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Which Majority? Bitcoin Exchange Accord Reveals Hard Fork Dilemma

A newly released statement from major exchanges today may have stoked tensions in the ongoing bitcoin scaling debate.

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4 Ways Blockchain Can Disrupt Civic Traditions

Infosys's Peter Loop examines four potential opportunities in which blockchain could improve public processes.

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Bitcoin's Scaling Debate is Devolving Into an All-Out Twitter War

The community has been in a furore over an attack that took down 70% of Bitcoin Unlimited nodes. Here are 12 of the best Twitter responses.

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Illinois Joins R3, Unveils Expansive Blockchain Support Plan

The Illinois government is doubling down on its efforts to promote blockchain tech, revealing new actions that will advance its industry support.

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'Super UASF': Could a Clever Idea Break Bitcoin's Scaling Deadlock?

An experimental 'user-activated soft fork' for pushing through a controversial bitcoin code change took another step forward this week

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Space & Time: How BitTorrent's Creator is Attacking Bitcoin Waste

Bitcoin's 'proof of work' validation mechanism burns a huge amount of energy, but this novel solution from developer Bram Cohen aims to change that.

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CoinDesk Explainer: The Bitcoin Unlimited Debate

The controversial alternative to Bitcoin Core has drifted to the heart of bitcoin's raging scaling debate over the past year, but why?

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Foxconn Reveals Plan for Blockchain Supply Chain Domination

The giant tech manufacturer is now in the blockchain business, seeking to speed up financing for its many thousands of suppliers.

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Say Hello to the Multi-Blockchain Business Model

There's been a shift in the nature of blockchain investments over the past six months, one that sees a diversification in geography and technology.

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Using Google Trends to Estimate Bitcoin's User Growth

Trader Willy Woo takes a look at how common search tools like Google Trends can yield insight into long-term bitcoin trading strategies.

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