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Barclays and Clearmatics Call on Coders to Help Blockchains Talk to Each Other

U.K. bank Barclays and startup Clearmatics will hold a hackathon next month to spur ideas for blockchain interoperability.

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Genesis, BitGo Team Up to Ease Crypto Trading for Institutions

BitGo and Genesis Global Trading are targeting Wall Street institutions with a new high-speed crypto trading service.

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The 'Thirdening' Approaches: How to Watch Ethereum's Fork as It Happens

The world’s third largest blockchain by total value, ethereum, is about to upgrade its code. Here's how you can watch the event live.

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All Crypto Is Created Equal? That's What Regulators Seem to See

Are digital assets equal to digital securities? TokenSoft's Mason Borda argued the two types aren’t so different in terms of how regulators view them today.

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The Ethereum Classic Attacker Has Sent a Bigger Message

If a permissionless blockchain doesn’t have a large enough community of users, developers and miners, its vulnerable, writes Michael J. Casey.

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Bitcoin Will Still Bite the Dust

Economic professor Kevin Dowd argues that bitcoin is like the Ford Model T and, while innovative, cannot survive in the long term.

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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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Tokenized Securities: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Tokenized securities hold promise, but we shouldn't overlook how hard it is to spin up new markets.

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I'm As Certain As Ever – Bitcoin's Revolution Is Only Just Beginning

I’ve been through the ups and downs with bitcoin, and I am as certain as ever that the bitcoin revolution is coming, says Tim Draper.

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Web 3.0's Crypto Winter Mission: Keep Our Heads Above the Hype

Despite the gloomy narratives, 2018 was hugely productive for teams building the decentralized web, says Parity's Jutta Steiner.

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