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A US Election Probe Implicated Bitcoin – And the Reaction Was Swift

The revelation bitcoin may have played a role in one of the biggest U.S. elections scandals has crypto supporters and mainstream pundits talking.

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Muh Monopoly! How a Banker's Talk Sparked All Kinds of Crypto Mockery

The head of the Bank for International Settlements briefly became the butt of crypto Twitter trolling last week after issuing new comments on the tech.

Agustín Carstens

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Something Strange Is Going On at a Crypto Exchange Called WEX

Users of WEX, the cryptocurrency exchange built on the ashes of BTC-e, are reporting withdrawal problems.

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Why Litecoin's Creator Is Buying Into a Bank (And How It Could Go Wrong)

If all goes according to plan, TokenPay and Charlie Lee's Litecoin Foundation will transform a tiny German bank into crypto's smoothest on-ramp.

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100 Tokens By 2020: Ledger Pledges Big Expansion for Crypto Custody

Wallet and custody startup Ledger is ramping up the number of cryptocurrencies it supports to meet demand from institutional investors.  

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Code Is Speech: Amir Taaki on Crypto's Debt to Phil Zimmerman

Fresh from meeting legendary cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, hacktivist and early bitcoin adopter Amir Taaki reflects on the PGP inventor's legacy.

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A $3.3 Billion Claim: Has Cardano's Blockchain 'Solved' Proof-of-Stake?

Charles Hoskinson explains cardano's iterative approach to security, and how its interaction with academic gives it an advantage over other designs.

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UK Financial Regulators Are Preparing for a World of Crypto Assets

Technology startups Nivaura and 20|30 are shaking up equity crowdfunding with the FCA and LSE.

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Regulators Are Slowly Starting to Get It: Utility Tokens Are Real

Regulators are doing their homework and recognizing there's at least potentially something different going on here from what they're used to seeing.

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100 Merchants Can Now Trial Bitcoin's Lightning Network Risk Free

CoinGate is making Lightning payments accessible for mainstream merchants and reaping research in return.

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