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Kakao's Klaytn Blockchain Has Gone Live With Support From Major Firms

The Klaytn blockchain from the fold of messaging app giant Kakao has launched on its mainnet, with a governing body including big enterprises like LG.

Jason Han, Ground X

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ConsenSys Spin-Out 3Box Raises $2.5 Million to Build ID Tools for Dapp Devs

ID startup 3Box is spinning out of ethereum incubator ConsenSys with $2.5 million in new funding.

Team6

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Meeting Bitcoiners Online When They Live in the Same City

Bitcoin developer Mark "Murch" Erhardt tells CoinDesk about the most surprising interaction he ever had in his years of running the Bitcoin Stack Exchange. Turns out the crypto world *is* that small!

Murch, Bitcoin

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Why Ethereum's Privacy Matters and What's Being Built to Support It

With the goal of boosting adoption, these four projects are building tools that advance privacy on ethereum.

(CoinDesk archives)

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Staking Isn't Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money – And It Shouldn't Be

Staking is getting attention for all the wrong reasons, and it’s time to re-examine its role, argues Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt.

chips, bets

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Ethereum Devs Approve First Code Changes for 'Istanbul' Hard Fork

Developers today approved two Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the blockchain's system-wide upgrade in October.

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NEM Launches Development Studio Ahead of Major Blockchain Upgrade

The NEM blockchain project is launching a development studio to support its move towards a major protocol upgrade later in 2019.

NEM

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Meet Alternateth: A 'Friendly Fork' of the Ethereum Blockchain

One community member holds plans to execute a "friendly fork" of the ethereum blockchain in two months time.

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Ethereum Classic's Next Crypto Code Upgrade Set for September

After dissent earlier this month, ethereum classic developers decided today to recommit to a hard fork activation date in September.

Ethereum classic (CoinDesk archives)

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'Phase Zero' of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January

Ethereum may begin transitioning to its next-generation, proof-of-stake blockchain model at the beginning of next year – pending more tests, that is.

Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018