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Microsoft Is Connecting Its Major Products to Blockchain – Here's Why

The software giant's Azure cloud division is building bridges between its blockchain services and other, widely used infrastructure and platforms.

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Venezuela's Petro Cryptocurrency Is a Gift to Future Generations

The petro cryptocurrency may be one of the most ill-conceived blockchain projects. But it just might speak to exactly why the tech is gravely needed.

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The Fight Over Masternodes: The WTF New Way to Earn Money With Crypto

There's a battle going on and it displays how popular masternodes have become. But wait, what's a masternode? And how can you earn money with one?

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Bitcoin's Next Big Software Upgrade to Feature New Language for Crypto Keys

A new version of Bitcoin Core is coming, including a new key language and more. CoinDesk assembles the earliest and most interesting details.

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Apple Abruptly Orders Coinbase Wallet to Remove Crypto Collectible

Coinbase went out of its way to get a new crypto collectible loaded onto its dapp store, but Apple had other plans.

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8 Blockchain Projects Enlist Early to Test Secret Enigma Contracts

Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Enigma's "secret contracts" privacy protocol has eight partners gearing up for its launch later this year.

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Ethereum's Next Upgrade Could Be the $29 Billion Blockchain's Biggest Test Yet

Disagreement surrounding an upcoming upgrade, Constantinope, is putting ethereum to the test.

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Binance Backs $32 Million Funding for Unicorn Founder's Crypto Stablecoin

With an e-commerce company leading the launch of a new stablecoin, its founders and allies believe they can really bring crypto to consumers.

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Coinbase Survey Shows 18% of US Students Now Own Cryptocurrency

Students who want to change the world are attracted to blockchain education, a professor says.

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As Central Banks Go Digital, Crypto Competition Looms

The race is on to build the best "stablecoin" – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.

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