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Google Searches for 'Bitcoin' Just Hit Their Highest Level Since April

The number of Google searches for bitcoin has seen a notable uptick this week, now recording its most searches worldwide since last April.

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Ethereum Developers Are Quietly Planning an Accelerated Tech Roadmap

Internal documents show that ethereum developers are privately planning strategies to more aggressively advance the world's third-largest blockchain.

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Bitcoin Cash Is Now Two Blockchains – That Might Not Change Anytime Soon

It’s been six days since the bitcoin cash split and the ongoing threat of one chain sabotaging the other has yet to materialize.

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Bitcoin Cash SV's 'Blockchain Reorg' Likely an Accidental Split, Not an Attack

Bitcoin Cash SV's block reorganization yesterday may have been the result of a stress test, rather than an attack.

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Bitcoin Smart Contract Startup RSK Unveils New Infrastructure Project

RSK Labs is operating under a new banner, with an emphasis on creating a range of open-source protocols for blockchain infrastructure.

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Tutorial: How to Use CoinDesk's Crypto-Economics Explorer

CoinDesk's Crypto-Economics Explorer is our innovative new data tool that brings together a host of data types. Here's how to make the most of it.

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What We Know About Bitcoin Cash's Two Rival Blockchains

The bitcoin cash blockchain officially split today into two competing networks – but the story seems to be far from over.

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Bitcoin Cash Just Split Into Two Blockchains

A contentious hard fork on the bitcoin cash blockchain has been activated.

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Ahead of Bitcoin Cash Fork, Mining Power Still Favors SV

Bitcoin cash's ongoing hash war remains lopsided, with mining pools supporting Bitcoin SV controlling nearly 75 percent of the current network.

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