Il conduttore di Mad Money Jim Cramer pensa di avere una soluzione per salvare il problematico rivenditore di videogiochi Gamestop con l’aiuto del bitcoin. Suggerisce che Gamestop dovrebbe raccogliere denaro per comprare la criptovaluta, poi convertire le sue 5.000 sedi in negozi di bitcoin. Crede che la sua idea funzionerà.
Mad Money Jim Cramer ha detto sulla CNBC la scorsa settimana che crede di aver trovato un piano valido per aiutare il rivenditore di videogiochi Gamestop (GME). Ha detto che la sua idea sistemerà la valutazione dell’azienda. Le azioni di Gamestop sono aumentate di oltre il 100% la scorsa settimana dopo che la società ha annunciato che il suo CFO Jim Bell si sarebbe dimesso.
La sua idea è che Gamestop „diventi un rivenditore di criptovalute“. Ha notato che è quello che Square e Paypal stanno facendo, che inizialmente pensava „sembrava ridicolo“ ma poi „era ok“. Cramer è il conduttore di Mad Money sulla CNBC e un ex gestore di hedge fund che ha co-fondato il sito web finanziario Thestreet.com. Cramer ha anche sottolineato che Nvidia sta arrivando con schede grafiche per cripto.
„Ieri sera nella chiamata incredibilmente buona di Nvidia, come nota a margine, hanno parlato di marzo. [Avranno] alcune schede effettive solo per la crittografia. Non sarà davvero importante per Nvidia, ma potrebbe essere importante per un posto come Gamestop“, ha descritto il conduttore di Mad Money.
Ha continuato:
Se Gamestop si trasformasse in un’introduzione alla crittografia in 5.000 negozi, fare in modo che vendano 1 miliardo di dollari di azioni … e comprare cripto con esso, e poi fare in modo che sia un luogo di gioco internazionale dove si vince bitcoin, penso che si possa giustificare il prezzo delle azioni.
„E non deve essere necessariamente bitcoin. Possiamo renderlo crypto“, ha chiarito. „Ma trasformalo in un palazzo di informazioni crypto e hai giochi in tutto il mondo, senza latenza, ci giochi“.
Ha twittato dicendo al membro del consiglio di amministrazione di Gamestop Ryan Cohen di dire „al consiglio di amministrazione di vendere 10 milioni di azioni di Gamestop a 200 dollari e comprare bitcoin e dire che Gamestop è ora un negozio di bitcoin che vende anche giochi“.
Cramer ha già ventilato l’idea di trasformare i negozi Gamestop in un impero di bitcoin. Il 5 febbraio, ha twittato:
Gamestop deve essere un palazzo di bitcoin in 5.000 negozi. Non posso credere quanto sarebbe geniale … Possono vendere azioni, comprare una tonnellata di bitcoin e semplicemente tenere. Chiamalo Bitstop. O Gamecoin.
„Non sono riuscito a trovare altro, ma questo funziona“, ha concluso. „Ho la sensazione che questo sia il modo per portare le azioni più in alto. Non riesco a trovare un altro modo“.
Den populære kryptovalutahandler og analytiker Michaël van de Poppe har afsløret, at han mener, at prisen på bitcoin kan komme op på $ 300.000 denne tyrecyklus, baseret på sammenligninger trukket fra dot-com-boblen.
I en nyligt offentliggjort video, der først blev set af Bitcoin Bank, fortalte kryptokurrencyanalytikeren sine 20.000 abonnenter, at han mener, at kryptovalutaen kunne gå over $ 200.000 på kort sigt baseret på „menneskelig psykologi eller markedspsykologi og markedscyklusser.“
Bitcoin, hvilket blev nået i slutningen af 2017. Van de Poppe tilføjede markeder har tendens til at være irrationelle når du gennemgår en bomcyklus.
Han pegede på Apples aktiekurs (NASDAQ: AAPL) som et eksempel og sagde, at AAPL fortsatte med at vokse i pris siden dot-com-boblen. Apples markedsværdi er nu over $ 2 billioner, hvilket gør det til det mest værdifulde firma i verden efterfulgt af Microsofts (NASDAQ: MSFT) $ 1,65 billioner.
