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No SegWit Bump? Bitcoin Price Shrugs Off Upgrade with Sideways Trading

Bitcoin prices were largely flat on the day's trading, suggesting bitcoin's biggest-ever technical change was already priced in.

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Segwit2x Developers Label Controversial Bitcoin Code 'Production Release'

The controversial code underlying bitcoin scaling proposal Segwit2x is moving toward production, according to project leaders.

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Standpoint Founder: Bitcoin Asset Class Will Grow Into $2 Trillion Market

Ronnie Moas, founder of Wall St. firm Standpoint Research, has high expectations for the cryptocurrency market – and isn't shy about his predictions.

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SegWit Goes Live: Why Bitcoin's Big Upgrade Is a Blockchain Game-Changer

SegWit will finally activate on bitcoin today after years of debate. But, what exactly is the code change and what does it enable?

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Chasing Profit? Bitcoin Miners Swap Networks As Difficulty Swings

A change to bitcoin cash has provided further clues as to its evolving relationship with the bitcoin blockchain.

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Bitcoin Prices Are Up Over $100 Already Today

The average price of bitcoin across global exchanges trended up early yesterday, rising $100 to start the day's session.

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$150 Billion: Total Cryptocurrency Market Cap Hits New All-Time High

The combined value of all publicly traded cryptocurrencies has set a new record, surpassing $150 billion for the first time today.

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Lightning's Tadge Dryja is Working On a Bitcoin Cash 'Splitter'

Lightning Network creator Tadge Dryja is developing a tool to help bitcoin users safely claim their newly created bitcoin cash.

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The Newest Version of the Opendime Bitcoin Wallet Is Out

Coinkite is about to start shipping the third iteration of its Opendime bitcoin hardware wallet, the startup announced today.

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Bitcoin's Battle Over Segwit2x Has Begun

Is a new version of bitcoin's software a way to please all over the scaling issue, or a hostile takeover by commerce? The community is divided.

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