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Vermont Says Blockchain Record-Keeping System Too Costly

The cost of using the blockchain for a public records system would outweigh any benefits, a report prepared for Vermont’s legislature concludes.

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Making Sense of Bitcoin's Divisive Block Size Debate

Confused about the current state of bitcoin's 'block size debate'? CoinDesk rounds up thoughts from a recent influx of blogs on the subject.

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Report Urges UK Government to Test Blockchain Tech

A new report from the UK Government Office for Science has recommended a broad government effort to explore and test blockchain technology.

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BitGo Launches 'Instant' Bitcoin Transaction Tool

BitGo has launched a new service that aims to allow clients to accept transactions prior to their official confirmation on the bitcoin blockchain.

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LHV Bank: We Support Bitcoin's Values

CoinDesk interviews LHV Bank's new cryptocurrency product manager to learn more about its blockchain experimentations.

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You Can Now Buy the 21 Bitcoin Computer With Bitcoin

21 Inc has announced that consumers can now use bitcoin to purchase its 21 Bitcoin Computer.

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What Are People Building With 21 Inc’s Bitcoin Computer?

While it's still early days, there are a number of intriguing projects built around 21 Inc's Bitcoin Computer. CoinDesk looks at the best.

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Will Provenance Be the Blockchain's Break Out Use Case in 2016?

Proving provenance is becoming one of the favored use cases for firms experimenting with blockchain tech. Could it become the industry's 'killer app'?

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Ethereum Will Arrive (and 15 Other Blockchain Predictions for 2016)

Andrew Keys from ConsenSys offers 16 predictions for the blockchain and decentralized technologies sector in 2016.

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Accenture: Global Insurers Will Embrace the Blockchain

In a new blog post, a managing director for Accenture argued that in the years ahead, the insurance industry will move to embrace the blockchain.

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