Ethereum Launches Own 'Ether' Coin, With Millions Already Sold
Yesterday, at midnight (CEST), Ethereum launched the presale of its much-anticipated, platform-specific altcoin, ether. The surprise announcement caused something of a stir in the community and the response has been extremely positive, with over 7 million ether (ETH) sold after approximately 12 hours. Switzerland-based Ethereum and The Ethereum Project have made headlines this past year as potentially exciting examples of 'Cryptocurrency 2.0', a term that refers to new applications built upon block chain technology. Ethereum is both a platform and a programming language that is aimed to....
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This week's altcoin update covers Ethereum, Shadowcoin, and CoinedUp's closure. Welcome to the CCN weekly altcoin news update, where we profile altcoin news topics that have gone under-the-radar. This week's article discusses Ethereum, whose Ether presale is set to pass 50 million sold, Shadowcoin, who are releasing the first mobile wallet with full staking functionality, and CoinedUp, who are closing their altcoin exchange. Ethereum Presale Approaches 50 Million Ether Sold. Ethereum's Ether presale has shattered expectations. Just 16 days into the 42-day sale, Ethereum have sold more than....
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After three years of dormancy, a massive ethereum whale that participated in the project’s first token sale, also known as the Genesis initial coin offering (ICO), spent 145,000 ether worth just over $276 million using today’s ethereum exchange rates.
Mega Ethereum Whale Distributes 145,000 Ether to 9 Different Addresses
On August 14, 2022, onchain data indicates that a whale who participated in the Ethereum Genesis ICO has moved 145,000 ETH to various addresses. The funds were worth $276 million using current ETH exchange rates. It was the first time the Genesis....
The Blockchain project Matchpool raised over $5.7 mln in 48 hours, with high anticipation from the community on its decentralized matchmaking protocol. However, the community was shocked the next day to discover the company co-founder Philip Saunders’ public accusations that its CEO Yonatan Ben Shimon had pulled an exit scam and disappeared with $1.7 mln of the funds raised. Similar to most Blockchain projects, Matchpool engaged in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), a crowdfunding mechanism designed after the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process of conventional companies, to raise millions....
That picture of a dog staring into the camera in formal posture.. you know, the one that sparked the Doge meme? Someone just sold it for millions in Ether. Dogecoin has seen significant attention in 2021 in tandem with its dramatic price rise. Capitalizing on this rise in attention, someone sold a non-fungible token (NFT) of the picture on which the Dogecoin (DOGE) cryptocurrency was based. “The original image that started it all,” read the description of the NFT, sold on very.auction. “This photo of the Shiba Inu ‘Kabosu’ was taken by her owner Atsuko Sato on February 13th, 2010,” the....