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Standard Chartered Exec Touts Blockchain Tech for Trade Finance

Standard Chartered chief innovation officer Anju Patwardhan has penned a new essay on the potential benefits of the bitcoin blockchain.

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Double Spending Risk Remains After July 4th Bitcoin Fork

A fork in the bitcoin network has raised issues regarding how key participants in the payment network process and confirm transactions.

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Bitcoin Network Survives Surprise Stress Test

A company's 'ultimate stress test' on the bitcoin network failed before it finished, but did produce some valuable information about transaction fees.

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Consensus 2015: What the Internet Can Teach Blockchain Innovators

A pioneer in internet security will discuss lessons for digital currencies in the adoption of a protocol as a technical standard.

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Bitcoin Core Developers Join MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Bicoin Core developers Gavin Andresen, Wladimir van der Laan and Cory Fields have joined the MIT Media Lab’s new Digital Currency Initiative.

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Chainalysis CEO Denies 'Sybil Attack' on Bitcoin's Network

Chainalysis was forced to defend itself after allegations its surveillance tactics had disrupted services and threatened the privacy of bitcoin users.

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Bitcoin Core 0.10 Gives Developers Simplified Access to Network Consensus

Bitcoin Core 0.10.0 is released with key changes that address declining nodes, floating transaction fees and a consensus library.

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FTC Complaints Detail Troubled Past of Bankrupt Bitcoin Miner CoinTerra

The FTC has only received 39 customer complaints against CoinTerra to date, far less than other troubled bitcoin mining companies.

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How Anonymous is Bitcoin? A Backgrounder for Policymakers

Bitcoin, less private than credit or debit transactions, is generally anonymous. Here are some distinctions between privacy and anonymity in bitcoin.

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Mike Hearn: How Bitcoin's Technology Advanced in 2014

Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn takes a look at how bitcoin's technology has advanced this year and predicts where things will go in 2015.

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