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American Express Opens First Blockchain Corridor With Ripple Tech

American Express just had its "Charles Lindbergh moment," using Ripple's blockchain to connect Santander clients in Europe and the U.S.

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New Highs in Sight? Bitcoin Moves Back Above $7,500

Bitcoin is showing no signs of stopping its recent upwards surge. As prices climb once again, are new highs on the horizon?

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Kik Might Just Move Its ICO Tokens to a New Blockchain

A high-profile ICO project is re-evaluating whether it will stick with the ethereum network or shift to a more scalable and lower-cost solution.

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Lightning Only? Scaling Bitcoin Might Require A Whole 'Nother Layer

A new paper outlines an additional layer to the Lightning Network that would make payment channels even more scalable.

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You Want Democracy? Try a Hard Fork

The mere option of forking not only empowers cryptocurrency users when they leave a project, but also when they stay, writes Taylor Pearson.

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Code Name Babylon: Cobalt Is Spinning Off a New Blockchain Subsidiary

Distributed ledger startup Cobalt is seeking to spin off part of its technology in a bid to win ground in a wider variety of enterprise use cases.

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Turning Tide? Bitcoin Tops $7,000 As Price Pushes Up

Analysis of the bitcoin price charts suggests the tide is slowly turning in favor of the bulls, although $7,000 could be a stumbling block.

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'Shitshow' to Success? Bitcoin Gold's Launch Has Been Anything But Smooth

Following user confusion and controversy, many in the bitcoin gold community, including developers, think the new cryptocurrency is running smoothly.

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Bitcoin Cash's New Combo: Bull Exhaustion With Limited Downside?

Bitcoin cash is up again, after record price highs last week, but are the bulls running out of steam?

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I'm Really Into Blockchain. I Blockchain Everything!

Imagine saying ā€œIā€™m interested in ledger.ā€ Must we accept this increasingly ubiquitous usage of the word "blockchain" as an unavoidable fact of life?

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