Analytikeren sagde, at når „noget begynder at løbe“, er det sandsynligt, at frygt for at gå glip vil sætte ind, og prisen på det pågældende aktiv vil blive presset op, hvilket vi faktisk også så på den nylige bitcoin-løbet. “ Prisen på BTC gik fra $ 10.000 til en ny heltidshøjde over $ 40.000, inden han udholdt en korrektion, sagde han uden væsentlige spring på vejen.
Den nuværende korrektion, sagde han, burde være på omkring 30%, og han sagde, at vi ville falde mod niveauet $ 26.000 til $ 28.000, før vi gendannede.
Bitcoin på $ 300.000 i nogle år fremover ville ikke være underligt, hvis du sammenligner det med dot-com-hype og den cyklus, vi havde dengang.
Van de Poppe sammenlignede kryptomarkedet med dot-com-boblen og påpegede dot-com-boblen „var mellem $ 10- $ 12 billioner“, hvilket ville placere BTC på $ 200.000, selv om det antages, at dets markedsdominans var mellem 40% og 50%.
The Japanese company GMO is now allowed to offer stablecoins in the US state of New York that are linked to the yen and the US dollar.
According to a statement Tuesday, the New York Financial NYDFS has the Japanese company GMO-Z.com a license for Stablecoins in New York issued that are pegged to the US dollar and yen.
Given that New York is considered a global center, the NYDFS is the most prominent state financial regulator in the United States and one of the most aggressive too. A license to operate in New York often opens doors for a company to the rest of the country.
The GMO bylaws are more of a trust company with limited liability than a full bank. The main difference is that the latter has the authority to manage deposits. A stablecoin operator typically needs authorization to hold reserves of the asset in question. However, the GMO’s bylaws restrict the company’s rights to hold other types of deposits that are not central to the „issue, management and redemption“ of its stablecoins.
Commenting on this, GMO President and CEO Ken Nakamura said: „We are breaking new ground with our plan to issue the first regulated JPY-pegged stablecoin. This is seen by many as a safe haven.“
NYDFS recently made changes to their famous BitLicense. This also includes a new regulation that brings together newly licensed companies with existing licensees. The first conditional BitLicense went to PayPal , which was able to bring its new crypto services onto the market in the fall with the help of long-term licensee Paxos.
Ethereum kämpft darum, über USD 615 zu bleiben, XRP stürzt um 20% ab und handelt unter USD 0,400.
LTC und XMR sind über 5% gestiegen.
Der Bitcoin Trader hat sich über der Marke von 23.000 USD eingependelt und ist sogar über die Marke von 23.500 USD geklettert. Allerdings kämpft BTC darum, die Widerstandsniveaus von USD 23.880 und USD 24.000 zu überwinden. Derzeit (05:00 UTC) baut er seine Gewinne ab und könnte sogar wieder die Marke von USD 23.000 erreichen.
In ähnlicher Weise kämpften die meisten wichtigen Altcoins darum, weiter zu steigen und zeigten einige bärische Anzeichen, einschließlich Ethereum, XRP, EOS, XLM, LINK, BNB, XRP, TRX, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin und ADA. ETH/USD erreichte seinen Höchststand bei 640 USD und kämpft derzeit darum, über 615 USD und 620 USD zu bleiben. XRP/USD gewinnt an bärischem Momentum und handelt unter 0,400 USD.
Bitcoin-Preis
Nach dem Start einer ordentlichen Erholungswelle kletterte der Bitcoin-Preis über den Widerstand von USD 23.500. BTC kletterte sogar über USD 23.880, hatte aber Mühe, sich über der Marke von USD 24.000 zu halten. Derzeit baut er seine Gewinne ab und handelt deutlich unter USD 23.800. Wenn er sich unter USD 23.500 einpendelt, liegt die nächste wichtige Unterstützung nahe der Marke von USD 23.200.
Nach unten hin liegt die nächste wichtige Unterstützung in der Nähe des Niveaus von 23.000 USD, darunter besteht das Risiko eines größeren Rückgangs in Richtung der Niveaus von 22.500 USD und 22.250 USD.
Der Ethereum-Preis gewann oberhalb von 630 USD an Fahrt, scheiterte jedoch in der Nähe von 640 USD. Infolgedessen kam es zu einem erneuten Rückgang und ETH durchbrach die 630-USD-Marke. Der Preis kämpft nun darum, über USD 615 zu bleiben. Sollte es zu weiteren Verlusten kommen, könnten die Bären USD 600 testen.
