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The Economic Case for Conservative Bitcoin Development

A look at bitcoin's scaling debate and what the history of money can teach us about the best path forward for protocol development.

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$9 Million: Bitcoin Startup Luno Completes Series B Funding

Bitcoin wallet startup Luno has raised $9 million in new funding as part of a Series B round announced today.

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Survey: Younger Americans More Likely to Invest in Bitcoin

New survey data from online student loan marketplace LendEDU suggests that younger consumers in the United States are more apt to invest in bitcoin.

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$4,000: Bitcoin's Price Shrugs Off China Exchange News

Bitcoin's price has bounced back above $4,000 following market losses linked to the recent regulatory crackdown in China.

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Bitcoin's Price Is Back Above $4,000, But Is All-Time High in Sight?

The price of bitcoin continued to recover into Monday as consolidation in pricing helped the cryptocurrency recovery Friday's steep losses.

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Split on Forks? Blockchain Leaders Learn Tough Lessons from Bitcoin Scaling

The chaos of bitcoin's scaling debate has pushed other public protocol's consensus mechanisms into a more strict and orderly framework.

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Institutional Cryptoeconomics: A New Model for a New Century

Researchers at RMIT speculate on the potential impact of blockchain technology, theorizing it could undo centuries of business thinking.

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Bitcoin in the Browser: Google, Apple and More Adopting Crypto-Ready API

With the help of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, the W3C is deploying a browser API that could extend cryptocurrency's payments potential.

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China, Shmyna: Bitcoin Trading Is Way More Distributed Now Anyway

All else equal, the market may take less time to recover from the latest sell-off than from the one that took place in December 2013.

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Back at $3,500: Has Bitcoin's Price Found a Short-Term Bottom?

Bitcoin prices are back above $3,500, but will they stay? Technical analysis suggests rangebound trading may be on the way.

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