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    Ethereum Chainlink has built a flight insurance on Etherisc.

    February 06, 2020

    Ethereum Chainlink has built a flight insurance on Etherisc.

    Chainlink has built a flight insurance on Etherisc.

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 11:45 AM PST

    The flight insurance built on the Etherisc decentralized insurance protocol will use Chainlinks oracle data to trigger a smart contract for automatic payout in case of flight delay.

    https://blog.etherisc.com/etherisc-to-leverage-chainlink-oracles-for-decentralized-flight-insurance-product-9559b64d79c7

    Video demonstration of the flight insurance:https://twitter.com/GreenSockMonkey/status/1225479851538337800

    Chainlink tweet: https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1225473289180631041

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    Etherisc website: etherisc.com

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    Will you miss centralized exchanges when they're gone? Live Level 2 quotes available on DEX.AG's Daredevil Deployment

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 07:17 AM PST

    Why ETH will keep its monetary premium

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:33 AM PST

    Could we do decentralized reputation (credit scores, etc.) on Ethereum?

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 03:05 PM PST

    Decentralized Identity and Reputation on Ethereum

    Over the past couple months, indentity, reputation, and their relationship to lending has come back into the forefront of a lot of folk's minds.

    Alex Masmej tweet-stormed in December a huge amount of information

    A month later, Taylor Monahan sparked another fire of a discussion with this inciteful tweet:

    • "Having some magical on-chain identity will NOT suddenly enable no/low collateral defi loans. Change my mind."

    Some of the interesting replies included:

    • "Best solutions right now involve 'staking' and 'vouching' for other people and getting your stake slashed when the borrowers your vouch for default. Encourages social + financial pressure to repay loans - lot of bugs still to work out." - Matt Slater

    • "I think identity is a key step to getting there. It's not the magical all in solution but identity is the base for credit systems." - /u/econoar / tweet

    • "It is certainly possible to create a system that matches existing no-collateral personal loans." -Jeff Garzik

    • "I'll only give away money via @gitcoin, but I ain't directly loaning any of y'all a dime" - /u/DCInvestor / tweet:

    Jill Carlson replied with a thread that she tweeted nearly a year ago:

    • "With the rise of #DeFi the idea of decentralized digital credit scoring is getting more attention. The following is my 201-level reading list on decentralized ID and reputation for those interested in the idea.*

    • She then shared a few pieces of content that build up your knowledge on the topic:

    • New Directions in Cryptography, published by Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman, and recommends that you at least read the intro on the division of problems into those of privacy and those of authentication.

    • The Sybil Attack by John Douceur for the high level on identity problems in large scale peer-to-peer systems

    • And just a few other articles worth looking at.

    Since then, Alex Masmej has been experimenting a lot and launched Rocket NFTs, which allows you to get a loan against NFTs that you hold.

    What does it all mean? Well, a lot of people are working hard on figuring out how credit could be offered without locking up 1.5x collateral. The natural solution to this revolves around indentity and reputation, as it's been successful in the United States since the FICO score was put into play ~30 years ago.

    One of the ultimate goals with identity and reputation would to make decentralized finance more competitive to traditional finance. This has potentially huge effects on unbanked populations around the world.

    Outside of crypto, financial tech companies have trouble making it work. From LendingClub to newer start ups like, Addi, it's clear that this is a problem worth solving. The real question is, can Ethereum do what countries, Silicon Valley, and natives haven't been able to do in emerging and sometimes tumulteous emerging economies?

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    The Colony Public Beta is Live!

