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Andresen is Back With a One-Man Security Project Inspired by Bitcoin Mishaps

Back with a new project tangential to bitcoin, Gavin Andresen says his one-man Random Sanity Project is perfect: boring and stress-free.

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Why the Blockchain Needs More Failures to Succeed

Tired of scams? Entrepreneur William Mougayar argues that more failures are needed to take the blockchain industry to the next level.

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A Dispassionate Defense of ICOs as an OK Thing

Everyone seems to have an opinion on cryptographic 'tokens' of late. But maybe we should save the moral outrage?

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Interoperability Boost: Ripple Sends Blockchain Transaction Across 7 Ledgers

Ripple has open-sourced a bitcoin plug-in, making the biggest cryptocurrency interoperable with other ledgers. Litecoin could be next.

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A Discussion on Responsible Protocol Token Funding

Early token sale pioneer Tom Ding shares his thoughts on how projects can best use the ICO funding method.

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Bitcoin's 'Segwit2x' Scaling Proposal: Miners Offer Optimistic Outlook

A proposal to boost the capacity of the bitcoin network is gaining traction. But what do miners think about what's on the table?

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Bitcoin's 'Segwit2x' Scaling Proposal: Core Developers Strike Critical Stance

A new solution to the bitcoin scaling debate known as 'Segwitx2' has garnered notable support, but what do bitcoin's developers think of the proposal?

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A Facebook Investor is Calling for Regulated ICO Investment Products

Asset manager ARK Invest would like to diversify its portfolio into ICOs, but, for now, a barrier of regulatory hurdles stands in the way.

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Bitcoin's 'Segwit2x' Scaling Proposal: Where the Startups Stand

CoinDesk asks firms in the industry for their opinions on a new 'agreement' that aims to resolve bitcoin's scaling stalemate.

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How, When and Where Will Regulators Accept Bitcoin ETFs?

Will we see a bitcoin ETF anytime soon? Analysts remark on the global landscape and future outlook for exchange-listed cryptocurrency products.

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