Myetherwallet Relaunches as Mycrypto Following a Hostile Twitter Takeover

Myetherwallet, the web’s most popular client-side ethereum interface, has announced a surprise rebrand. The service will henceforth be known as Mycrypto following an acrimonious split. The sudden move took one half of the Myetherwallet team by surprise, who claims the “Twitter handle was changed without knowledge or permission of MEW’s founder”. It has also emerged … Read more

What Is Gnosis?

Prediction markets stand to benefit a lot from blockchain technology. We’ve seen several such projects embrace a cryptocurrency-oriented business model as well. Given that cryptocurrency and blockchain are entwined, this is anything but surprising. One of the more popular cryptocurrency-oriented prediction markets is Gnosis. It is a rather interesting project which aims to achieve a lot … Read more

Seele ICO Sets Up Emergency Response Team After $1.8m Fraud

One would have hoped that by now investors in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) would have learned to be more careful who they trust with their money, but the spate of new scams that are reported every week shows this has yet to happen. The latest group to fall for an ICO fraud are Seele investors. Also … Read more

Here Are the Best Ethereum Wallets for 2018

When starting out with cryptocurrency, it is essential for users to set up a crypto wallet that both is secure and allows for financial flexibility (ease of exchange, streamlined transfers, and so forth). Today, there are wallets that can be hosted online, procured in the form of a hardware entity, or accessed on a computer. However, most users have … Read more

Russian Bankruptcy Court Orders Debtor to Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings

The Moscow bankruptcy court has ordered a bankrupt debtor to provide information about his cryptocurrency holdings. The trustee has requested that his cryptocurrencies be included in the bankruptcy estate. The court will decide if the coins can be used to pay creditors. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Court Orders … Read more

What Is ERC827?

There are a number of different token standards on the Ethereum network to support its many token contracts. The most familiar of these is probably ERC20, a stable standard which makes it easy to build new, usable tokens while allowing for reasonable customization. This is why many projects use it as their token standard. However, … Read more

Australia to Ban Bitcoin Gambling

Australian gambling regulator Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) has issued an informal ban against all cryptocurrency online wagering, singling out bitcoin and ethereum. Just days before, one of its licensed online gambling sites announced it was offering bitcoin to its customers. Also read: Market Risk Advisory Committee: Bitcoin Futures Self-Certification Works Neds Adopts Bitcoin Gambling Paul … Read more