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RAM It All: Rising Costs Are Turning EOS Into a Crypto Coder's Nightmare

With lightning speeds and zero fees, EOS blows other blockchains out of the water for user experience. For developers, though, it's proving costly.

eos, crypto

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Former Ripple CTO's Blockchain Project Coil Enters Closed Beta

The new company, which incorporates the Interledger and Codius technologies Thomas helped develop at Ripple, is now available to try out.

coil

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8 Blockchain Projects Enlist Early to Test Secret Enigma Contracts

Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Enigma's "secret contracts" privacy protocol has eight partners gearing up for its launch later this year.

enigma machine

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With Nearly $200 Million on the Line, EOS Is Building a Voting System

A system for holding referenda on EOS is expected to launch soon. And that could release a huge pile of funds – or get rid of it.

EOS

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The Weirdest Prediction Markets on Augur Right Now

Many have high hopes for ethereum-based prediction market Augur; others only seem interested in using it for some old-fashioned internet trolling.

mcafee banana monkey

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A Crypto Card Game Is Testing Magic's Records – And It Hasn't Even Launched

An ethereum-based trading card recently flirted with Magic: the Gathering's record, selling for $60,000 at auction.

gods unchained

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Plz No Cat: The Future of Crypto Disputes Is Being Decided By Doges

Kleros, an ethereum-based blockchain resolution platform, makes you run a gauntlet of adorable shibes. But why? Very dispute, such resolution!

doge kleros

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Fed Up and Forking: Rival EOS Blockchains Are Becoming a Reality

EOS' launch has been fraught with controversy. Some users are fed up, and they're forking the protocol to give the network a better shot.

forks

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Where Have All the Augur Users Gone?

Following an impressive launch, Augur's user base has been slipping. Could thin liquidity be the culprit?

dry, bed

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Google Yanked MetaMask From the Chrome Store, Left a Phishing Scam Up

Scams are an epidemic in the crypto space, and clumsy actions by big tech companies can open up the opportunities, as MetaMask learned recently.

fish hooks phishing