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Hard Forks Galore: Bitcoin Cash Debates Ambitious Tech Roadmap

Recent commentary among developers hints at how bitcoin cash may seek to improve its technology and further its already large economic network.

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Why Miners Are Mining Bitcoin Cash – and Losing Money Doing It

Jimmy Song takes a look at developments on the bitcoin cash blockchain, arguing it's providing evidence of shifting miner behavior.

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Mobile Messenger Kik Raises $50 Million Ahead of $75 Million ICO

A trio of notable blockchain funds including Polychain Capital and Pantera Capital are investing in a token sale for mobile messaging platform Kik.

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Bitcoin Meets Zcash: Developers Test Tool for Trustless Trades

A new tool showcases how the future of cryptocurrency trading might look with the introduction of cross-blockchain atomic swaps.

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Brokers Beware: Insurance Consortium Reveals Codex 1 Blockchain Prototype

In a CoinDesk exclusive, blockchain insurance consortium B3i outlines how its DLT prototype could ultimately eliminate brokers from the equation.

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SegWit's Slow Rollout: Why Bitcoin's Capacity Hasn't Seen a Sudden Boost

When SegWit finally activated last week, the code change didn't immediately make its benefits possible. So, when can we expect to see some benefits?

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Submarine Sends: IC3's Plan to Clamp Down on ICO Cheats

One of blockchain's most notable research groups is alleging there's cheating in the red-hot ICO market. But they have a solution.

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Risk or Reward: How Crypto Exchanges Cash In on New Currency

As bitcoin cash's budding market continues to develop, CoinDesk looks at why some major exchanges haven't yet opted to list the coin.

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Blockchain's 4 Biggest Assumptions

How can investors think critically about blockchain? Investor Wendy Xiao Schadeck poses four burning questions.

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Ethereum's 'Metropolis' Upgrade Could Still Be Months Away

Ethereum's 'Metropolis' upgrade is still being developed, though the project's core developers have set a testing schedule for the fall.

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