Ethereum (ETH), the leading smart contract and decentralized application (dApp) oriented platform, has suffered a long and depressing year in 2018. Ethereum reached its all-time high in the middle of January this year, topping out at just over $1,400 per ETH before tipping over. At the time of writing, Ethereum is currently down nearly 94 percent from its all-time high and floating in the range of $86 and $90. This range is supporting the price (green) at the…

Cryptocurrencies are so often discussed in terms of their investment potential, it is easy to forget that you can actually buy things with them. However they are currencies and as such can be exchanged for goods and services! So the purpose of this article is to show you who and where accepts Ethereum for payments. Ethereum is a relative newcomer, compared with the likes of Bitcoin. It was launched July 30th 2015, so is only three…

Either it will be the best thing the crypto world will ever experience or a farce in the name of the best thing the world will ever experience. That’s pretty much the discussion around virtual reality (VR), a technology which allows humans beings to experience an immersive illusion of being somewhere else. Many Hollywood blockbusters, including The Matrix, and the very recent Ready Player One, attempted to illustrate how the next generations of VR technology could be. In…

A study pointed out that the lack of diversity in smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain may constitute a potential risk in the current booming blockchain ecosystem. According to a report from the Northeastern University and the University of Maryland on October 31, a report entitled "Analysis of Ethereum Smart Contract Topology" claims that most Ethereum smart contracts are "direct or near direct replication of other intelligence. Contracts, if the copied smart contract contains vulnerable or…