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Fabric 1.0: Hyperledger Releases First Production-Ready Blockchain Software

Open-source blockchain consortium Hyperledger has announced that its first production-ready solution, Fabric, is now complete.

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Defending Borders with Blockchain: Former Cheney Advisor Calls for Action

A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies details how blockchain could be used to protect government supply chains.

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Equity Markets on a Blockchain: Delaware's Potential Impact

Last week, Delaware passed legislation that will give corporations the right to issue and trade shares on a blockchain. This is why it's a big deal.

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Bitcoin's Price Surge is Making Hobby Mining Profitable Again

As the price per bitcoin increases, more and more people are being drawn to hobby mining, which can once again provide ROI.

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Ripple's XRP: Giving the Third-Largest Cryptocurrency a Second Look

Amidst a broader uptick in interest in crypto assets, is XRP worth a look? A long-time bitcoin investor shares his view.

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Smart Contracts for Bitcoin? Lightning's Tadge Dryja Is Working on It

A well-known bitcoin developer has published a new proposal for how smart contracts could be added to the blockchain network.

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Who Watches Bitcoin's Watchmen? Scaling's Great Game of Egos

Miners, startups, developers: CoinDesk editor Pete Rizzo takes a look at the cast of characters behind bitcoin's escalating scaling debate.

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Life After Coinbase: Can Charlie Lee Keep Litecoin's Revival Alive?

Having left his job at cryptocurrency startup Coinbase, Charlie Lee has big plans to popularize his cryptocurrency creation, litecoin.

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Killing 'Cryptocurrency': Why It's Time to Retire the Term

A crypto fund manager argues that the term "cryptocurrencies" is now outdated, proposing another to match the tech's evolving use.

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A Former Politico Editor Is Using Ethereum to Help Fix Journalism

A new project staffed with media heavyweights envisions how news outlets could be disrupted and decentralized by blockchain tech.

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