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Google's Director of Engineering Won't Invest in Bitcoin

Google's director of engineering, Ray Kurzweil, says he wouldn't buy bitcoin because it's too unstable, but he has high hopes for blockchain.

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Charts: Bitcoin's Network is Objectively More Congested Than Ever

CoinDesk's research team takes a look at the changing economics of the bitcoin blockchain, using charts to tell the story of the scaling debate.

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Bitcoin's 'Independence Day': Could Users Tip the Scales in the Scaling Debate?

Is 'BIP 148' a beneficial change or risky update? Here's what both sides are saying about bitcoin's upcoming 'Independence Day'.

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Western Union Reveals Pilot Coinbase Integration

Western Union could soon be sending people's funds via an integration with Coinbase, the remittance firm's CTO has revealed.

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CoinDesk Research Launches State of Blockchain Q1 Report

CoinDesk Research has released its full Q1 State of Blockchain report. Here's a look at six notable highlights.

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Bitcoin Price Shoots Past $2,900 to Hit New All-Time High

The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).

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Are Sidechains a Better Solution for Bitcoin's Scaling Debate?

Once seen as an experimental technology, sidechains are emerging as a scaling solution that could please all sides of the debate.

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Three Thoughts on the 'Crypto Bubble'

A VC offers his insight on the price of bitcoin and ether. Even if speculators are running wild, he says, that may not mean the assets are overbought.

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Andresen is Back With a One-Man Security Project Inspired by Bitcoin Mishaps

Back with a new project tangential to bitcoin, Gavin Andresen says his one-man Random Sanity Project is perfect: boring and stress-free.

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Bitcoin's 'Segwit2x' Scaling Proposal: Miners Offer Optimistic Outlook

A proposal to boost the capacity of the bitcoin network is gaining traction. But what do miners think about what's on the table?

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