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Zooko Wilcox Pushes for New Developer Fund to Support Zcash

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has called for the creation of a new "Dev Fund" to support the operations of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Zcash developer Electric Coin Company

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A UK University Is 'Fingerprinting' National Archives With Blockchain

A British university and the Open Data Institute have built a blockchain system to secure records of national video archives against tampering.

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Firefox Browser Adds Option to Automatically Block Crypto Mining Scripts

Mozilla has released an update for its Firefox browser which includes an option to block cryptocurrency mining scripts on websites.

Mozilla Firefox

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PBoC’s Fintech Research Institute Is Hiring Blockchain Experts

A research institute under the Chinese central bank has just announced 29 job openings – three of which focus on blockchain-related expertise. 

People's Bank of China, Beijing

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The Elk Is a Tiny Prototyping Board for Building Blockchain-Connected Devices

Elk aims to make it easy to connect hardware devices to blockchains and control electronic components or accept payments.

Elk board

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All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

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Pieter Wuille Unveils Two Proposals for Upcoming Bitcoin Privacy Soft Fork

Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled two proposals today that offer new plans for bitcoin's possible next big upgrade.

Pieter Wuille, blockstream

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Schnorr Upgrade Set for Inclusion in Next Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork

Bitcoin Cash's upcoming network upgrade will notably feature a new signature scheme dubbed Schnorr.

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Craig Wright's Fight With a Cartoon Bitcoin Astronaut Cat Explained

It's Satoshi claimant Craig Wright vs the bitcoin community, with accusations of fraud and defamation flying between them.

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Japanese Finance Giant Nomura Invests in Smart Contract Auditing Startup

Japan financial group Nomura has invested in Y Combinator-backed smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp.

Nomura. (charnsitr/Shutterstock)