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What a Facebook Blockchain Token Might Look Like
If Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg really wants to experiment with decentralized systems, a publicly issued crypto-token would be hell of a way to do it.
Bitcoin Defends $11,000 Mark and Eyes Move Higher
Bitcoin is stuck in a narrow range currently, but a breakout may lie ahead, the price charts indicate.
Don't HODL, BUIDL: How Blockchain Tech Will Add Value
The question is what can we solve, enhance, or deliver that will make individuals or organizations produce more, be more efficient or enjoy life more?
Opening Hyperledger: Consortium to Create Experimental Labs
An effort to connect startups with companies formally recognized by Hyperledger, the measure may accelerate the rate at which new ideas find traction.
Contortions for Compliance: Life Under New York's BitLicense
New York passed the BitLicense in a vacuum. Now state and federal laws are catching up, often with poor coordination, causing a compliance nightmare.
Public Blockchains' Lure Will Become Irresistible for Enterprises in 2018
Decentralized public blockchains are the only way enterprises will commit to digitizing services in an interoperable manner, says EY's Paul Brody.
Lightning Network May Not Solve Bitcoin's Scaling 'Trilemma'
It isn’t possible to have decentralization, a fixed money supply and sufficient liquidity for an efficient payments system, says Frances Coppola.
Battle-Testing Lightning: Schools Start Contest to Secure Bitcoin’s Layer 2
Organizers hope a new competition will spur security advances for Lightning, but also steer bitcoin debates in more constructive directions.
Stuck at $12K: Bitcoin Price Needs Quick Progress to Avert Further Losses
With its recovery stalled, bitcoin needs a quick break above $12,500 or the tide may turn in favor of the bears.
Why São Paulo Wants to Pay for Infrastructure with Cryptocurrency
The Brazilian state wants to pay for feasibility studies with a token designed for the construction industry. Can such a coin achieve network effect?
