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'Dr. Doom' Roubini Joins Wall Street Chorus Calling Bitcoin a Bubble

Economist Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, predicts that bitcoin "will find its end" when more countries crack down on it.

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2x Called Off: Bitcoin Hard Fork Suspended for Lack of Consensus

A controversial plan to change the bitcoin software has been abruptly called off, just weeks before its expected release.

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Cryptocurrency Market a 'Good Bubble,' Says ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin

Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin has said the cryptocurrency market is a bubble, but that it's the "good kind of bubble."

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CoinDesk's Top 10 Token Traders and Analysts of 2017

Inspired by the notable influencers in the crypto space, CoinDesk has crunched the data to decide the Top 10 Analysts and Token Traders of 2017.

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Deloitte Report: Over 26,000 Blockchain Projects Began in 2016

More than 26,000 new projects related to blockchain were created on code repository GitHub last year, according to data collected by Deloitte.

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$7,500 and Rising: Bitcoin Price Looks Ready to Challenge Records

Having refused to succumb to bearish technical pressures yesterday, the world's largest cryptocurrency moved back above $7,500 this morning.

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Bitcoin's Bogeyman Cometh: Why Segwit2x Is a 51% Attack

Bitcoin startups must have the tech's best interests in mind? Entrepreneur Edan Yago argues that in the case of Segwit2x, this has proven untrue.

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CME Group's Leo Melamed: We'll 'Tame' Bitcoin

CME Group Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed said he believes in the future of bitcoin and expects major investment in his company's futures contracts.

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Short-Lived Rebound? Bitcoin Struggles to Retake $7,200

Bitcoin prices dropped to a four-day low below $6,950 yesterday before regaining some poise. So has the pullback run out of steam?

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How to Stop Worrying and Love the Fork

It's going to be a stressful month for bitcoin, but in the big picture, breakups can be healthy for the ecosystem – and possibly for society.

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