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Bitcoin Fork Blues? These New Yorkers Threw a Party

It was party time in New York, hours after a new cryptocurrency was forked off from the main bitcoin blockchain.

By Wolfie ZhaoAug 5, 2017

What's the price of Bitcoin Cash? Days after the new cryptocurrency was created, there are more questions than answers about its market.

The price of bitcoin has risen sharply, exceeding the $3,200 level for the first time on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).

By Stan HigginsAug 5, 2017

After a few difficulty adjustments, blocks on the bitcoin cash blockchain are now being mined more steadily.

By Alyssa HertigAug 4, 2017

A cryptic message on the bitcoin cash blockchain on Friday reveals insights into the minds of miners – who now can pick and choose between chains.

By Jimmy SongAug 4, 2017

GDAX has announced that it will launch support for the breakaway cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash sometime later this year.

By Stan HigginsAug 3, 2017

A State Street Bank executive has just left his job to launch a crypto company providing liquidity to institutional investors

What to make of the most political proposal for bitcoin scaling? CoinDesk looks at the impact of the UASF movement on network development.

By Alyssa HertigAug 2, 2017

Coin Sciences has announced the production-ready version of its long-in-development private blockchain offering, MultiChain.

Comparing a blockchain fork to a stock split? It might seem like a nice idea, but the comparison falls apart on closer inspection.

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