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Nobody Understands Bitcoin (And That's OK)

Does anyone understand bitcoin? This multifaceted technology is different things to different people, and we should accept that, argues Jameson Lopp.

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Using Google Trends to Detect Bitcoin Price Bubbles

Cryptocurrency trader Willy Woo gives an overview of how to use Google tools to gain insight into the price of bitcoin.

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Industry Speaks Out in Aftermath of Bitcoin ETF Rejection

The SEC has denied a bid to list the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF, prompting comment from many of those who watched and waited for the decision.

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How Bitcoin's P2P Layer Got a Speed Hike in the Latest Core Release

MIT-funded developer Cory Fields discusses his work overhauling the code for Bitcoin Core's peer-to-peer layer – a task that was anything but easy.

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Bitcoin Wallet Maker CoolBitX Raises $500k for Healthcare Solution

Bitcoin hardware wallet maker CoolBitX has raised $500,000 as part of its push into the broader blockchain security industry.

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Bitcoin Mining Pool Backs Rootstock Smart Contracts Effort

For the first time, a bitcoin mining pool has integrated a process called 'merge-mining' – a move aimed to bring smart contracts to the bitcoin blockchain.

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A Public-Private Ethereum? It Won't Be As Easy As It Sounds

Making private ethereum implementations compatible with the larger public blockchain is a popular concept, but there is much work to be done.

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2020 Vision: Why Startups Believe Blockchain Will Go Live in Dubai

Blockchain startups are jumping at the opportunity to work in a rare region of the world where the rewards are real for industry doers.

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Rootstock is Fusing Lightning With On-Chain Scaling – On a Sidechain

A unique proposal aimed at scaling bitcoin’s transaction capacity via sidechains has been revealed in a new white paper.

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