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MakerDAO and More: The Quest for a Stable Stablecoin Continues

Even with a tumultuous past and harsh critics, stablecoin projects keep popping up, aiming to relieve some of the volatility in the crypto markets.

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How to Save on Bitcoin's Soaring Fees

Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.

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Canadian Research Body Pilots Ethereum in Transparency Push

The National Research Council of Canada is trialing the ethereum blockchain for recording government contracts.

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Opera Browser Adds Cryptocurrency Miner Protection for Smartphones

The Opera web browser is now protecting smartphones from cryptocurrency miners embedded in websites, the company says.

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Don't HODL, BUIDL: How Blockchain Tech Will Add Value

The question is what can we solve, enhance, or deliver that will make individuals or organizations produce more, be more efficient or enjoy life more?

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Lightning Network May Not Solve Bitcoin's Scaling 'Trilemma'

It isn’t possible to have decentralization, a fixed money supply and sufficient liquidity for an efficient payments system, says Frances Coppola.

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Battle-Testing Lightning: Schools Start Contest to Secure Bitcoin’s Layer 2

Organizers hope a new competition will spur security advances for Lightning, but also steer bitcoin debates in more constructive directions.

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Bitcoin Devs Release Long-Awaited Schnorr Paper for Scalability Gains

Bitcoin devs have released the first paper on the Schnorr multi-signature protocol, which, if implemented, would increase bitcoin block sizes.

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Ledger-to-Ledger? Hardware Wallet Integrates with Decentralized Exchange

Decentralized exchange Radar Relay has partnered with Ledger to allow for hardware wallet-to-wallet direct transfers.

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Antpool Adds Support for Siacoin Mining Amid Bitmain Miner Launch

AntPool adds support for the siacoin token, as the mining pool's parent firm, Bitmain, launches a device that can mine it.

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