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Blocked By Block Size, Bitcoin's Brain Trust Goes Back to Basics

Day two at the Satoshi Roundtable saw guests try to break new ground on some of the larger issues facing bitcoin and regroup around its core values.

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Microsoft Unveils Project Manifest, A Plan For Blockchain Product Tracking

NASA tech lies at the heart of a new Microsoft blockchain project that would closely track products as they move around the world.

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Scaling Revisited: What If Bitcoin's Big 'Problem' is Its Great Strength?

Day one of the Satoshi Roundtable conference saw fervent debate on a range of topics, though scaling once again took the center stage.

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Real Volumes Revealed? How China's Bitcoin Market is Adapting to Fees

Bitcoin trading volumes continued to suffer a free fall on 24th January, as markets reacted to fee policy changes at major Chinese exchanges.

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How Ethereum Smart Contracts Could Replace Mining Pool Managers

Ethereum smart contracts might one day be used to combat 'mining centralization', if a new project called SmartPool comes to fruition.

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Trust or No Trust, Traders Are Still Unsure About Ethereum Classic

News of a planned investment trust based on ether classic has seen prices climb, but the token still has much to prove, analysts say.

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Watch Out – The ICOs Are Coming

While the ICO party should continue, startups need to take precautions to avoid ending up in tears at the end, argues William Mougayar.

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Proposed 'Ethereum' Investment Vehicle Sparks Controversy

A proposed ethereum classic investment vehicle has reignited an old debate while raising new questions.

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Why a New Small Business Blockchain is Actually a Big Deal

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues a new small business blockchain effort out of the EU may have bigger implications than it seems.

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Is Bitcoin App Abra Finally Ready for Its Big Debut?

Abra CEO Bill Barhydt talks to CoinDesk about the bitcoin payments startup's long-awaited global rollout next month.

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