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Vitalik Wants You to Pay to Slow Ethereum's Growth

Ethereum's creator has proposed a new fee to help keep the cryptocurrency decentralized.

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If Facebook Can Be Worth Billions, Why Can't Cryptos?

CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo puts forth an alternate way to think about crypto valuations – one that might poke holes in critics' bubble talk.

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Child Porn On Bitcoin? Why This Doesn't Mean What You Might Think

Bitcoin isn’t illegal, but SESTA-FOSTA could be used to sue miners or node operators depending on what they store in the blockchain.

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Blythe Masters' Next Move? Blockchain SDKs

Former JP Morgan executive Blythe Masters recently unveiled a new software suite designed to help propel the next wave of business blockchain growth.

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Why Coinbase Won't Add New Cryptos Anytime Soon

Adding new cryptocurrencies is a "top priority" for Coinbase, and it's becoming more clear how the exchange makes decisions about which to support.

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Crypto Kill Switch: Monero Goes to War Against Miners

Big miners are eying monero as a next money-maker. The only problem? Developers are taking steps to keep them out entirely.

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The Right Way to Think About Crypto Tokens

Two researchers have written a paper that explains how utility tokens give consumers direct collective power over price, provided issuers don't cheat.

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The Sierra Leone Vote: What We Got Wrong

Recent media coverage overstated a blockchain startup's involvement in the Sierra Leone election. CoinDesk inadvertently contributed to the problem.

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Crypto Investors Should Stay Away from Venezuela’s Petro

Crypto enthusiasts around the world should send a strong signal to President Maduro that blockchain technology will not be used to support corruption.

Caracas. February 1, 2017. President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro (center) with First Lady Cilia Flores (left) and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López (right), in a militar parade.

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OFAC's Bitcoin Blacklist Could Change Crypto

With just one paragraph, an agency of the U.S. government may have just radically altered the dynamics of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

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