News from the largest cryptocurrency project since Bitcoin. In this section, you'll find Ethereum news, information about Ethereum 2.0 staking, how the Ethereum blockchain works, and the current ETH price. Read the latest Ethereum cryptocurrency news on ForkNews.
Constantinople, the next system update for the Ethereum network. The hard fork should lead to increased efficiency and lower fees across the entire network and will be launched ahead of the Devcon 4 Ethereum conference in October.
Today the pairs will continue consolidating in yesterday's range
Yesterday's decline reached the predicted lows. However, after a rebound, the price fall may resume
There are currently more than 1,700 decentralized applications (DApps) published on the Ethereum network, and their number continues to increase. And although all Dapps rely on smart contracts, the reliability of smart contracts themselves is questionable - cybercriminals have already earned more than a billion dollars from hacking them.
Google suddenly and without any explanation removed MetaMask from the Chrome Extension application. The browser extension was removed from the Android and Google trading platforms without any information about why this decision was made or whether the application will be restored.
Ethereum developers are proposing to reduce the block reward from 3 to 2 ethers due to the delay in increasing the difficulty. Ethereum block confirmation times may soon increase due to a protocol rule that increases mining difficulty to incentivize work through proof of stake.
Last week, the developers announced the launch of a new test network, Raiden, for the Ethereum blockchain, the final stage of testing before the planned release of the version to the main network this summer.
Tetras Capital, a hedge fund specializing in blockchain, cryptocurrencies and digital assets, recently announced that they are going to sell ETH and invest in BTC. Interestingly, the publication about this appeared shortly before the recent surge in the price of the cryptocurrency market, when Bitcoin broke through the $7,000 mark. This could be a sign of a bull run, which would certainly benefit Bitcoin investors.
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