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'Hard Core Fund' Collects 50 BTC to Support Bitcoin Developers

This bitcoin evangelist is bridging the gap between the Asian mining industry and global open source developers.

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ConsenSys Launches 'Jobs Kit' to Help Devs Enter the Blockchain Industry

Ethereum development studio ConsenSys has launched a blockchain “job kit” to guide developers wishing to enter the growing blockchain space.

Inside ConsenSys in 2016 (CoinDesk archives)

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All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

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Ethereum 2.0's Nodes Need to Talk – A Solution Is 'Hobbits'

New code was unveiled that, if ultimately implemented, will facilitate communication between nodes that run the ethereum 2.0 software.

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The Time Is Now: We Need an Active Approach to Blockchain Inclusion

If blockchain is to be part of our financial and governance future, the development process must represent a diverse population, says Alexis Gauba.

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'0% Success': Why Blockchain Apps Just Aren’t Taking Off

In 2018, the promise of a decentralized future took a big knock. There are lessons to be learned, says Yin Wu, founder of Dirt Protocol.

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Ethereum Developers Give 'Tentative' Greenlight to ASIC-Blocking Code

A 'tentative' consensus was reached today that ethereum's developers will propose blocking ASIC before the blockchain's proof-of-stake upgrade.

Bitcoin mining farm (CoinDesk archives)

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Crypto Is Far From Dead, as These Scaling Projects Show

Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.

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Hyperledger Launches Cryptography Toolbox for Blockchain Developers

Hyperledger has launched a new tool for blockchain developers – a modular cryptographic library aimed to reduce work duplication and bugs.

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Ethereum's Constantinople Hard Fork Is Being Delayed Until 2019

Ethereum's next upgrade, Constantinople, has been delayed until next year.

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