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Magic Solution? 'Fellowship' of Coders Embark on Ethereum Quest

A group calling itself the "Fellowship of Ethereum Magicians" is seeking to change how the world's second most valuable blockchain makes decisions.

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Funny Name or Not, Schnorr Is a Big Deal for Bitcoin

Schnorr signatures are seeing renewed interest from bitcoin developers. But what is the technology and why is it seeing so much attention?

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Why a $39 Million ICO Chose Stellar Over Ethereum

Mobius Network has raised $39 million in its token sale, opting to use the Stellar network instead of the more popular ethereum.

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Blockchain Bloat: How Ethereum Is Tackling Storage Issues

With long-term fixes like sharding a ways off, ethereum developers are making the software run more efficiently to ease growing storage requirements.

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Jeff Garzik Is Reworking the Segwit2x Code

The code original designed for one of bitcoin's most controversial software proposals is being repurposed for a new objective.

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Ethereum Foundation Announces Millions in Grants for Scaling Research

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has announced two new subsidy programs. Teams can now apply to work on scaling proposals for the blockchain network.

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Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 #7: Pieter Wuille

Speak softly and carry a big SegWit? If bitcoin saw its biggest and most controversial change this summer, the evolution can all be traced back to one developer. Still, the founder of the controversial startup Blockstream and the network's most prodigious coder, Pieter Wuille, is a bit of a mystery. In an industry with no shortage of egos and bluster, though, Wuille is a rarity, choosing to let his code do the talking for him.

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Bitcoin's Real Bottleneck

Bitcoin's markets may be booming but it's the network's rare development talent that may be most valuable.

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Bring on the FUD: 2017 Was The Year Bitcoin Became Anti-Fragile

What happened after all the fear, uncertainty and doubt of 2017? Bitcoin became stronger than ever, according to developer Jimmy Song.

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2018's Big Question: Can Bitcoin Forks Deliver Value?

Forking bitcoin was all the rage in 2017. In 2018, the question might be, what are we getting in return?

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