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$3,500: Bitcoin Price Sets Another New All-Time High

The price of bitcoin continues to climb to new highs, reaching an average of over $3,500 across global exchanges today.

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SegWit Lock-In: What the Tech Milestone Means for Bitcoin

SegWit is on par to lock-in today. Miners are embracing the scaling upgrade, but there's still time before users are able to take advantage.

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Bitcoin Cash Eases Mining Difficulty as Blockchain Adjusts

CoinDesk contributor Jimmy Song gives an update on changes in Bitcoin Cash's mining ecosystem and why they might be of note for investors.

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OSTK to HODL: Overstock to Keep 50% of All Bitcoin Payments as Investments

Online retailer Overstock.com is shifting an earlier strategy by keeping half of the bitcoin it takes in as payment, the company's CEO has said.

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Bitcoin Is Now Worth Nearly 3 Times More Than an Ounce of Gold

Bitcoin's rising price has made it worth nearly three times as much as gold, according to public markets data.

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Cryptocurrency Market Tops $116 Billion to Set New All-Time High

The total value of all publicly traded cryptocurrencies set a new all-time high today, with the class now worth just over $116.9 billion.

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WannaCry On the Move? Bitcoin Crime Evolves in a Multi-Blockchain World

Bitcoins received by the WannaCry ransomware attacks are on the move. Will switching to another blockchain allow the hackers to get away?

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Four Quadrants – Dividing and Conquering the Crypto Universe

State Street's former blockchain lead breaks down how he views developments in the blockchain market – and why there are four opportunities.

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Bitcoin Fork Blues? These New Yorkers Threw a Party

It was party time in New York, hours after a new cryptocurrency was forked off from the main bitcoin blockchain.

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The Bitcoin Cash Price: Questions, Answers and More Questions

What's the price of Bitcoin Cash? Days after the new cryptocurrency was created, there are more questions than answers about its market.

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