Blockchain Technology


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Chain's API Takes the Hard Work Out of Bitcoin App Development

The new block chain API could make it far easier for developers to build on top of bitcoin technology.

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How Monegraph Uses the Block Chain to Verify Digital Assets

A collaboration between an NYU professor and a technologist has resulted in a new way to secure digital property.

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Are Off-Block Chain Transactions Bad for Bitcoin?

Faster off-block chain bitcoin transactions are increasingly popular, but that may not be a good thing.

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A Network Analyst's View of the Block Chain

Analysing the block chain's network structure can help us grasp bitcoin's usage patterns, economy and growth.

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How Bitcoin's Technology Could Revolutionize Intellectual Property Rights

The block chain is more than the bitcoin ledger – it offers potential for other radical new services too.

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VC Fred Wilson: Block Chain Could be Bigger Opportunity than Bitcoin

The Union Square Ventures founder says the bitcoin protocol has bigger potential in key fields like Internet identity.

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Scams, Hacks and Poor Management: Life After Silk Road

Following Silk Road's demise, some users (and even law enforcement officials) wax nostalgic about the 'original' Dread Pirate Roberts.

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Is Bitcoin Really the Next Internet?

How alike are bitcoin and the Internet, and what conclusions can we draw from the comparison?

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Decentralized Internet Project MaidSafe to Raise Funds via 'Safecoin' Sale

The organization working to create a decentralized Internet starts its native payment system with a crowd-sale starting tomorrow.

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Bitcoin Core Developers Weigh in on Side Chain Proposal

Would bitcoin benefit from having multiple extra blockchains? Two influential figures think so.

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