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Ethereum 2.0's Nodes Need to Talk – A Solution Is 'Hobbits'

New code was unveiled that, if ultimately implemented, will facilitate communication between nodes that run the ethereum 2.0 software.

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The Time Is Now: We Need an Active Approach to Blockchain Inclusion

If blockchain is to be part of our financial and governance future, the development process must represent a diverse population, says Alexis Gauba.

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'0% Success': Why Blockchain Apps Just Aren’t Taking Off

In 2018, the promise of a decentralized future took a big knock. There are lessons to be learned, says Yin Wu, founder of Dirt Protocol.

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Ethereum Developers Give 'Tentative' Greenlight to ASIC-Blocking Code

A 'tentative' consensus was reached today that ethereum's developers will propose blocking ASIC before the blockchain's proof-of-stake upgrade.

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Crypto Is Far From Dead, as These Scaling Projects Show

Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.

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Hyperledger Launches Cryptography Toolbox for Blockchain Developers

Hyperledger has launched a new tool for blockchain developers – a modular cryptographic library aimed to reduce work duplication and bugs.

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Ethereum's Constantinople Hard Fork Is Being Delayed Until 2019

Ethereum's next upgrade, Constantinople, has been delayed until next year.

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To Scale Bitcoin, Little Improvements Will Need to Go a Long Way

Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.

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Momentum Is Building to Block Big Miners from Ethereum's Blockchain

Several ethereum miners and developers have come forward in the hope of halting ASICs from effectively operating on the ethereum network.

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One of Investors' Favorite Governance Blockchains Is Handing Over $20 Million

Investors are looking forward to Decred's new approach to blockchain governance – in part, because its devs are opening up $20 million in tokens.

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