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Trump Election Casts Uncertain Shadow on US Blockchain Policy

Leading blockchain policy groups weigh in on what a Trump victory means for the emerging technology and its startup community.

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Veteran Bitcoin Legal Strategist Joins Firm Hosting Trump Transition Meetings

Veteran bitcoin lawyer Carol Van Cleef has officially joined Baker Hostetler, a law firm that will oversee President-elect Trump's transition.

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Markets

Trumpchain Revealed: The Man Behind the Blockchain Parody

CoinDesk gives a short spotlight to the man behind a popular blockchain Twitter account that could be coming to a close with the US election.

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Markets

Bitcoin Traders Believe Trump Win Could Trigger Price Boost

Market observers offer their views on how the US presidential election could impact digital currency markets.

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Markets

Making Sense of Hillary Clinton's Bitcoin Rejection

Hillary Clinton's decision not to accept bitcoin speaks to the current legal environment surrounding the technology, analysts say.

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Markets

Live Free or Mine: How Libertarians Fell in Love With Bitcoin

Was bitcoin innately libertarian? Or did its users make it so? CoinDesk's Corin Faife analyzes the issues in this feature report.

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Markets

The Blockchain: An Experiment in Governance Without Power

Cryptocurrencies aren't just an experiment in monetary theory, but also a radical experiment in decentralized governance, says Ariel Deschapell.

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Markets

Could the Blockchain End Bureaucracy?

In this OpEd, Reform researcher Alexander Hitchcock discusses how blockchain could lead to big savings in civil services.

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Markets

Cryptography as a Democratic Weapon Against Demagoguery

CoinDesk contributor Nozomi Hayase tackles democracy, corruption and bitcoin's security model in her latest Op-Ed.

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Markets

Russian Political Party to Accept Bitcoin Donations

Reports from Russia indicate that a minor political party is moving to accept bitcoin donations.

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