ETH Proponents: Ethereum Will Democratize, Build Trust and Make Governments Transparent
Ahead of the 2017 expectations on the various projects that are likely to be rolled out on the Ethereum platform, the key issue of trust stands out as a recurring feature that makes the network different. Based on the presumption of the new projects and their potential to make the network reach the mass market sooner than most users could imagine, Consensys’ Carolyn Reckhow says Ethereum is going to democratize business logics. Complex transactions. This fact is applicable to the financial world and other industries that have complex interactions between parties that require trust between....
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Scientists at the Imperial College London has announced the formation of the new Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering (IC3RE), to study the potential of the distributed ledger system of Bitcoin as a peer to peer trust and ownership protocol for governments and businesses worldwide. The decentralized and transparent nature of the distributed ledger technology allows organizations to create different sets of non-refutable and unbreakable data, opening up a window of possibility for the development of unique trust-based applications, such as decentralized....
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....
Ark’s Q1 SEC report revealed holdings of 639,069 shares in Grayscale's Ethereum Trust, worth more than $20 million. Cathie Wood's Ark Investment has reported holdings of 639,069 shares in Grayscale's Ethereum Trust for Q1 — currently worth around $20.9 million at today’s prices.ARK Investment has bought 639,069 shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust. pic.twitter.com/ofXD5F7QpA— Documenting Ethereum (@DocumentEther) May 18, 2021 The news of Ark’s major investment into Ethereum was seen as a bullish sign by Ethereum and DeFi proponents. Mythos Capital founder and Bankless author Ryan....
Grayscale Investments says the registration statement on Form 10 that it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on behalf of the Ethereum Trust has become effective. This means Ethereum Trust is now an official SEC reporting company and the second digital currency investment product to achieve the milestone. Grayscale’s BTC Trust (GBTC) is the first investment product to attain the status after its filing became effective on January 21 of 2020. An organization becomes a SEC reporting company or public company upon “registration pursuant to Section 12(g)....