Auf der Oberseite sind die Niveaus von USD 628 und USD 630 unmittelbare Hürden. Der Hauptwiderstand liegt in der Nähe der Niveaus von USD 638 und USD 640.
Der Bitcoin-Cash-Preis handelt deutlich unter dem Widerstandsniveau von 330 USD. BCH testet das Niveau von 310 USD, unter dem er das Hauptunterstützungsniveau von 300 USD testen könnte. Wenn es weitere Abwärtsbewegungen gibt, könnte der Preis möglicherweise das Niveau von 288 USD testen. Auf der Oberseite muss der Preis über 325 USD und 330 USD an Fahrt gewinnen, um einen neuen Anstieg zu erreichen.
Litecoin (LTC) zeigt positive Anzeichen und kletterte kürzlich über den Widerstand von 110,00 USD. Wenn LTC die Niveaus von USD 112,50 und USD 114,00 übersteigt, könnte er leicht das Niveau von USD 120,00 wieder erreichen. Der nächste wichtige Widerstand auf der Oberseite liegt in der Nähe der 125,00 USD-Marke.
Der XRP-Preis ist um über 20 % gefallen und hat viele wichtige Unterstützungen in der Nähe der Niveaus von 0,440 USD und 0,420 USD gebrochen. Er hat sogar die Unterstützung von 0,400 USD gebrochen und handelt unter dem Niveau von 0,388 USD. Sollte es weitere Abwärtsbewegungen geben, könnten die Bären die Unterstützungszone bei USD 0,350 testen. Auf der Oberseite könnte die Marke von 0,420 USD jetzt Gewinne verhindern. Wie berichtet, hat die US-Börsenaufsichtsbehörde (Securities and Exchange Commission) eine Klage gegen das XRP-Unternehmen Ripple und zwei seiner Führungskräfte erwartet.
In den vergangenen Stunden gewannen einige Altcoins über 4%, darunter BNT, XMR, LUNA, QNT, KSM, BNB, UNI und CVT. Umgekehrt, XLM, RSR, REP, und ZRX sind unten über 5%.
Insgesamt baut der Bitcoin-Kurs seine Gewinne ab und nähert sich einigen wichtigen Unterstützungen bei 23.200 USD und 23.000 USD. Wenn es BTC nicht gelingt, sich über USD 23.000 zu halten, könnte es zu einem erneuten Rückgang kommen. Auf der Oberseite sind die Widerstandsniveaus von USD 23.880 und USD 24.000 der Schlüssel.
Together we go further – The Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) says it has started tests to assess the potential benefits of a crypto-euro . The association works in parallel with the European Central Bank, but it intends to participate in the trials of a European MNBC.
The Bitcoin Machine review research center had previously announced its intention to develop a digital currency to facilitate inter-bank settlements and cross-border payments.
For the association, the priorities are to establish a legal framework adapted to the regulatory requirements of the euro zone and to protect the privacy of European citizens.
Basically, this process took between 30 and 50 days, but since the implementation of the Corda blockchain in the banking system, the time has been reduced to 48 hours . The success of this transition must have opened the eyes of the leaders of the Italian banks, who are now making joint efforts within the ABI.
According to the banking association, a digital currency backed by the ECB would reorganize the traditional banking system . This would better manage currency and interest rate risks with the programmable capabilities of digital currencies.
The European Central Bank said it would start the project with a reflection phase, to decide whether to continue the project of issuing a digital euro around mid-2021.
Petr Kozyakov of Mercuryo.io shares his thoughts on the recent surge in institutional interest in bitcoin.
The 2018 bear market disrupted the market, forcing many projects to leave the industry.
The growing institutional activity in the crypto arena is not exclusively accompanied by alternative investments.
Petr Kozyakov, co-founder and CBDO of the international cryptocurrency payment solution Mercuryo.io, shares his thoughts on the recent surge in institutional interest in bitcoin and its possible impacts on the digital asset market.
It’s official: 2020 is the year of institutional investments in crypto, especially Bitcoin. And for a valid reason.
Digital asset funds have seen record inflows in their products, while large corporations hold a significant portion of the Bitcoin Bank supply in circulation.
