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Up 33%: Bitcoin's Price Just Had Its Best Month of 2018

Bitcoin rallied more than 33 percent in April, making it the coin's best month of the year to date.

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UNDP Partners With Crypto Startup on Solar Power Pilot

Individuals who purchase and lease out solar panels will earn bitcoin as payment under a new pilot program with a blockchain startup and the UN.

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Crypto Needs More Than Code to Beat the ASIC Mining Threat

Defending cryptocurrencies against the centralizing forces of ASIC mining chips requires more than coding fixes; human governance is also critical.

Bitcoin mining farm (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Cash Is Bitcoin? Lawsuits Won't Stop the Fight Over Bitcoin's Name

Roger Ver's decision to call bitcoin cash "bitcoin" has dredged up a byzantine debate on how exactly the software should be defined and by whom.

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Buffett: Bitcoin Is More Gamble Than Investment

The world's third-richest person, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffet, has again made comments critical of bitcoin as an investment.

Warren Buffett (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Bigger Blocks and Smarter Contracts: What's In Bitcoin Cash's Next Fork?

Bitcoin cash's most ambitious hard fork upgrade is coming in May, backed by the promise of taking its "on-chain scaling" philosophy to new heights.

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Pullback Over? Bitcoin Retakes $9K, Eyes Further Gains

Having recovered from a five-day low hit yesterday, bitcoin has potential for a move higher towards key resistance at $9,880.

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IBM Reimagines Proof-of-Work for Blockchain IoT

Your smart lightbulb can't crush hashes at the rate of a giant mining farm, so how can it stay secure? The answer might be in the nonce.

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What Crypto Investors Can Learn from Billionaire George Soros

As investors speculate about the impact of George Soros entering crypto, it’s worth taking a look at a theory the billionaire credits for his success.

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CBOE Saw Its Highest-Ever Bitcoin Futures Volumes Yesterday

Bitcoin futures contracts saw a spike in trading volume Wednesday, according to data from both CBOE and CME.

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