Why The WEF Wants You To Learn About Bitcoin And Ethereum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published a report called “Cryptocurrencies: A Guide to Getting Started” on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. The report is part of their Global Future Council on Cryptocurrencies and it’s intended to provide the readers with the basics of this new asset class. The total market cap of Bitcoin, Ethereum, […]
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Leading crypto exchange Phemex has announced a new initiative called Learn and Earn. This educational program has the objective of rewarding users to learn about crypto and its underlying technology. Divided into several courses with different lessons in video formats, users will learn fundamental concepts related to this industry and this new asset class. Users […]
Ethereum Logo. Readers of CCN may be wondering what's been going on with Ethereum, the much-hyped project of Vitalik Buterin which aims to take smart contracts, block chains, and cryptocurrency to the next level. The project has recently received multiple endorsements by Nick Szabo, a long-time cipherpunk who many consider to be the most likely candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto. Szabo spoke highly of Ethereum on Let's Talk Bitcoin and then again in an interview with the International Business Times. Szabo told the publication that he believed Ethereum could post more of a challenge to....
The CEO of Synereo, Dor Konforty, has pointed out that the lesson to be learnt out of this whole situation is the fact that the human factor must be put into consideration and respected. Nevertheless, Konforty makes clear his support for Ethereum and states the position of his company over the June 17 attack on the DAO. Rollback shouldn’t be an option, Despite being a major ETH and DAO holder, Konforty insists that a rollback will set a wrong precedent. He says: “A rollback will set a precedent. This is a decision that is crucial to the growth of the decentralization movement and to the....