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Hating On Craig 'Satoshi' Wright Has United Crypto

A developer who's never been shy about claiming he created bitcoin is facing overwhelming backlash from notable crypto industry leaders.

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Vitalik Opposes Fork to Disable Ethereum ASICs

The creator of ethereum is coming out against a proposal that would find the network altering its software to defend against powerful new miners.

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Monero Fork Underway In Bid to Block Big Miners

A planned hard fork of privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero has just executed and the community is keenly observing the results.

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Why Bitcoin Lightning Visualizers Aren't Quite What They Seem

People love lightning network visualizers as a way to track the technology's growth, but the images produced might not be as trustworthy as they seem.

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Mike Hearn: Bitcoin Cash Is Repeating Bitcoin's Mistakes

Early bitcoin developer Mike Hearn offered new insights into his outlook on the project and its rival implementations in a Reddit AMA Wednesday.

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Chainalysis Raises $16 Million for Real-Time Crypto Compliance

Blockchain startup Chainalysis has today announced a $16 million funding round and a new real-time transaction analysis tool.

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An XRP ICO? It's On Whether Ripple Likes It or Not

Turns out you can launch an ICO on Ripple's distributed ledger, and one small Brazilian company is ready to test it out.

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IBM Envisions App Testing Powered By Blockchain

A recently released patent filing shows that IBM has dreamed up a blockchain-based system for distributed software application testing.

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Electronics Giant Foxconn to Build Sirin Labs' Blockchain Phone

Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn is to help develop and build a blockchain phone from Sirin Labs, a news report indicates.

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Vitalik: Ethereum Apps Are Being 'Screwed' By Scaling

At a conference in South Korea Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin sought to raise awareness of the platform's technical limitations.

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