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Private Blockchains for Bitcoin Maximalists
CoinDesk contributor Martin Hagelstrom addresses the private vs public blockchain debate, arguing for the tech from a bitcoin believer's perspective.
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Why Focusing on Bitcoin's Customer Experience Matters
IBM's Martin Hagelstrom looks at how bitcoin can achieve growth in a market full of digital payments systems run by tech and finance giants.
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The New Banking Standard
In this op-ed, bitcoin enthusiast Martin Hagelstrom touches on the slow but steady embrace of blockchain by the world's banks.
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How the Blockchain Can Avoid the Perils of Futurism
Is the blockchain community too focused on futurism? In this opinion piece one developer argues the answer is yes.
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Forget How Blockchain Works, Talk About What It Does
CoinDesk contributor Martin Hagelstrom talks about the word 'blockchain' and what the impact of this word means for the industry.
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Why Bitcoin's Block Size Debate is a Proxy War
In this opinion piece, IBM's Martin Hagelstrom argues 'bitcoin's block size debate' isn't really about block size at all.
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