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:15 AM PST

    '95% Confidence': Ethereum Developers Pencil In July 2020 for Eth 2.0 Launch - CoinDesk

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:57 PM PST

    Rocket Pool - Staking GUI for Nodes

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:30 AM PST

    OpenZeppelin Contracts v2.5 is out! �� Featuring: EnumerableSet, an iterable mapping; A library for using CREATE2; An ERC721 extension for cheaper metadata URIs ⚡️ `npm install @openzeppelin/contracts`

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:17 PM PST

    [LIVE] Ethereum 2.0 Call #33 [2020/2/6 - 14:00 GMT]

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 01:07 AM PST

    ETHdenver on Streamr & DAOstack to create DATA DAO

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 02:12 PM PST

    It’s Time to Get Real: Stop Relying on Third Parties to Protect You & Your Funds. You are responsible for your security.

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:07 PM PST

    This is from 3 years ago by /u/insomniasexx and still as relevant as ever

    How can you protect yourself?

    1. Get yourself a Ledger or Trezor Hardware wallet. They are less than 0.5 ETH now and a variety of wallets support them. There is really, really no excuse. https://www.ledgerwallet.com & https://shop.trezor.io/

    2. If you don't want one of these nifty devices, use cold storage for a majority of your savings. Please. Pretty please.

    3. Bookmark your crypto sites. Use those bookmarks and only those.

    4. Turn on 2FA for everything. Go do it. Right now. Quit your excuses. Choose Google Authenticator over Authy. Don't use your phone number. Then, make sure your phone number is NOT tied to your Google account (look in privacy settings). Turns out, you and your BFF Mr. Hacker can "recover" access to your account via that number, completely destroying the point of 2FA. PS: Don't forget to cold-storage your backup words for these 2FA things. It's a huge pain when your phone goes for a swim and your entire life is 2FA'd. 😊

    5. Do not use cloud storage (Dropbox, Drive, iCloud) for storing your keys :(Now your keys would only be protected by your cloud storage password. Also, see #4.

    6. For Token Sales: do not trust any address except the one posted on the official site. Bookmark the URL before the sale, get the address from the URL from your bookmark at time of purchase. Do not trust any other source (especially a random bot on Slack). PS: When are token sales going to start using ENS names?

    7. Double check the URL. Check it. Then, check it again right before entering any information. This is especially important for any sites that require usernames, passwords, email addresses, private keys, and any other personal information. SSL certs do not mean a site is trustworthy, just that they bought an SSL cert. Not sure about the correct URL? Cross reference Reddit, Twitter, Github, Slack and wherever else the project hangs out.

    8. Triple check Github URLs. These are much easier to fake and much easier to miss. Instead of downloading from that random URL on reddit, seek out the URL on your own. Following the developers of these repos on Twitter, friending them on reddit (lol...but seriously it's nice because their name will be orange), or starring said repos on Github helps.

    9. Always verify that the site you landed on is legit. Especially if you are about to entire your private key or download an application. What is legit? A service that people have used for a decent period of time with good results. If the URL has been registered in the last week or the site "just launched", err on the side of caution and avoid it for a while.

    10. Google the service name + "scam" or "reviews". Scam sites rarely last long. Value real comments by real people over a random blog. Value a collection of information over a single source. Understand that legit services will likely have a mix of positive and negative reviews over a long period of time. Scam sites typically have no one talking about them, everyone yelling about how they got robbed, or the most perfect reviews ever. The latter one is just as red of a flag as the first one.

    11. Don't ever run remote-access software (e.g. TeamViewer) ever...but especially not on a computer with keys on them. The number of security holes in these programs is atrocious. You 2FA your entire life, but then let a single string of characters give someone access to your entire computer & every account. 😱

    12. Don't click any link regarding anything crypto, money, banking, or a service like Dropbox / Google Drive / Gmail in any email ever. And if the scammy clickbait was simply too irresistible for you, don't enter any information on the page.

    13. Install an adblocker that actually turns off Google/Bing Ads. I recommend going with uBlock Orgin. If you are already using Adblock Plus, it does not hide Google Ads from you. Go into your Adblock Plus settings and uncheck the box that says "Allow some non-intrusive advertising".

    14. Don't click on advertisements. With or without an adblocker, you should never, ever click on advertisements.

    15. If you have accidentally visited or typed a malicious site, clean out your recent history and autocomplete. This will prevent you from typing kra… and having it autocomplete to the malicious krakken.com.

