• Ethereum Classic launches Wrapped ETC
    It's now going to be easier for ETC owners to access, er, the ETH blockchain (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Alt coins

    What’s the point? Ethereum Classic launches Wrapped ETC

    ETC owners will be able to wrap their cryptocurrency and use it on DeFi protocols based on Ethereum, the same blockchain that it’s meant to rival

    November 18, 2020 /

    Ethereum Classic Labs has launched Wrapped ETC—becoming the latest blockchain to jump on the decentralized finance bandwagon. It’s hoped that the release of WETC will unlock access to DeFi protocols, which are often to be found on the Ethereum blockchain. Could this lead to a thaw in frosty relations between ETC and ETH devotees, and does this render the classic network rather useless?

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  • The Madison Blockchain Hackathon, 2018 (via MouseBelt).
    The Madison Blockchain Hackathon, 2018 (via MouseBelt).
    Innovators

    New Blockchain Education Alliance goal: Attracting top talent fresh out of school to blockchain

    Created by blockchain accelerator MouseBelt, the group has attracted partners like the Stellar Development Foundation and TRON.

    October 10, 2019 /

    Blockchain accelerator MouseBelt announced it has joined with more than a dozen firms to create the Blockchain Education Alliance, aimed at attracting students to the industry.

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