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Casa Launches Lightning Node Mobile App for Bitcoin Newbies
Casa's new wallet aims to help aspiring cypherpunks graduate from getting their first bitcoin to running their own lightning node.
'Disappointed' by Central Bank Blockchain, Russia's Largest Bank Eyes Alternatives
Enterprise blockchain project Masterchain is falling short of expectations – and Russia's largest bank is looking for other options.
Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)
The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here are both sides of the zcash debate.
Facebook's Libra Crypto Code Draws Critiques and Clones on GitHub
Would-be coders and eager trolls are digging into the early code for Facebook's Libra blockchain.
Billions to Trillions: Crypto Assets and the Inevitability of Digitization
As with the evolution of music consumption, digitization of securities will have far-reaching effects, writes Ami Ben David of Ownera.
A Wannabe Netflix Raised $575 Million on Ethereum – Then Ditched Crypto
From yachting with Selena Gomez to doling out TaTaTu tokens to movie stars, one producer's road to Hollywood was paved with ICO excess.
Buried in Facebook's Libra White Paper, a Digital Identity Bombshell
Buried in Facebook’s Libra white paper are two sentences hinting the project's ambitions go even further than minting a global currency.
This Ethereum Lottery Perfectly Explains How Facebook's Big Corporate Backers Will Profit From Crypto
This is a post about a lossless DAI lottery called PoolTogether. But it's really about how Facebook's Libra project will make money for its big backers.
Meeting Bitcoiners Online When They Live in the Same City
Bitcoin developer Mark "Murch" Erhardt tells CoinDesk about the most surprising interaction he ever had in his years of running the Bitcoin Stack Exchange. Turns out the crypto world *is* that small!
Howey Schmowey – The Real Answer is to Update Securities Regulations
The SEC should focus more on fraud prevention than if an asset is a security, as fraud can be committed with securities too, argues David Weisberger.
