blockchain Bill of Rights'

The cryptocurrency industry just gained an organized structure for collaborating with world leaders, thanks to the World Economic Forum.

WEF, World Economic Forum, Davos

Markets

Staking Will Turn Ethereum Into a Functional Store of Value

With staking and a surge of demand for stablecoins, Ethereum has everything it needs to become a viable store-of-value network.

Osho Jha

Finance

Tokensoft Distributes $4M in Equity to Investors Using Ethereum Blockchain

Investors in Tokensoft's $4 million series seed round received a digital form of their equity using Ethereum.

Tokensoft CEO Mason Borda

Markets

Team Behind Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC Explains Shutdown

A bug in tBTC meant the dapp couldn't tell different bitcoin addresses apart, the team has disclosed.

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Tech

Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys

Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.

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Markets

Bug Forces Shutdown of Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC

Thesis has put a pause on deposits into tBTC, its new platform meant to get bitcoin into Ethereum's decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Bug (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

Trading Contest on Synthetix Aims to Showcase Speed of New DEX Tech

Synthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out the faster beta of its decentralized exchange (DEX).

OpenSwap is an interchain liquidity booster.

Markets

Reddit Rolls Out 'Community Points' on Ethereum to Incentivize Positive Behavior

Reddit is expanding a trial program designed to let users reward each other for their contributions, using the Ethereum blockchain.

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