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Family Offices See Legitimacy in Securitized Bitcoin Investments

Investors with over $1t in assets have gathered to judge if bitcoin is ready to be recognized as a mainstream asset class.

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Bitcoin Startups Stuck in Limbo as BitLicense Process Drags On

More than six months after the final date for application filings, only one license has been issued under New York’s BitLicense regulatory framework.

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Ethereum Blockchain Project Launches First Production Release

Next-generation blockchain platform Ethereum has released 'Homestead' the first production release of its software.

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What's the Big Idea Behind Ethereum's World Computer?

What's the big idea behind Ethereum? Developer Travis Patron gives his take.

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Bitcoin and Public Blockchains Will Power the Smart Contracts Revolution

Bitcoin evangelist and journalist Chris DeRose examines both the promise and problems related to smart contracts.

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Meet the Technical Minds Behind the Hyperledger Blockchain Project

Who's leading the Hyperledger blockchain project? CoinDesk profiles the 11 members of its Technical Steering Committee.

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Why Bitcoin's Block Size Debate is a Proxy War

In this opinion piece, IBM's Martin Hagelstrom argues 'bitcoin's block size debate' isn't really about block size at all.

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Consulting Firms Face Talent Shortage As Blockchain Offerings Grow

Major consulting firms say they're "aggressively hiring" employees with blockchain skills as market demand grows.

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R3: Biggest-Ever Blockchain Trial is Only the Beginning

R3 managing director Tim Grant discusses his startup's biggest test yet and why it's only just getting started with its collaborative consortium work.

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