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Questions Linger As China's Bitcoin Exchanges Halt Margin Trading
Huobi and OKCoin, two of the world's largest bitcoin exchange businesses by volume, have formally announced they have halted margin trading services.
Where's Casper? Inside Ethereum's Race to Reinvent its Blockchain
A dive into Casper, the forthcoming protocol that could radically change the rules of one of the largest blockchain networks.
The Blockchain is Still Waiting for Its Web. Here's a Blueprint
William Mougayar examines what it would take to introduce technologies and standards that make blockchain as ubiquitous and user-friendly as the Web.
Estimating China's Real Bitcoin Trading Volumes
A study by investor and trader Willy Woo suggests China's bitcoin volume may be 15% lower than long suspected.
Miami's Third Bitcoin Hackathon Was All (OK, Mostly) Fun And Games
Gamification emerged as a major trend at the third-annual Miami Bitcoin Hackathon this week. Here's our summary of the event:
CoinDesk's 2016 in Review Reviewed: The Best of the Series
CoinDesk reviews the best of the 50 articles that made up our '2016 in Review' series.
UAE 'Virtual Currency' Restrictions Cast Uncertain Shadow on Bitcoin
The UAE central bank is seeking to prohibit the use of digital currencies in the financial sector.
'Blockchain' May Fail Banks, But Open Software Won't
Is 'blockchain' failing? Entrepreneur Pavel Kravchenko argues the answer to that question may be in the eye of the beholder.
SWIFT, The DTCC and How Blockchain Will Go Mainstream
Noelle Acheson tells us why last week gave a glimpse of how blockchain tech will go mainstream.
Blockchain 'Bullies': Truth, Trolls and Bitcoin Uncensored's Big Short
Bailey Reutzel speaks to the controversial pair behind Bitcoin Uncensored and tries to separate their truths from their blockchain industry trolling.