But what is behind this phenomenon and how will it affect the maturing crypto market?
Even in a pre-pandemic period, low-risk instruments in the general market generated disappointing returns for investors.
High-quality savings accounts and government bonds are examples of this, the latter currently producing a modest return of 0.86% for 10-year US Treasuries and 0.32% for UK Gilts. over 10 years.
In the worst-case scenario, high-quality bonds like German Bunds provide negative returns for investors, even with maturities of 10 or 20 years.
Even though a safe investment offers returns to investors, the gains are so small that they will be eaten away by inflation.
While individuals can “afford the luxury” of generating very low or negative returns, institutional investors must meet the return on investment expectations of their stakeholders.
That is why, when the general market is disrupted and safe assets are performing poorly, institutional investors should seek alternative investments to increase their returns.
Gold, a safe-haven asset that is widely believed to perform well in uncertain times, is one of those instruments that institutional investors have been turning to since March. However, gold’s bull run ended in August and the asset has been on the decline ever since.
On the other hand, Bitcoin has been steadily increasing since the March stock market crash. Currently trading above $ 19,500, the digital asset is very close to its all-time high of $ 20,000, which it only touched briefly before the devastating crypto winter of 2018.
On top of that, the total supply is capped at 21 million BTC, while also featuring a built-in mechanism called “halving” or “halving,” which halves the number of coins coming into circulation every four years. It’s about fighting inflation and ensuring a long-term increase in the value of the digital asset.
As a result, with year-to-date growth of over 160% and an almost always low level of volatility , Bitcoin has become an attractive safe-haven asset for institutional investors.
At the same time, recent reports from leading investment banks, such as Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, confirm the same phenomenon, indicating a shift from gold to Bitcoin among institutional investors.
The price of Bitcoin surpassed the critical $14,000 mark, the highest level since January 2018.
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $14,000 on October 31, the day Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin white paper in 2008. Since then, the world’s largest cryptomeda has experienced remarkable and exponential growth in several areas.
12 years later, since the launch of the white paper on 31 October 2008, Bitcoin is on a different growth path. An institutional mania is leading BTC’s rise, major financial institutions are supporting crypto assets, and the market is becoming increasingly liquid.
The 12th anniversary of Bitcoin white paper is particularly special for Bitcoin because it marks the third post-halving cycle.
Every four years, Bitcoin undergoes a reduction in the block reward, which halves the rate of new BTC extraction. This is because only 21 million BTC can exist in the blockchain. As BTC approaches its fixed supply, the rate of production decreases.
Halvings have historically had a positive impact on the price of Bitcoin. It reduces the pace at which a new supply of BTC is introduced to the market. Consequently, every four years less BTC enters the exchange market.
The 4th, 8th and 12th anniversaries of Bitcoin are more notable than other anniversaries for this reason. This coincides with a post-halving reduction cycle, as the last reduction occurred in May 2020.
Historic Bitcoin prices on „paper day“ have grown considerably over the last decade. For example, in 2013, the price of the BTC was only $204. In 2014, it reached $338 million; 2015 – $314; 2016 – $700; 2017 – $6,468; 2018 – $6,317; and $9,199 in 2019.
At major exchanges, the price of Bitcoin peaked at $14,100 and had an immediate rejection on Saturday, October 31. Most of the selling pressure came from Binance, which made the price fall quickly 3% in a few minutes.
Before the rejection, huge buying walls at Huobi and Binance initially pushed the BTC up. There was a 1,371 BTC buying barrier at the Binance at $13,680 and another large buying barrier at over $13,800 at Huobi.
A Bitcoin trader alias known as „CL“ said it was „the biggest buying wall in Huobi that I have seen in a long time.
But as BTC exceeded $14,000, Binance traders began selling large quantities of BTC in a short period. Before BTC’s rise to $14,100, technology investor and contributor to Cointelegraph Markets, Keith Wareing, wrote:
„Unfortunately, Bitcoin will be rejected at $14k and will return below the 2019 high thanks to the binance whales.“
When the price of Bitcoin rises quickly and rejects violently, traders describe the pattern as a „darth maul candle“.
After a large increase in volatility, Bitcoin tends to stabilize and consolidate. Considering that $14,000 is a crucial level of resistance, the BTC would likely consolidate below $14,000 and continually attempt to break.
