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Banks Trial Blockchain With South African Regulators

South African banks and regulators are teaming up on blockchain.

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Bitcoin Update Brings Scaling Solution Closer to Activation

The latest bitcoin update features code that could potentially activate a long-anticipated scaling solution.

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Credit Card Giant MasterCard Releases 'Experimental' Blockchain APIs

MasterCard has quietly developed and released a set of blockchain APIs.

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The Zcash Blockchain is Now Live

In a livestream today, Zcash CEO Zooko Wilcox announced that the software was finally ready to download.

NFT-associated tokens have skyrocketed this year amid the rapid growth in NFTs.

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With Zcash Launch, Blockchain Enters the Age of Anonymity

The mining of the Zcash genesis block formally kicks off an entirely new blockchain – and what could be a burgeoning ecosystem of companies.

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The Plot Thickens As DAO Attacker Trades Stolen Funds for Bitcoin

More than $100,000 worth of digital currency tied to ethereum’s biggest hack has been successfully converted into bitcoin.

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A Lower Block Time Could Help Bitcoin Scale, But Will It Work?

A small tweak to bitcoin could have a big impact.

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AT&T is Seeking a Patent for a Bitcoin-Powered Server

US telecom giant AT&T is seeking a patent for a kind of home subscriber server that utilizes a blockchain.

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The Blockchain Created By Ethereum's Fork is Forking Now

A blockchain that was born out of the rejection of a specific technical change is on the verge of making that specific change, some argue.

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IBM Blockchain Pilot Seeks to Solve 'Last Mile' of Delivery

IBM is working with a Singapore startup to develop a network of storage lockers connected via blockchain.

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