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Deloitte: Blockchain Will Become a Reality in 2016

Deloitte releases the results of an exclusive survey of its internal cryptocurrency community that details its predictions for the year ahead.

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Bitcoin’s Bold Experiment: A Goldmine for Economic Researchers

Former Wall Street Journal reporter Michael J Casey discusses why economic researchers should be interested in studying the blockchain industry.

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2015 Was Do or Die for Bitcoin Miners But Promise Lies Ahead

With low bitcoin prices, it was a tough year for miners, says MegaBigPower founder and CEO Dave Carlson, but 2016 looks brighter.

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Gem Shifts Focus With New Emphasis on Blockchain

Gem CEO Micah Winkelspecht talks his company's latest funding round and why its evolving take on bitcoin is leading it to embrace the blockchain.

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What Are People Building With 21 Inc’s Bitcoin Computer?

While it's still early days, there are a number of intriguing projects built around 21 Inc's Bitcoin Computer. CoinDesk looks at the best.

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Will Provenance Be the Blockchain's Break Out Use Case in 2016?

Proving provenance is becoming one of the favored use cases for firms experimenting with blockchain tech. Could it become the industry's 'killer app'?

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Ethereum Will Arrive (and 15 Other Blockchain Predictions for 2016)

Andrew Keys from ConsenSys offers 16 predictions for the blockchain and decentralized technologies sector in 2016.

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The Quiet Revolution: Bitcoins for Grandma

Just as the Internet tore down informational disparities, technologies like bitcoin tear down economic disparities, says John Biggs.

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4 Trends That Will Shape Bitcoin Regulation in 2016

After an eventful 2015 for bitcoin and the blockchain, what’s in store on the regulatory and enforcement front in 2016?

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How ’70s Cryptography Could Improve Bitcoin in 2016 and Beyond

Security and privacy researcher Kristov Atlas discusses how cryptography research from the 1970s could help bitcoin addresses become user-friendly.

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