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Days After Launch, the EOS Blockchain Still Isn't Live

Longer than hours, but maybe less than days – that's about the best estimate for when the EOS blockchain, years in the making, will finally launch.

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Ripple Pumps $50 Million Into Academic Research on Blockchain

Ripple is setting aside millions of dollars to fund university-based research into blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.

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Crypto and Twitter: A Toxic Combination, A Troubling Future

Cryptocurrencies may offer solutions to a host of big problems, but for now, they're making issues with social media echo chambers worse.

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Meet the Dapp Market: A Twist On Open Source Is Winning Developers

Two ethereum-based bounty marketplaces are beginning to take off, and are hoping to take the decentralized application (dapp) space with them.

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An Upcoming Cryptocurrency Is Trialling a Trio of Bitcoin Tech Advances

As grin inches toward launch, the team is incorporating three bold scalability and privacy technologies originally created for bitcoin.

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How to Watch the EOS Blockchain Launch

CoinDesk gives our best guess of how the distributed launch of the much-anticipated EOS software can be expected to unfold.

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Crypto Candy? Expect Free Giveaways When the EOS Blockchain Launches

Airdrops are well established idea here at the launch of the EOS mainnet, so its startups are way ahead of being the first to give free tokens away.

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GMO Launches Mobile App That Lets Gamers Earn Bitcoin

Japan's GMO Internet Group has developed a new mobile app that aims to introduce the public to bitcoin simply by playing games.

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Bitmain's New Miner Is Drawing Criticism from Early Users

Bitmain has been criticized over one of its mining products, the AntMiner B3, with users making allegations about its marketing and quality control.

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The EOS Blockchain Launch: What Should Happen (And What Could Go Wrong)

One of the most widely anticipated blockchain project, EOS, is expected to release its software this Saturday.

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