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8 Banking Giants Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech

Despite an initial skepticism, major financial institutions are beginning to become more public with their interest in bitcoin and the blockchain.

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The Blockchain is a New Model of Governance

The blockchain provides an alternative governance model to the current system of oligarchic control, argues Nozomi Hayase.

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FuturePerfect VC: Emerging Markets are Bitcoin's Best Bet

FuturePerfect Ventures founding partner Jalak Jobanputra talks opportunities in the bitcoin and blockchain space and VC funding trends.

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Bitcoin in the Headlines: Blockchain Drumbeat Grows Louder

This week saw the media playing a role in the ongoing rebranding of some of bitcoin's core use cases under the term "blockchain technology".

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ShoCard's Quest to Secure Identity on the Blockchain

CoinDesk speaks to ShoCard CEO Armin Ebrahimi about his company's efforts to disrupt identity verification via the blockchain.

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Meet the Kenyan Startup Trying to Change Bill Gates' Mind on Bitcoin

Last month, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded bitcoin startup Bitsoko $100,000 to help troubleshoot Africa's mobile money systems.

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6 Things You Missed from the State of Bitcoin

We've put together a few hidden gems from the State of Bitcoin Q2 2015 report you might have missed.

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Expedia's Connie Chung: Purchases With Bitcoin Are Down 40%

Expedia's Connie Chung, senior payments product manager, speaks to CoinDesk about the travel giant's bitcoin payment integration.

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Bitcoin in the Docks: 7 Crypto Court Cases

CoinDesk takes a take a trip down memory lane, looking at some of the more high-profile bitcoin-related court cases.

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Why Bitcoin Should Embrace Stupidity

CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo discusses why the bitcoin industry should learn from the early Internet's sillier success stories.

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