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Blockchain Entrepreneurs, Musicians Test Ideas at Berlin Music Festival

A group of musicians, entrepreneurs and blockchain advocates is set to gather at a festival in Germany later this week.

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Report: US Postal Service Could Create its Own Digital Currency

The US Postal Service has released a new report outlining how it could adopt blockchain technology within its operations.

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Dubai Government to Sponsor Upcoming Digital Currency Conference

Dubai is set to play host to a conference on digital currencies months after a blockchain effort in the country was first unveiled.

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The DAO is a New Dow

This op-ed explores The DAO's creation in the context of existing stock exchanges, as well as the overall evolution of technology.

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Determining Jurisdiction When a DAO is Sued

Does distributed presence create distributed liability?

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Blockchain's Big Innovation is Trust, Not Money

In this opinion piece, a former Wall Street pro discusses why he believes the blockchain is best perceived as an innovation in distributed trust.

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Payments Giant Qiwi is Building a Blockchain Replacement for its Core Database

Russian payments firm Qiwi is currently designing its own proprietary blockchain system in an effort to replace its central payments database.

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Russia's 'Bitcoin Ban' Faces Uncertain Future After Draft Bill Withdrawn

A bill that would ban so-called money surrogates such as bitcoin in Russia has an uncertain future.

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Tendermint Exploring Possible Public Blockchain Launch

Blockchain app specialist Tendermint is in the early stages of launching a public blockchain that could find it issuing tokens.

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Confused By Blockchain? Separating Revolution from Evolution

What's a blockchain, what's not and why does it matter? Former itBit director Antony Lewis attacks these questions in this opinion piece.

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