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$8K In Reach? 4 Barriers Await Emboldened Bitcoin Bulls

A break could be imminent as bitcoin has been consolidating for three days. But while the charts say bullish, plenty of resistance awaits.

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Bitcoin's Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low

A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.

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The 'Dark DAO' Threat: Vote Vulnerability Could Undermine Crypto Elections

According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.

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Ethereum's Most Heated Tech Debate Is Proving It's Far From Over

A resurgence of debate surrounding fund recovery on the ethereum network shows the topic is still as divisive as ever.

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These Digital Monsters Live on Ethereum, But They'll Fight on Zilliqa

A popular decentralized game couldn't take ethereum's slow, costly transactions. But it's not leaving the chain behind entirely.

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Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Reveals Plan to Reach Venezuela's Unbanked

Paxful says business is surging in developing nations, where mobile phones are abundant and cheap, but access to exchange platforms remains scarce.

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Fiat Currencies Are About to Become Essential to Public Blockchains

If we want blockchains to deliver upon their promise, we must be able to transact using traditional fiat currencies, EY's blockchain lead writes.

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Democracy of Two: NEO and the Crypto 'Election' That Wasn't

Early results from elections on the neo blockchain suggest the world's 12th largest cryptocurrency may be struggling to deliver on promised claims.

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3 Signs Bitcoin's Move Above $7K Might Just Hold

Bitcoin is on the rebound entering Wednesday, and three trading indicators suggest the charts are changing in the crypto asset's favor.

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IBM Is Helping Launch a Price-Stable Crypto With FDIC-Insured Funds

The latest attempt to create a crypto pegged to the U.S. dollar, or stablecoin, combines 21st-century technology with an invention from the 1930s.

Bridget van Kralingen, IBM