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Hyperledger Tests Open Strategy With First Blockchain Explorer

CoinDesk profiles ongoing developments at business blockchain consortium Hyperledger and its collaborative effort to launch an open-source tool.

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Why EBA Proposals Would Set an Absurd Precedent for Bitcoin Startups

The EBA's new proposals for digital currency could make starting a bitcoin exchange more onerous than opening a bank, argues lawyer Adam Vaziri.

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Bitfinex Heist Rings the Alarm of Bitcoin Centralization

Should the Bitfinex hack be seen as a call to action? That's the opinion of Nozomi Hayes, who argues it provides evidence decentralization is needed.

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July Bitcoin Price Report: Confidence Hits 2016 Highs Amid Halving

Bitcoin prices experienced modest fluctuations in July, pushing higher in anticipation of the halving and then declining after the event.

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The Emergence of Blockchains as Activity Registers

In this opinion piece, Antony Lewis argues that the term 'distributed ledger' needs clarifying due to the new emerging use cases for the technology.

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Steemit Bridges Blockchain and Social Media, But How Does It Work?

In this piece, CoinDesk explores Steemit, a social media blockchain that rewards users for creating and voting on content.

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Decentralization & Governance: Can Bitcoin Have the Best of Both?

In this opinion piece, contributor Ariel Deschapell asks, can bitcoin have decentralized governance without defining decentralization?

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How Blockchain Could Make Robot Swarms Smarter

An MIT Media Lab research affiliate believes that by using the blockchain to distribute information, robots could solve problems more efficiently.

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Ethereum Scaling Advances With 'First' Off-Blockchain Payments

A team of ethereum developers has successfully completed what they say is the first off-blockchain transaction on the network.

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Blockchains and the Question of Data Reliance

Nuco co-founder Kesem Frank explores why blockchains may play a big role in protecting consumers as IoT comes of age.

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