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Bitcoin Is Close to Cutting Fees with Better Coin Selection

Years of work has culminated in Bitcoin Core software getting a "coin selection" upgrade that will lower transaction fees and scale the blockchain.

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Riot Blockchain Acquires Futures Brokerage After Crypto Pivot

Riot Blockchain announced it would "investigate" creating a crypto exchange and futures product after acquiring a registered brokerage.

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Sell-Off Over? Bitcoin's Price May Be Nearing Bottom

Bitcoin prices dropped to a 50-day low of $6,630 today, but a bottom may be in sight, chart analysis suggests.

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Ether Drops Below $400 to Hit Lowest Price Since November

The price of ether, the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, fell below $400 on Thursday for the first time since November.

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Intel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware 'Accelerator'

Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.

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Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate?

As startups developing bitcoin's Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it'll be taken over by corporate interests.

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$7K Next? Bitcoin Bears Pull Off Downside Break

Bitcoin bears have come out victorious in the two-day tug of war with the bulls and may push prices down to $7,000.

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Bitcoin Cash Bull Failures Could See Traders Move to Bitcoin

Bitcoin is likely to outperform its rival bitcoin cash in the short-run, the technical charts indicate.

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Why Bitcoin's 'Death Cross' May Be a Bear Trap

Bitcoin risks entering a technical "death cross" soon, but the bearish signal will likely not be as severe as has been made out in reports.

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Reddit Drops Bitcoin Payment Option For 'Gold' Membership

Reddit no longer allows users to pay in bitcoin for subscriptions to its premium membership program, Reddit Gold.

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