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You Can Link Monero Transactions – But Which? And What's the Impact?

A new paper provides a technique to link transactions from the privacy-centric cryptocurrency. Should users be worried?

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That Time We Gave $500,000 in Bitcoin to College Kids...

A thriving bitcoin community emerged at MIT after two students put together a $500,000 bitcoin distribution project.

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Q1's Top Performing Cryptocurrencies Saw Big Gains

The first quarter of 2017 saw dramatic price gains for the top cryptocurrencies, as the total market added nearly $7bn in value.

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Bitcoin's Unlimited Potential Lies in Its Apolitical Core

As bitcoin descends into party politics, contributor Nozomi Hayase makes an appeal for the community to unite behind its original ideals.

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Litecoin's Emerging Scaling Debate Explained

Litecoin is now playing a role in bitcoin's scaling debate. Here's our easy overview of the developing situation and why it matters.

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Cornell Prof: Blockchain Exuberance Shouldn't Cloud Consequences

A professor famed for spotting design issues in blockchains has issued new guidance to the technology's wider development community.

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US Dollars on the Blockchain? Fed VP Says Not Yet at MIT Event

The US dollar is not the "low-hanging fruit" for blockchain innovation, according to an executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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Primavera de Filippi on Blockchain and the Quest to Decentralize Society

The Harvard researcher talks blockchain governance and her novel alternative to proof-of-work.

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Miami 2014: The Last Days of Bitcoin's Wild West

'Bitcoin Milestones' continues with a look back at TNABC Miami 2014 – the conference where Bruce Fenton says the industry grew up.

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How Blockchain Could End Travel Industry Pain Points

10 ways blockchain could eliminate pain points for both travellers and travel companies.

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