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Why Bitcoin’s Bad Reputation is in the Eye of the Beholder

In this opinion piece, a bitcoin industry founder seeks to unpack the digital currency's lingering reputation issues.

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Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups Not Immune From Selective Investors

As investment in FinTech continues to rise, investors are becoming more selective with startups, including those focused on bitcoin and blockchain.

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Key Questions Every DAO Founder Should Ask

An Ethereum startup founder discusses challenges facing next-generation technology applications for autonomous blockchain-based companies.

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1,000 Bitcoin Wallets Won't Replace One Financial Revolution

TechCrunch editor and Freemit CEO John Biggs argues that the bitcoin community has become complacent in its quest for financial change.

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Bitcoin Prices Steady As Subsidy Halving Inches Closer

Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class.

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World Economic Forum Gears Up for Hands-On Blockchain Research in 2016

CoinDesk profiles the World Economic Foundation and its ongoing blockchain technology research.

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Why Chronicled Believes Sneakers Could Be Blockchain’s Big Market

Fresh off more than $3m in funding, Chronicled CEO Ryan Orr talks about his startup and its go-market strategy.

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9 Myths Surrounding Blockchain Smart Contracts

Ethereum Foundation advisor William Mougayar seeks to debunk nine myths surrounding blockchain smart contracts.

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Bitcoin Startups Eye Ethereum As Platform's Profile Grows

CoinDesk explores why bitcoin industry businesses are increasingly demonstrating an interest in the alternative blockchain platform Ethereum.

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DTCC Open to Business Model Changes in Face of Blockchain Disruption

The company that last year processed $1.6 quadrillion in securities reveals its plans to research blockchain technology.

Robert Palatnick, Chief Technology Architect, DTCC, speaking at the "State of Clearing" webcast, February 2016.