Ethereum [https://ethereum.org/] is an open-source, public, blockchain-based, distributed, computing platform featuring smart contract [http://etherworld.co/topic/131/smart-contract-an-introduction] functionality. Since its creation, Ethereum has undergone some hardforking [http://etherworld.co/topic/22/hard-fork-in-ethereum]. The DAO hardfork subsequently led to other Ethereum forks two times in the fourth
Hyperledger – a Linux foundation project: Hyperledger, a Linux Foundation project, is an open source community to help advance technology and thought leadership. It was originated from IT majors like IBM and Intel who saw the benefits of Blockchain technology [http://etherworld.co/topic/15/blockchain-beginner-s-guide-part-1] in Bitcoin. They didn’t
Distributed. Hypermedia. Content-addressable. Identities. Permanent Web. These are a few terms that seem to get thrown around a lot these days when people talk about upcoming web technologies. If you too are confused like the majority of us, then here is the guide that will take you through each of
Press Release Lending App MicroMoney to raise $30Mln through an ICO in October, helping bring 2 Bln unbanked into The New Crypto-Economy Myanmar - September 25, 2017 - MicroMoney, a fintech institution from Eastern Asia, announces today its Initial Coin Offering set to launch on 18 October, 2017. The visionary
What is a Smart Contract? Smart Contract can be defined as a virtual agreement of a transaction/exchange of goods or assets that may or may not involve money. Its main role is for two parties to conduct a business transaction/trade, that can be digitally self-executed and self-enforced, acutely
Tether.to, the first blockchain-enabled platform to facilitate the use of fiat currencies in a digital manner, is working to disrupt the legacy financial system through a more modern approach to money. After the success of their Bitcoin-based USDTether, they have now announced [https://blog.ethfinex.com/announcing-the-erc20-tether-c84cc33f076f] the development
Kraken announced [https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/901241053629497344] reducing the allowed decimal place precision for placing orders in trading pairs, effective Wednesday August 30, 2017 around 6 am UTC (Tuesday August 29 around 11 pm PT). According to the blog [https://blog.kraken.com/post/1261/announcement-reducing-price-precision-on-all-trading-pairs/] , new allowed number
Kraken is one of the earliest crypto exchange which supports Bitcoin majorly but they kept adding support for Ethereum and other altcoins as and when they entered market. With the increase in number of new traders in recent days, they experienced exponential growth. So, in order to help mitigate the
TREZOR [https://wallet.trezor.io/#/], one of the most popular hardware wallet [http://etherworld.co/topic/83/an-introduction-to-cryptocurrency-wallet] encountered a security concern on August 17, 2017. The security issue was brought to attention by an individual researcher, via Responsible Disclosure [http://satoshilabs.com/security/]. An article was widely shared among
What is Ethereum? Ethereum is a revolution in Blockchain Technology. It may sound a bit complicated for non-technical person, but it is designed and being upgraded to make our life much simpler. Ethereum is an open source blockchain platform with built in programming language that allows developers to write, test
Bitfinex, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange announces Ethfinex [https://www.bitfinex.com/ethfinex] – a community & information hub to facilitate Ethereum [http://etherworld.co/topic/105/a-complete-guide-to-understand-ethereum-for-beginners] -based discussion, analysis & trading platform. This announcement [(https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/892719388754931712)] coming up on the very next day of
The first name which flashes in our mind when someone says Blockchain or Digital Currency is Bitcoin. In my initial days of learning, when I tried talking to my friends about Blockchain technology many of them wouldn’t even have heard about it, the only name heard was Bitcoin. I
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