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The UN Wants to Adopt Bitcoin And Ethereum – And Soon
The UN is preparing to kick off an epic ethereum pilot, but the future could also include actually accepting cryptocurrencies.
Why Sweden is Taking a Chance on Blockchain Land Registry
Sweden's land registry authority Lantmäteriet sits down with CoinDesk for an exclusive interview on its blockchain R&D efforts.
The Next Phase of the Blockchain Consortium is Here
A slowdown in big announcements may not mean blockchain consortia are doomed – on the contrary, the model may be evolving.
What's Horsepower? Or How to Differentiate Your Blockchain Startup
Having difficulty marketing your decentralized startup? Fear not, the past yields clues for how new disruptive tech can differentiate.
What's to Do Before Ethereum Enters 'Metropolis'?
A look at what's still to do for ethereum developers working on the Metropolis upgrade – the platform's third of four planned stages.
How Cashaa Exploits Bitcoin Price Differentials for Remittances
Who said bitcoin's volatility is bad? A new remittance service is showing how price differentials could power cheap money transfers.
You Can Link Monero Transactions – But Which? And What's the Impact?
A new paper provides a technique to link transactions from the privacy-centric cryptocurrency. Should users be worried?
That Time We Gave $500,000 in Bitcoin to College Kids...
A thriving bitcoin community emerged at MIT after two students put together a $500,000 bitcoin distribution project.
Q1's Top Performing Cryptocurrencies Saw Big Gains
The first quarter of 2017 saw dramatic price gains for the top cryptocurrencies, as the total market added nearly $7bn in value.
Bitcoin's Unlimited Potential Lies in Its Apolitical Core
As bitcoin descends into party politics, contributor Nozomi Hayase makes an appeal for the community to unite behind its original ideals.
