TheDAO’s leftover rescue money sat for a decade now it’s becoming Ethereum’s permanent $220M security budget

Ethereum's most infamous experiment is back. Not as a venture fund, but as something the ecosystem arguably needs more: a permanent security budget. On Jan. 29, a group of Ethereum veterans announced plans to convert roughly 75,000 ETH in decade-old recovery funds into a staked endowment whose yield will finance smart contract security work across […] The post TheDAO’s leftover rescue money sat for a decade now it’s becoming Ethereum’s permanent $220M security budget appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Ethereum Foundation prioritizes security, targets 128-bit rule by 2026

Ethereum's security focus may enhance blockchain reliability, fostering trust and potentially increasing adoption across decentralized applications. The post Ethereum Foundation prioritizes security, targets 128-bit rule by 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Ethereum Unveils 'Trillion Dollar Security' Initiative: Details

Ethereum reveals major initiative to upgrade ETH security

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Ethereum Foundation announces $2M ‘attackathon’ to boost protocol security

The initiative aims to enhance Ethereum's security, fostering community involvement and proactive vulnerability detection ahead of major upgrades. The post Ethereum Foundation announces $2M ‘attackathon’ to boost protocol security appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Ethereum spot ETF could still be possible even if ETH is classified as a security: BlackRock CEO

BlackRock CEO believes an Ethereum spot ETF could be viable even if the SEC wants to classify Ethereum as a security.

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Vitalik Buterin publishes article discussing dimensions of connectedness to Ethereum

On Oct. 31, the Ethereum co-founder released an article highlighting the dimensions of connectedness to the blockchain network as being the security of withdrawing to Ethereum and security of reading Ethereum.

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SEC Disagreement Emerges on Whether Ethereum Is a Security

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Ethereum Foundation to Hire Internal Security Team for ETH 2.0 Roll Out

The Ethereum Foundation will ramp up the security of its much anticipated Ethereum 2. 0 network by hiring a security team dedicated to this function. According to tweets by Ethereum 2. 0 researcher, Justin Drake, the foundation has already started the recruiting process for an internal Eth2 security team.

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Prominent investor believes Ethereum’s monetary policy is underrated

Ryan Sean Adams, a crypto investor at Mythos Capital, believes Ethereum has a significantly better monetary policy than Bitcoin. In his Bankless newsletter, Adams argued that Bitcoin’s fixed supply means there will be fewer funds to subsidize security, while Ethereum’s minimum necessary issuance (MNI) means greater network security.

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SEC Chairman Affirms Stance that Ethereum (ETH) is Not a Security, Could XRP be Next?

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chairman reaffirmed his agency’s previous stance that Ethereum (ETH) is not a security product, and as such it falls under different regulatory structure that is far more crypto-friendly.

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Ethereum Constantinople Upgrade Delayed for Security Reasons

This was announced today on Ethereum’s official blog by one of their leading developers Hudson Jameson. ChainSecurity, smart contracts auditing platform, found a Constantinople related security risk which prompted the Ethereum developers to postpone the upgrade.

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Amberdata Adds Automated Ethereum Blockchain Smart Contract Security Audits

Ethereum Smart Contract Security Audit Automated – Amberdata Develops Support for Automated Audits Ethereum is growing in popularity with each passing day. Analysts report that Ethereum users deploy about 8,000 smart contracts daily, and this figure is expected to soar over the coming months.

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ChainSecurity launches full version of Securify, advanced security scanner for Ethereum

ChainSecurity, a developer of secure blockchain protocols today announced the release of its latest automated security scanner for Ethereum smart contracts. The system is publicly available at https://securify.

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Asian Cryptocurrency Trading Update: EOS Leads on Mainnet Launch

FOMO Moments Current performing altcoins are EOS, Ethereum, Tron and Decred. Finally there has been some good news to lift crypto markets as the week comes to an end. The SEC’s decision not to consider Ethereum as a security has provided a long needed boost to cryptocurrencies.

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Etherum SEC will not consider

Gains in of over 10 percent in some coins are a welcome respite for investors after crypto markets took a battering over the course of last month. Today’s gains are likely due to positive news that Ethereum (ETH) will not be regulated as a security under U.S. law. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is

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Ethereum Rebounds Up Nearly 10% as SEC Confirms It’s Not a Security

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared that Ethereum (ETH) is not a security under U. S. securities law as it is a decentralized structure that is not controlled by any committed third party.

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SEC Director of Corporate Finance says that Ether is not a security

In an informal statement made at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto, William Hinman, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s director of corporate finance, indicated that the regulatory agency has no plans to deem ether a security.

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Crypto Markets Rebound After News the U.S. SEC Will not Consider Ethereum a Security

All but two of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap are back in green, as the markets respond to news that Ethereum is not a security under U.S. law

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Crypto Markets Rebound After News the US SEC Will not Consider Ethereum a Security

All but two of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap are back in green, as the markets respond to news that Ethereum is not a security under U.S. law

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SEC Director of Corporate Finance: Ether Is Not a Security

In an informal statement made at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto, William Hinman, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s director of corporate finance, indicated that the regulatory agency has no plans to deem ether a security.

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Ethereum is Not a Security, ICOed Security Tokens Can Become Non-Securities Says SEC

The token, the coin, all by itself is not a security, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman said in a surprise announcement today. “If the.

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Senior US Regulator Says Ethereum ‘in Its Present State’ Is Not a Security

A senior U.S. regulator has stated that Ethereum “in its present state” is not a security under U.S. law

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SEC Official Pushes Back on Claims Ether Is a Security

SEC official William Hinman said the regulatory agency is not classifying ethereum as a security.

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$20 Million Ether Hacked From Poorly Configured Ethereum Apps

According to Chinese internet security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab, hackers have stolen $20 million in ether from poorly configured Ethereum mining rigs and third-party applications. Experts at the firm say the cyber-attacks target unsecured Ethereum nodes on the Internet.

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South Korean Exchange Coinrail Hacked, $40 Million in Crypto Reported Stolen

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail reported a hack on its website during the early morning hours of June 10, 2018. The thieves allegedly made off with over $40 million worth of altcoins and assorted tokens.

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Bitcoin [BTC] defiantly the biggest asset class, Ethereum [ETH] being the second biggest – CEO of ShapeShift

Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift was interviewed today by Bloomberg. He spoke about the regulation of cryptocurrencies, the security in the crypto work and about ShapeShift. On asked about how he sees the crypto landscape building at the moment, he said he had been involved crypto since Bitcoin was $5 and back then it was the only […]

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