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$600k for an Ethereum Name? A Thriving Auction Market Is Underway

An ethereum project aimed at decentralizing the domain space is winning enthusiasm – and investment dollars – from crypto investors.

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Ethereum Exchange Protocol Race Heats Up With 'Swap' Launch

Members of the ethereum development community ConsenSys have unveiled a new peer-to-peer exchange protocol.

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Pieter Wuille's Latest Project: Making Bitcoin Harder to Lose

One of bitcoin's most prolific developers is attempting to make bitcoin addresses more user-friendly.

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Regulating Ethereum? EU Parliament Weighs Blockchain's Big Issues

An event held yesterday at the European Parliament showcased the state of the blockchain conversation in the EU.

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Are Blockchains Key to the Future of Web Encryption?

A deep dive into problems in the internet identity space and where blockchains could play a role.

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Sorting Hat Time? MimbleWimble Weighs Own Blockchain Launch

As the MimbleWimble project moves forward, the team is considering whether to leave the bitcoin blockchain behind in order to advance its ideas.

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Yours May Have Just Sent The First Real Bitcoin Lightning Payment

Blockchain content startup Yours is working on an alternative version of the Lightning Network, one that actually works on bitcoin right now.

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Bitcoin Needs More Politics, Not Less

On the two-year anniversary of a post that sparked a thousand bitcoin debates, Jim Harper analyzes the state of developer politics.

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All Systems Go? Ethereum Domain Effort Prepares for Launch (Again)

After a failed initial launch, an effort to create a decentralized domain register on top of the ethereum blockchain is ready for round two.

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Hyperledger Adds 'Indy' and 'Composer' Blockchain Projects

The Linux Foundation-backed Hyperledger blockchain project got a little bit bigger this week.

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