Jacob Donnelly

Jacob holds value in bitcoin, zcash, ethereum, decentraland and basic attention token. (<a href="https://qa.coindesk.com/editorial-policy/">See: Editorial Policy</a>).

Jacob is Managing Director of Digital Operations and a former freelance writer at CoinDesk.

Jacob Donnelly

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Why Bitcoin's Halving Was a Boring Vindication

The Bitcoin Halving Event, which had numerous predictions of price drops and hashrate drops, had neither occur with both relatively constant.

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What to Expect When the Bitcoin Halving Happens

What will happen when bitcoin's mining reward declines this weekend? CoinDesk surveys market experts for their predictions.

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Blockchain Identity Startup Netki Raises $3.5 Million

Netki, a digital identity startup, has raised $3.5 million to help it expand its team and technology offerings.

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What is the 'Halving'? A Primer to Bitcoin's Big Mining Change

What is the bitcoin halving and why do many believe it's boosting bitcoin's price? Here's our introductory guide to the coming big change in bitcoin.

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Will Bitcoin's Block Rewards Halving Bring Crisis or Consistency?

With the bitcoin block reward halving approaching, differing opinions on what will happen have emerged among the world's mining community.

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Identity Startup Netki to Launch SSL Certificate for Blockchain

Netki has announced the launch of its identity certificate pilot, allowing all parties in a transaction to be trusted and verifiable under regulation.

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After Months of Tests, the Big Bid to Scale Bitcoin is Nearing Launch

After months of testing, bitcoin's long-sought scaling solution Segregated Witness is moving forward to launch.

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Workshop Experts Explore Problems in Implementing Blockchain IDs

With cell phones and blockchain technology, the creation of a self sovereign identity becomes a reality which individuals can control themselves.

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Blockchain Employment Startup Wins $10,000 at Consensus 2016

Decentralized employment company Colony has become the unanimous winner of the Consensus 2016 Proof of Work contest and the attached $10,000 prize.

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21 Inc Unveils Plan to Make Every Computer a Bitcoin Computer

Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of 21 Inc., announced the launch of the 21 software package at the Consensus 2016 blockchain conference.

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