CryptoQuant, the chain market data provider, has pointed out that Bitcoin exchange deposits are declining. This usually indicates declining selling pressure, especially among retail investors and whales.
According to Ki Young Ju, CryptoQuant’s CEO said the trend is considered a „sign of long term buying“. The lack of intent by investors to sell on the stock market indicates that a prolonged upward trend has become more likely.
An optimistic market sentiment complemented by solid fundamentals and several positive technical factors only fit in with Bitcoin’s 12th anniversary.
Wczesne głosowanie przyniosło ogromną frekwencję w USA, co można częściowo przypisać pandemii COVID-19. Frekwencja może być wyższa niż w jakichkolwiek wyborach prezydenckich w USA od 1908 r., a jak wynika z tego szału, rynek kryptoński jest świadkiem rozlewu krwi. Jednak obecnie Bitcoin i ETH utrzymują się na stałym poziomie z mniej niż 1% spadkiem cen w ciągu ostatnich 24 godzin.
Bitcoin jest powyżej $11.3k i z rosnącym napływem na giełdy i jego zmienność może wzrosnąć. Cena może trafić do 11,5 tys. dolarów lub pójść jeszcze wyżej.
Na podstawie danych z Chainalysis, napływ Bitcoin Evolution na giełdy w ostatnim dniu wynosi 75,78k BTC, co jest zbliżone do średniej 180-dniowej. Napływ ten wzrósł prawie 4-krotnie w ciągu ostatniego tygodnia. Przy większej ilości Bitcoinów trafiających na giełdy spot, obecna stopa finansowania, która jest zerowa lub bliska zeru, może stać się jeszcze bardziej ujemna.
Na giełdach takich jak Huobi i Bybit średnia jest bliska zeru. Przy wzroście wolumenu handlu na tych giełdach, stopa finansowania może spaść poniżej zera. Przy obecnej stopie finansowania za długi płaci się szorty. Na Huobi Futures jest to transakcja typu „szyja w szyję“. Likwidacja szortów i longów wynosi po 11 milionów dolarów.
Wykres z pochylenia pokazuje likwidacje w ciągu ostatnich 3 dni, ale w ciągu ostatniego tygodnia wzór był taki sam. O ile stopa finansowania nie wzrośnie po stronie dodatniej, longs mogą przejąć szorty. Innym ważnym wskaźnikiem jest wykres akumulacji. Obecnie akumulacja ma miejsce powyżej 10 tys. dolarów i na obecnym poziomie cenowym.
Bazując na powyższym wykresie, akumulacja występuje na prawie wszystkich poziomach, jednak powyżej 10 tys. dolarów jest to najwyższy wskaźnik narastania. Wskazuje to na wzrost cen, ponieważ po fazie akumulacji następuje wzrost cen, ponieważ podaż spada i narasta presja po stronie sprzedaży. Nie tylko handlowcy detaliczni, ale również instytucje akumulują się. W ciągu ostatnich kilku tygodni wysoki odsetek górników utrzymuje się na wysokim poziomie.
Trendy cenowe ulegają zmianie i tak jak wiadomości BitMEX spowodowały spadek cen Bitcoinów o mniej niż 3%, tak wiadomości OKEx mogą nie spowodować większych zmian. Wybory, niezależnie od ich wyniku, napędzają jednak handlowców detalicznych w kierunku krypto, a kapitalizacja rynku ma wzrosnąć jeszcze bardziej w listopadzie 2020 roku. Przy zwiększonym napływie na giełdy, istnieje możliwość, że Bitcoin uderzy w kolejny ATH, a wyniki wyborów mogą skierować go we właściwym kierunku.
Użytkownicy przeglądarki Bitcoin Evolution mogą teraz kupować aktywa kryptograficzne, takie jak Bitcoin Cash, bezpośrednio z przeglądarki. Zostało to ogłoszone w oświadczeniu wydanym przez założyciela Bitcoin.com, Rogera Ver, który ogłosił partnerstwo na swoim pseudonimie na Twitterze .
Odważna przeglądarka to przeglądarka internetowa typu open source, która koncentruje się na pomaganiu użytkownikom w utrzymywaniu ich danych i historii przeglądania w tajemnicy.
