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Inside the Sprawling (Ongoing) Vote That Will Decide When EOS Launches

At a vote of the coalition launching EOS last night, process troubles and a visit by the software's creator seemed to cause the latest delay.

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Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular

At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with a 51% attack, a vulnerability users used to scoff at.

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FOAM and the Dream to Map the World on Ethereum

CryptoKitties meets Pokemon Go? That's FOAM's initial goal, but the team thinks its decentralized location-tracking tech has more serious potential.

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Secret ASICs for the People: Obelisk Reveals Plan to Fight Big Miners

Chip manufacturers are making ASICs in secret, argues David Vorick. He wants new coin projects do the same – and to give those chips to the community.

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Ethereum Software Parity to Update After Critical Bug Detected

A critical bug was found in Parity's software within a testing environment and users are hurrying to update so it doesn't affect the mainnet.

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Ripple Smart Contracts Creator Targets Ethereum with New Tech Launch

Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.

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Huobi to Offer $166 Million Prize for Own Blockchain Creation

Huobi wants to create its own blockchain and decentralized organization – and is offering $166 million in tokens for help on their development.

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Testing for Ethereum's Coming Consensus Change Is Moving Ahead

Less than a year since Casper was formalized, ethereum clients are starting to test a smart contract for the network's big consensus change.

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$1,999: GMO Reveals Details of Its New 7nm Bitcoin Miner

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has revealed prices and specs for its new-from-the-ground-up bitcoin miner – the world's first based on a 7nm chip.

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Verge's Blockchain Attacks Are Worth a Sober Second Look

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency verge has dealt with several attacks recently, displaying how difficult it is to code blockchains without exploits.

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