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The Hard Fork: What's About to Happen to Ethereum and The DAO

It's not just owners of The DAO tokes who stand to be impacted by the upcoming planned ethereum hard fork. Many industry player must play a role.

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Why SAP is Quietly Playing Test-and-See With Blockchain

While SAP has been exploring blockchain for over a year, it's only recently decided to become more vocal about its work.

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Russian Political Party to Accept Bitcoin Donations

Reports from Russia indicate that a minor political party is moving to accept bitcoin donations.

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Blockchain Coders Win Grant to Fix Smart Contracts With 'Legalese'

Blockchain startup Legalese has won a grant to develop a smart contracts programming language.

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JPMorgan Exploring Blockchain for Trade Finance

A senior trade finance executive for JPMorgan Chase has offered details on the bank’s work with blockchain technology.

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Bitcoin Scaling Event Set for Third Installment in Italy

A conference series started in the wake of bitcoin's ongoing block size debate will see a third installment in 2016.

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At $400 Million a Year, Academic Argues Bitcoin Mining Worth the Cost

A recent note from the University College London’s blockchain research center explores the fair cost of bitcoin mining.

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US Government Issues Call for Blockchain Healthcare Research

The US Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting research papers related to blockchain applications in healthcare and health research.

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At W3C Event, Industry Seeks to Weave Blockchains into New Web

A recent W3C event saw the wider blockchain community coming together to discuss standards in an increasingly fragmented market.

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As Block Size Debate Flares, Bitcoin Scaling Solution Enters Next Phase

The volunteer community that develops the code for bitcoin’s software has entered a new phase of testing for Segregated Witness.

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