Several mining pools have enabled the possibility for miners to express their opinion on the whole Soft fork debate. Ethpool, Ethermine, and now Dwarfpool (the biggest Ethereum mining pool) have now implemented a voting mechanism. Dwarfpool, Ethpool, and Ethermine have enabled a voting system to allow miners to express their opinion in the Soft Fork debate. Although the number of cast votes is low, the majority of users who have already …
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The DAO is suffering from a major, sophisticated attack. A vulnerability in the SplitDAO() function enabled an attacker to drain ether funds from the smart contract, 3.5 million ETH have been lost at the time of writing this article. Ethereum traded as low as $11.51 today after a market crash. The sudden loss in valuation was the result of a sophisticated attack targeting The DAO, approximately 3.5 million ether have been withdrawn …
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Decentral, the Canadian company, has finally added support for DAO Tokens in their multi-platform Ethereum light wallet Jaxx.  After a short 3-day delay, Decentral has finally added support for The DAO tokens in their excellent Ethereum/Bitcoin wallet Jaxx. The software is available in a myriad of platforms, including Android, Chrome, Desktop, and Firefox. The iOS version is expected to go live in 24-36 hours time, pending Apple’s standard review process. The …
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