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Ethereum Spam Attacks Are Back – This Time on the Test Network

Following DoS attacks on the ethereum network last year, an attacker has picked an easier target to spam: Ropsten, the ethereum testing network.

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CoinDesk Research: Speculation Driving Boom in Blockchain 'ICOs'

CoinDesk Research highlights the key findings from its first ‘Spotlight Study’ of 2017: an in-depth look at the blockchain token sales or ICOs.

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Disruption Not Included? Ethereum Alliance Shows Blockchain Shift

The founding members of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance are looking for the best of both worlds – for startups and incumbents.

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Big Corporates Unite for Launch of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

JP Morgan, Microsoft, BP and Wipro are among the global corporations behind the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, set to be unveiled today.

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Monax to Bring Ethereum Tech to Hyperledger Blockchain Group

Monax has joined Hyperledger and proposed what would be the consortium's first ever ethereum virtual machine.

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Overtaking Banking in the Race to Blockchain

Blockchain progress in the energy industry could give banking applications a run for sector supremacy, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.

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What Bitcoin Traders Should Know About Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is a tool that can prove particularly valuable to bitcoin traders, but what does it entail?

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Who Broke the SHA1 Algorithm (And What Does It Mean for Bitcoin)?

The SHA1 encryption algorithm was recently 'broken' by researchers at Google and CWI Amsterdam. Should the bitcoin world worry?

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After New Highs, Bitcoin Price Faces Uncertain Path Ahead

Bitcoin prices encountered some notable volatility after hitting an all-time high in the previous session.

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New Ethereum Proposal Aims to Supercharge Smart Contracts

The creator of a new ethereum project says his ambitious off-chain networks, done right, could enable more complex applications of the technology.

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