Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Rachel-Rose O'Leary is a coder and writer at Dark Renaissance Technologies. She was lead tech writer for CoinDesk 2017-2018, covering privacy tech and Ethereum. She has a background in digital art and philosophy, and has been writing about crypto since 2015.

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Staking Sidechains? New Paper Proposes Twist on Bitcoin Tech

A new proposal considers how bitcoin sidechains might be secured using a system similar to those being discussed in experimental proof-of-stake models.

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Macau Finance Regulator Bars Banks from ICO Market

Macau's financial regulator has ordered all banks and payment services in the region to not provide services for initial coin offerings.

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Kik ICO Raises $98 Million But Falls Short of Target

Social media platform Kik closed its initial coin offering yesterday with a total of $98 million raised – falling short of its funding target.

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Co-Authors Plan for Interactive ICO Protocol

A new white paper, co-authored by ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, seeks to tackle challenges in the fast-moving market for initial coin offerings.

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Mizuho CEO: Financial Firms 'Should Have Courage' to Take Blockchain Live

The president and CEO of the Mizuho Financial Group "megabank" has spoken out on the potential of blockchain to disrupt financial incumbents.

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Bitcoin Businesses Face Bank Account Closures in Singapore

Banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of a number of cryptocurrency firms without expanation, according to a news report.

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Mario Draghi: European Central Bank Has 'No Power' to Regulate Bitcoin

The president of the European Central Bank has indicated that his institution does not have the authority to regulate cryptocurrencies.

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Miner Argument Continues Over Ethereum's Byzantium Economics

The question of how ethereum is incentivizing miners is developing ahead of an expected hard fork on the platform this month.

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Gibraltar Issues ICO Advisory Amid Drive Toward Blockchain Regulation

Gibraltar's financial watchdog has said it will soon put in place new regulations aimed to bring oversight to cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Europe's Largest Port Launches Blockchain Research Lab

The Dutch port of Rotterdam, the biggest shipping hub in Europe, is opening a research lab devoted to blockchain technology.

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