Przeglądarka dodała widżet Bitcoin.com do swojego interfejsu, który umożliwiłby milionom użytkowników bezpośredni dostęp do strony internetowej, a także pozwoliłby im na bezpośredni zakup aktywów kryptograficznych bez typowych kłopotów, które towarzyszą przeciętnej przeglądarce internetowej.
Ta nowa funkcja byłaby dostępna dla użytkowników w wielu krajach. Użytkownicy w krajach takich jak Wielka Brytania, Australia, Nowa Zelandia, Kanada, Rosja, a także użytkownicy w Unii Europejskiej mogą łatwo uzyskać dostęp do strony internetowej.
Ogłoszenie wygenerowało również mnóstwo pozytywnych recenzji na forum Reddit r / BTC, a wielu użytkowników forum uważa, że ta nowa dostępność znacznie pomogłaby przeglądarce Bitcoin Cash i Brave.
Firmy technologiczne, takie jak Brave Browser, napędzają przyjęcie i akceptację kryptowalut
Firmy technologiczne, takie jak Brave Browser, PayPal , Square i wiele innych, zaczynają wprowadzać adopcję i akceptację zasobów kryptograficznych do głównego nurtu.
PayPal ogłosił niedawno, że umożliwi swoim użytkownikom korzystanie z funkcji transakcji kryptograficznych podczas korzystania z systemu bramek płatniczych. Ta funkcja będzie dostępna dla ich międzynarodowych użytkowników do 2021 roku.
Z drugiej strony Square zdecydował się również zaoszczędzić jeden procent wszystkich swoich aktywów w Bitcoinie. Wynikało to z przekonania, że BTC można wykorzystać jako środek przechowywania wartości i nie jest on podatny na dewaluację, na którą otwarte są waluty fiducjarne.
Vitalik Buterin and his employees want to get the risk of hacker attacks on the network under control with an update. An algorithm should be able to distinguish „honest“ from „suspicious“ block suggestions.
Modified Exponential Subjective Scoring (Modified Exponential-Subjective Scoring: MESS) will make it more difficult for hackers to carry out successful 51 percent attacks. You would have to use significantly more computing power (hash rate) to replace blocks that have already been „mined“.
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Ethereum Classic is a platform that is based on the proof-of-work principle. The miner, who digs the next block with his computing power, sends the success message to the entire network. All other miners can easily check whether they have complied with the network-specific rules. If this is the case (ergo the majority agrees), the blockchain is expanded to include the same block. With Ethereum Classic, this happens every 13 seconds.
In a 51 percent attack, however, hackers bypass the network check by using more than half of the computing power themselves. So they are both producer and inspector, which opens up a number of possibilities for them. The more energy you invest in computing power, the more blocks you can rewrite in the blockchain: With Bitcoin Machine you can manipulate transactions that have already been made at will. In the case of blockchains with many miners (and thus a high hash rate), however, a 51 percent attack is almost hopeless.
However, it is not impossible. In the recent past, 51 percent attacks have plagued the network relatively often . Isaac Ardis, one of the main developers of the network, believes that such attacks will always be possible on any blockchain. The MESS principle now makes this more difficult. Reorganizing the most recently mined blocks can be helpful. However, if a reorganization reaches back dozens, hundreds or even thousands of blocks, it is noticeable. If blocks were created on the Ethereum Classic blockchain more than ten minutes ago (i.e. they are more than 46 blocks ago), a mechanism now takes effect.
Depending on the number of blocks, the required computing power increases by a factor between 1 and 31 so that the network considers the reorganization to be legitimate. So if a hacker wants to change blocks, he now has to muster significantly more computing power than before. It is becoming increasingly unlikely that the effort will still be worth it.
Compatibility with multiple software versions
No hard fork, i.e. a split in the blockchain, is necessary for the implementation. If an attack takes place, miners using the update will reject the attacker. Old version miners will be at the mercy of the attack. However, the developers of Ethereum Classic assume that hackers only act in the short term and opportunistically. Therefore, righteous miners can rejoin the blockchain later.
The network is the „original“ of the blockchain published in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin. After a hacker attack, however, it split: Today’s larger Ethereum is the name of the younger blockchain, while on Ethereum Classic the unchanged history of the network can be traced back to the beginning. If Ethereum goes over to the proof-of-stake principle, another hope, some miners will come to the original. This would also increase the security of this blockchain.