Cryptospace News Digest, May 15 – 21Bitcoin exchange rate’s unexpected retreat against the background of skyrocketing Ether, big news from cryptocurrency exchanges, and Vitalik Buterin’s long-awaited visit to Russia — all in ForkLog’s weekly overview.
Coinbase Announces Ethereum Support and RebrandingOne of the world’s leading bitcoin exchanges and wallet providers Coinbase has announced it intends to add Ethereum to its list of services. Additionally, the exchange intends to undergo rebranding, resulting in a new name and logo.
Belarusian Developer Creates a Socket Selling Power for EthereumA bitcoin enthusiast and blockchain developer from Belarus has assembled a ‘smart socket’ capable of selling power and WiFi connection for Ethereum tokens. The smart socket’s creator, Valery Litvin, is also one of Cyber.fund developers. He told ForkLog the socket will be officially presented on May 21 at Blockchain Conference Kyiv.
Vitalik Buterin About Ethereum, Smart Contracts, and HimselfThis week, Vitalik Buterin visited Russia to participate in Ethereum Russia 2016 conference. Over the course of the event, the platform’s founder talked with Russian crypto-enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and government officials.
Kraken Adds Several Ethereum OptionsKraken, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced today it would offer its customers so-called Ether Dark Pool trading, which, as the company’s blog post explains, “allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book.” Kraken claims to be the first and only exchange […]
The Game of Crypto-Thrones: CentralizationIf a child from a crypto-maximalist family behaves like a moron, parents probably tell him or her that there’s a centralization hiding under the bed. If they have a farm, there’s a dummy centralization scaring crows away. Maybe they even call people they don’t like that name. All in all, that’s the thing bitcoiners wish […]
BTC-e Adds Ethereum and DashPopular bitcoin exchange BTC-e has announced today it added pairs ETH/BTC and DSH/BTC. BTC-e has been working since 2011, and until today it has supported only Bitcoin, Litecoin and Namecoin. Apart from USD, the exchange also offers trades for Russian Ruble and Euro. According to Bitcoin Charts, over the course of last thirty days, overall […]
A Different View on Ethereum: Interview with Expanse TeamEthereum’s amazing underlying concept, serious media coverage of the platform and price surge of Ethereum’s native token ETH couldn’t remain unnoticed. Ethereum, just like Bitcoin, now has its own clones, or, in simple terms, forks. One of such forks is blockchain system Expanse launched without any ICO as a decentralized autonomous organization. Expanse has been […]