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Spooked By SEC, Video Streaming ICO Halts Airdrop

Stream had a plan to launch its product, sell its tokens to investors and give away 500 million more. That's all on hold now, as SEC action looms.

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Japan's Third Largest Utility Tests Bitcoin On Lightning

One of Japan's largest electric companies is intrigued by bitcoin's early-stage Lightning Network, so much so they're testing it out.

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What's Wrong With John Oliver's Bitcoin-Beanie Baby Comparison

Comedian John Oliver rightly warned his audience about the risks of cryptocurrency, but his comparisons to Beanie Babies and gambling missed the mark.

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Thomson Reuters Is Using Your Feelings About Bitcoin to Make Investors Rich

Thomson Reuters has launched a bitcoin analysis product that uses AI to analyze how industry insiders feel about the cryptocurrency.

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Why the 'Worst' Crypto Networks Will Be The Biggest

From a network design perspective, bitcoin is ugly. As with as city, you have to experience it from a bottom-up perspective to understand its allure.

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Ponzis and Death: The Stranger Ways to Lose Crypto

Scams, death, network takeover attacks. There's no shortage of strange ways users can lose money in the cryptocurrency wild west.

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ICO Issuers: Fix the Problem Before the SEC Fixes It for You

If you sold tokens to unaccredited investors, or otherwise have not complied with the federal securities laws, make it right before the SEC finds you.

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How XRP's Tech Differs from Other Crypto Assets

What is XRP? How is it different from bitcoin? CoinDesk looks at the tech behind the crypto market's third-largest asset.

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A Bitcoin Twitter War Is Raging And No Account Is Safe

A years-long intellectual debate on bitcoin's technological roadmap has spilled over into Twitter, resulting in a wave of suspicions and shadowbans.

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Progress Slows On Once-Hot Ethereum Privacy Projects

The promise of private ethereum smart contracts remains undiminished, though a conference this week showcased that challenges that persisting today.

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