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Ethereum Summit Attendees Commit to Governance Plan

Several stakeholders in the ethereum community have pledged support for a governance plan produced by attendees of the EIP:0 Summit.

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Zcash Privacy Weakened by Certain Behaviors, Researchers Say

Patterns in usage have allowed four researchers to link many supposedly private zcash transactions to mining pools and founders. Zcash has responded.

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Messaging Giant WeChat Suspends Third-Party Blockchain App

China's social messaging giant WeChat has halted a third-party blockchain mini-tool running inside the application, citing a violation of rules. 

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Bitcoin Lightning Payments Are Slowly Becoming Less 'Reckless'

With luck, the lightning network will become a part of everyday life no one has to think about. We're not there yet.

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The First Version of Ethereum's Casper Upgrade Has Been Published

Posts on GitHub and Reddit suggest that momentum is building behind he change to ethereum's protocol.

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A Chain of Its Own: Mobile App Kik to Fork Stellar for Fee-Free Blockchain

Kik has decided that fees just won't work for its crypto token mission and has decided to fork stellar to create its own blockchain.

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The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.

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BMW Test Drives Blockchain for Car Mileage Tracking

Blockchain startup Dovu created a pilot program with auto giant BMW to encourage drivers to track their own mileage.

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Microsoft Unveils New Blockchain Tools for Azure

Microsoft announced a new "scaffolding" toolkit through its Azure Blockchain Workbench, which can help developers quickly build applications.

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NBA Superstar Steph Curry Is Now the First Celebrity CryptoKitty

NBA star Stephen Curry is launching the first celebrity-branded CryptoKitty, with two more on the way.

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