EthHub Weekly #50
Galaxy S10 blockchain support, Constantinople upgrade, large CDP movements and much more!
Curated by Anthony Sassano (@sassal0x) and Eric Conner (@econoar)
đ¤Â Constantinople Week
The next Ethereum network upgrade, Constantinople, is scheduled to go live at block 7,280,000 (around the 28th of Feb). Check out the Ethereum Foundations official blog post detailing on what this means for you. This will be the third attempt at deploying the Constantinople upgrade to the Ethereum mainnet - hereâs hoping all goes well this time!
Speaking of updates, weâre planning to push some new content and features to the EthHub website over the next few weeks that weâve been working on for a little while - stay tuned!
Have a great week everyone!
-Â Anthony
News of the Week
đ¤ŻÂ Galaxy S10 to Offer Private Key Storage
Samsungâs latest flagship phone will include a dedicated secure storage function designed for cryptocurrency private keys.
The Galaxy S10, formally unveiled Wednesday, includes a new function targeted toward cryptocurrency users in the form of the Samsung Knox, the worldâs largest smartphone producer announced.
In a press release, Samsung explained:
âGalaxy S10 is built with defense-grade Samsung Knox, as well as a secure storage backed by hardware, which houses your private keys for blockchain-enabled mobile services.â
đ¸Â Coinbase Acquires Blockchain-Tracking Startup Neutrino
Coinbase has acquired blockchain analytics startup Neutrino as part of a wider push to offer more diverse crypto assets across borders.
Neutrinoâs eight employees will move into Coinbaseâs London office this week, retaining their distinction as a separate entity in order to continue serving external clients. Srinivasan said this acquisition will help Coinbase research new assets while simultaneously ensuring the cryptocurrency exchange can identify undesirable activity, like theft, without handing over internal information to external companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
đ¤Â The SEC Reviewing 2 Bitcoin ETF Proposals
For the first time since August, there are now multiple bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals sitting before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The VanEck/SolidX proposal filed with Cboe BZX Exchange has now appeared in Wednesdayâs edition of the Federal Register, officially kicking off the 45-day clock to an initial decision. It joins another bitcoin ETF proposal filed by Bitwise Asset Management with NYSE Arca, which was published in the register last week.
đ Pantera Raises $125mil for Third Crypto Fund
Crypto-focused venture firm Pantera Capital has secured the bulk of its new $175 million fund ahead of an expected March closing, CoinDesk has learned.
According to a slide deck obtained by CoinDesk, $125 million is currently committed to the fund, which will be the firmâs third. However, only $25 million has been secured since last August, when Pantera told CNBC that $100 million had already been raised.
Project Updates
The Block Launches Genesis
The Block introduced their premium brand this week: Genesis.
Genesis is available for $1,000 per year or $125 per month. The product is custom fit for any professional seeking more in-depth research, analysis, investigative journalism and commentary from The Blocks team.
Messari Crypto Facelift
The Messari website underwent a redesign this week. Be sure to check it out if you havenât already!
First Look at Neon District Gameplay
Neon District is a Final Fantasy inspired cyberpunk RPG that is running on the Ethereum blockchain. This week, the team put out a small first look gameplay teaser on Twitter.
MEW Introduces Exit to Fiat Gateway
You can now âexit-to-fiatâ natively on MyEtherWallets website using BTC or ETH without doing any KYC!
Ethereum Foundation Grants Wave 5
7 projects received grants this round including: LeapDAO, the Goerli testnet and Shadowlands!
Query Ethereum with SQL
You can now easily query the Ethereum blockchain using the eth.events SQL database. Down to the smart contract event level, already enriched and decoded into human-readable text, and updated in real-time with the latest blocks from the Ethereum Mainnet and various other networks.
Invest in Property with DAI
You can now invest in a Brooklyn based property with DAI and receive an expected yield of 13.24%, also in Dai.
Leverj now on Ethereum Mainnet
Leverj, a decentralized exchange using Gluon Plasma, has now been deployed to mainnet!
Long or Short Crypto with Nuo Network
You can now long or short Bitcoin, Ether, Maker or 0x using the Nuo Network (with up to 2x leverage) in a totally non-custodial way - all powered by Ethereum smart contracts!
MakerDAO Whitepaper Update
You can view the updated MakerDAO whitepaper here.
CoinMetrics Gets a Makeover
CoinMetrics, a cryptocurrency data and metric platform, released their new website and introduced a suite of new and improved products this week.
Community Member Spotlight
This week weâre highlighting the amazing work that Austin Griffith is doing with the Burner Wallet!
The Burner Wallet uses POA's xDai chain and is automatically generated upon visiting https://xdai.io with your private key being stored in a cookie in your browser.
As the name suggests, the Burner Walletâs main use is for quick purchases such as a pizza or a beer - itâs recommended that large amounts of cryptocurrency are not stored inside it.
On-Chain Activity
CDP #3088 minted a total of $3 million DAI in one day - their first interaction with their CDP since December 16th, 2018
Uniswap continues its explosive growth and now has over 10,000 ETH locked in it
Augur participants currently believe that the Ethereum Constantinople upgrade wonât go live by Feb 28th, 2019
Interesting Tweets
Ecosystem Bits
Blog Posts
Interest Rates are the Next Battleground in the Stablecoin Wars
Looking back at the Ethereum 1x workshop 26â28.01.2019 (part 5)
Evaluating MKR (recommended read)
Podcasts
Bounties Network: Empowering Humans to Incentivize and Self-Organize - Into the Ether
Videos
Whiteboard Series with NEAR | Ep: 5 Justin Drake from Ethereum Foundation
Ethereum - 2019 Update; Conflicts of Interest; Future Outlook (MrYukonC is back!)
Misc
AMA about Ethereum Leadership and Accountability (recommended read)
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