[ad_1] The last week was quite hectic for all of us in the Ethereum ecosystem. The DAO has shown us that it takes much more effort to write smart contracts than we originally anticipated; but also that it takes a surprising amount of debate to reach a consensus on issues of this scale. […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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[ad_1] In an ideal world, the set of indices underlying a fixed index annuity (FIA) would remain unchanged throughout the product’s lifespan. Advisers would do their research, make recommendations, and continue to track the same set of indices. In reality, however, carriers sometimes withdraw an index from further investment, citing […]
[ad_1] Affected configurations: geth 1.4.8 Likelihood: High Severity: High Details: An attack vector has been identified in the freshly released implementation of the DAO soft fork. The fork enactment code in geth (and other clients) allows execution of EVM code up to the block gas limit without paying for gas. This can […]
[ad_1] Sustainable investing is very much on the minds of investors across the globe. That’s the key takeaway from the Index Industry Association (IIA)’s fifth annual survey of global independent index providers. By measuring the number of indices around the world from across asset classes, geographies, and categories, the annual […]
[ad_1] The Devcon2 web site is officially live now! You can find it at https://ethereumfoundation.org/devcon/ Thanks for everyone’s interest, proposals, support and enthusiasm. We have an amazing community and are excited to present the first Ethereum Foundation event in Asia. This year, Devcon2 (September 19, 20, 21) will be a featured conference at […]
[ad_1] Advanced economies started cooling off about 50 years ago. Official data state it plainly. For the past two decades, most economies in North America and Europe have slowed to a crawl or stalled altogether. Real inflation-adjusted GDP compound annual growth rates (CAGR) in the United States went from 4.2% […]
[ad_1] Since the last C++ DEV Update, a lot of things happened in the engine room which were not really visible to the outside. This post wants to give an overview about what we are currently working on. Apart from the features side, Bob has been working on a proposed […]
[ad_1] Risk and reward in investing are often defined in terms of the nominal dollar value of the portfolio: dollar gains, dollar losses, dollar volatility, dollar value at risk, etc. But these are only indirectly related to the actual goals of individual or institutional investors. Might it be better to […]
[ad_1] Hey everyone, I spent some time with our Canadian friends in Toronto after presenting “Ethereum: The World Computer” at Blockchain Training Conference last month and I wanted to provide a quick update on some of the exciting happenings in the Ethereum dev ecosystem. Lots of things are brewing behinds […]
[ad_1] Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles. 2020. William Quinn and John D. Turner. Cambridge University Press. Asset bubble identification is a common investment topic for news pundits, market analysts, and policymakers. Analysts hope to predict the next market crisis, yet bubbles are poorly defined. Therefore, many […]
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