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Bid to Blacklist The DAO Attacker Advances With Ethereum Soft Fork Vote

Mining pools have largely adopted a patch that would blacklist addresses connected to The DAO, the Ethereum-based funding vehicle, after its collapse.

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31 Chinese Firms Form Financial Blockchain Consortium

A group of technology and finance companies in Shenzhen, China, have launched a new blockchain consortium.

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Dutch Central Bank Presents Results of Cryptocurrency Experiments

A senior official for the central bank of The Netherlands recently presented the results of two internal cryptocurrency tests.

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DAO Debacle Escalates: Attacker Counter-Attacks Ethereum Developers

An effort to thwart an attack on funds tied to The DAO, the ethereum-powered, smart contract-based funding vehicle, has grown more complicated.

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What Ethereum's DAO Disaster Means for Bitcoin Development

As The DAO struggles to find its path forward after multiple attacks, entrepreneurs must find a way forward. Is bitcoin's blockchain ready for them?

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With Blockchain, Where There's Smoke, There's Usually More Smoke

In this op-ed, Jonathan and Robert Wolinsky of the Genesis Project focus on the blockchain technology industry's inability to deliver on its promise.

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Only a Test: Bank of Canada Comments on CAD-Coin Trial

Canada's central bank says that its 'CAD-coin' project isn't intended for use as an actual interbank payment system, but merely as a test.

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How a 3-D Printed Building Became the Center of Blockchain in Dubai

CoinDesk profiles a recent meeting of the Global Blockchain Council, a 40-member working group seeking to boost the technology in the MENA region.

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Sweden Tests Blockchain Smart Contracts for Land Registry

The government of Sweden is experimenting with how blockchain could be used to record land titles in a bid to digitize real estate processes.

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Bank of Canada Demos Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar

The Central Bank of Canada revealed yesterday it is developing a digital version of the Canadian dollar based on blockchain technology.

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