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Bitcoin Price Regains Ground as Traders Brace for Bitfinex News

Bitcoin prices have recovered following the Bitfinex hack earlier this week, but worries are beginning to grow about the future of the exchange.

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Is the EU Building a Database of Digital Currency Users?

Is the EU seeking to limit the privacy of bitcoin users? A deeper analysis of recent proposals suggests that the question may not have an easy answer.

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Why Florida's Bitcoin Ruling Could Lead to Legislative Action

Legal expert Andrew Hinkes looks at the potential impact of a Florida court's decision to rule that bitcoin isn't money.

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Anonymous Blockchain Micropayments Advance With 'Bolt'

CoinDesk outlines a new proposal that would seek to anonymize micropayments carried out on blockchain networks.

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Public Blockchains: The Community vs The Ecosystem

In this opinion piece, author William Mougayar breaks down the term "community" and what it means for blockchain governance.

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Are Bitcoin and Gold Prices Correlated?

Bitcoin has been called 'digital gold', but does this mean the two markets behave similarly? CoinDesk analyses suggest the answer may be no.

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Bitcoin Testing Matures as Global Universities Join BSafe Network

An effort is underway to encourage more researchers and academics to investigate and test bitcoin and other blockchain tech.

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Rise of Replay Attacks Intensifies Ethereum Divide

The recent split between ethereum and ethereum classic has opened the door to cross-network issues, problems that have ensnared several exchanges.

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Coinbase’s First Employee is Leaving to Start His Own Hedge Fund

Coinbase's first employee has departed to start a blockchain-focused hedge fund.

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Ethereum's Two Ethereums Explained

What is ethereum classic? And how does it differ from ethereum? CoinDesk profiles the ongoing split on the blockchain network.

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