[Daily Featured] Happy 3rd Birthday Ethereum

Data Blockchain Trends
Data Blockchain Trends
2 min readAug 1, 2018
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Ethereum [ETH], the second biggest cryptocurrency completes its 3-year benchmark

30th July 2018 marks three years since the open-source, public blockchain-based distributed computing platform Ethereum was launched. From the very moment of its conception in 2013 the platform aimed at building decentralized applications. The cryptocurrency has crossed several milestones.

Source: https://ambcrypto.com/ethereum-eth-the-second-biggest-cryptocurrency-completes-its-3-year-benchmark/

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Ethereum Creator: Mass Adoption Matters More Than Cryptocurrency ETFs

Ethereum co-founder Buterin Vitalik believes that the crypto community has focused too much on ETFs rather than making cryptocurrency easier to use as a method of payment for everyday purchases via payment cards, according to a recent tweet. An ETF will benefit cryptocurrency prices, he believes, but making it easier for people to use it will do more for mass adoption.

Source: https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-creator-mass-adoption-matters-more-than-cryptocurrency-etfs/

The Blockchain-GDPR Paradox

The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR in short, will become enforceable from 25 May 2018. Fact is, this will have (and already has) a major impact in organisations both large and small. In this post I will highlight some topics on how GDPR relates to blockchain technology. Especially on how GDPR has the opposite effect in some ways, when it comes to making Blockchain Architecture compliant with GDPR.

Source: https://medium.com/wearetheledger/the-blockchain-gdpr-paradox-fc51e663d047

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