Ethereum vulnerable to frontrunners: Researcher

Bots abound. Ethereum may be vulnerable to frontrunners according to Dan Robinson, a research partner with the crypto-asset investment firm Paradigm.  Robinson said in a blog post, the design of Ethereum’s mempool, or a set of unconfirmed transactions, is where the vulnerability lies. He said arbitrage bots monitor pending transactions in the Ethereum mempool and […]

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Russia set to try again with blockchain voting despite earlier setbacks

Initial results appear promising for the Waves-developed e-voting system. Russian telecommunication giant Rostelekom, together with the Russian Ministry of Digital Development and Communications, tested a blockchain-based voting system developed in collaboration with Waves Enterprise. As local news outlets reported, the preliminary test involved 30,000 people who were trying out the platform’s functionality and technical capabilities. […]

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China’s consortium chains may not be trusted internationally, says Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder shares his opinions on China’s blockchain progress and the Blockchain Service Network. The progress of the Chinese government and large enterprises in the blockchain space is impressive. However, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, they may need to do more than just deploy and build on private or semi-private consortium blockchains to gain […]

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