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Litecoin is Giving New Life to Bitcoin's Most Experimental Tech

An upgrade to the litecoin codebase is inspiring new strategies from blockchain developers seeking eventually to build on bitcoin.

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Are Blockchains Key to the Future of Web Encryption?

A deep dive into problems in the internet identity space and where blockchains could play a role.

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Sorting Hat Time? MimbleWimble Weighs Own Blockchain Launch

As the MimbleWimble project moves forward, the team is considering whether to leave the bitcoin blockchain behind in order to advance its ideas.

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Crédit Agricole Subsidiary Joins Blockchain Post-Trade Pilot

The asset servicer for Crédit Agricole has joined an ongoing blockchain pilot focused on post-trade services for small businesses.

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Certified Accountants Say Blockchain Could Change the Way They're Paid

Blockchain could change the way accountants generate revenue, according to a report published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

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Ethereum's Big Switch: The New Roadmap to Proof-of-Stake

Ethereum's developers are offering more clarity on how the network is preparing for its biggest change yet.

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A Decentralized Mixer For Ethereum? Zcoin Is Working on It

A new project is seeking to combine ethereum's smart contract capabilities with the privacy afforded to the zcash blockchain.

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Yours May Have Just Sent The First Real Bitcoin Lightning Payment

Blockchain content startup Yours is working on an alternative version of the Lightning Network, one that actually works on bitcoin right now.

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Bitcoin Needs More Politics, Not Less

On the two-year anniversary of a post that sparked a thousand bitcoin debates, Jim Harper analyzes the state of developer politics.

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All Systems Go? Ethereum Domain Effort Prepares for Launch (Again)

After a failed initial launch, an effort to create a decentralized domain register on top of the ethereum blockchain is ready for round two.

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