    16. No one is giving you free or discounted ETH. Even for completing a survey.

    17. The guys who just finish their token sale don't want to sell you tokens via Slack DM. Neither does that smokin' hot 125px x 125px avatar.

    18. Lastly: use your brain. Think for a moment. Don't assume, ask. Don't blindly follow, question. If something doesn't seem right...if you feel like the luckiest fucker on Earth...or if you find yourself asking, "I wonder why I haven't seen this on reddit yet", there is likely a reason. 👍

    While the above post is all about the steps you should take to protect yourself, there is another one that is even more important:

    Look out for one another

    Scammers thrive because they have victims -- because they know they can throw a stupid website out there and people will click it. Stop thinking, "Well, they shouldn't have clicked it" and start doing what you can to prevent people from making a mistake that will cost them their hard-earned coins.

    • If you notice something looks like BAT, say "Hey, that looks like a clone of BAT! I wonder if they've seen it?"

    • If you think that Github URL looks weird but you don't have the time to check, throw a "hey u sure thats rite url?" up there.

    • If that reddit post is an unheard of wallet, leave a comment and report it with a "??????????" in the report reason.

    • If the Token Sale you are participating it doesn't tell you explicitly when & where their address will be posted, ask them, in public, over and over again. If its not at least 24 hours before the Token Sale, question that choice, in public, over and over again.

    • Remind people about best practices! If you've been visiting /r/ethfinance for more than 3 months, you have 3 months on 25% of the people here. You are a bloody expert now. Time to put on your big boy pants:

    • "@nooboob Remember the address will be posted on their website, NOT in this Slack."

    • "It looks like this is an okay link, but it's not a good idea to click or install things from a random user on reddit. It could be malware."

    There needs to be more due diligence everywhere, but this is easier diligence than most. It requires no advance knowledge or skills. You don't even have to be able to write good. Stay aware, trust your gut, ask more questions, trust the internet less, and google the fuck out of everything.

    Stay safe out there. 💖

    __

    All credit to /u/insomniasexx

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    Presenting the District Registry - stake your DNT today!

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:08 AM PST

    Ethereum is making rapid progress towards Ethereum 2.0 but still no launch date

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:31 AM PST

    BUIDL Week - ETH Security Happy Hour hosted by OpenZeppelin - Denver - 12 February 2020 - 6pm

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:12 PM PST

    Come on already

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:08 PM PST

    Let's get bullish it's getting boring just waiting. If we all coordinate we can really set this off 🚀

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    Crypto Savings Rates

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 08:52 AM PST

    Beam Foundation presents: Roadmap update Q1 2020

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:12 AM PST

    A lot here to unpack, but Beam is looking to make big moves on the DeFi space, including bridges to Ethereum to make transacting and trading confidentially as easy as can be.

    Looking forward to seeing some Dai running on Beam.

    https://medium.com/@BeamFoundation/beam-foundation-presents-roadmap-update-q1-2020-161106894cf5

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    Sharat Chandra - Author, Blockchain Evangelist,Advisor, India President-Govt Blockchain Association

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:29 AM PST

    How about this

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 04:21 PM PST

    I say we all scoop a chunk out of Bitcoin and enjoy the ETH gains like the good ol' days.

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    To market, or not to market Ethereum - Is that even a question?

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:20 AM PST

    Burning gas in EIP-1559 will have no effect on the price of ETH. Getting rid of proof of work will have a huge, upward impact on the price of ETH!

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 06:26 AM PST

    PoS and ETH as a commodity

    Posted: 06 Feb 2020 10:05 AM PST

    Hey,

    Some weeks ago I read at some place that CFTC said PoS for Ethereum 2.0 could change then viewing it as a commodity. I've read that EIP-1559 could help on this and we continue being considered as a commodity.

    Opinions?

    Thanks

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