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Jacob Donnelly

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Jacob holds value in bitcoin, zcash, ethereum, decentraland and basic attention token. (See: Editorial Policy). Jacob is Managing Director of Digital Operations and a former freelance writer at CoinDesk.

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Blockchain Employment Startup Wins $10,000 at Consensus 2016
Decentralized employment company Colony has become the unanimous winner of the Consensus 2016 Proof of Work contest and the attached $10,000 prize.
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By Jacob Donnelly
May 4, 2016 at 2:27 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2016
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Startups
21 Inc Unveils Plan to Make Every Computer a Bitcoin Computer
Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of 21 Inc., announced the launch of the 21 software package at the Consensus 2016 blockchain conference.
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By Jacob Donnelly
May 3, 2016 at 10:41 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2016
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What's Encouraging Blockchain R&D? Barclays, Citi and More Weigh In
At large incumbents, there is a balance in encouraging employees to work on ambitious moonshots while also achieving wins.
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By Jacob Donnelly
May 3, 2016 at 4:33 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2016
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Payments
Is Blockchain a Better Payments Rail? Panelists Divided at Consensus 2016
Distributed ledgers are often referred to as a new database technology, but could they come to replace existing payments rails?
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By Jacob Donnelly
May 2, 2016 at 10:40 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2016
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Satoshi nakamoto
Blockchain Tech Leaders Debate Satoshi Mystery and Scaling at Consensus 2016
On the first day of the Tech & Policy track of Consensus 2016, there were talks on law enforcement & blockchain and decentralizing existing markets.
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By Jacob Donnelly
May 2, 2016 at 9:27 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2016
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Art Gallery
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Investment
Everledger Plans Blockchain Database to Combat Art Fraud
Everledger has partnered with fine art database firm Vastari, aiming to use its blockchain platform to combat fraud within the art industry.
Art Gallery
By Jacob Donnelly
May 2, 2016 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2016
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Satoshi nakamoto
Live Blog: Satoshi Nakamoto Revealed?
Academic Craig Wright went public today by declaring, and providing evidence to his claim, that he is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
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By Jacob Donnelly
May 2, 2016 at 11:35 a.m. UTC
May 2, 2016
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Bitgo
BitGo Engineers Launch Ethereum Wallet Side Project
A group of software engineers at bitcoin security specialist BitGo have created an Ethereum wallet offering amid escalating interest in the platform.
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By Jacob Donnelly
Mar 23, 2016 at 2:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2016
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Startups
21 Inc Launches First Proof-of-Concept for Bitcoin Computer Network
21 is seeking to roll out its next stage in development by showcasing how developers can leverage larger networks of 21 Bitcoin Computers.
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By Jacob Donnelly
Mar 15, 2016 at 11:25 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2016
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Ethereum
Ethereum Blockchain Project Launches First Production Release
Next-generation blockchain platform Ethereum has released 'Homestead' the first production release of its software.
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By Jacob Donnelly
Mar 14, 2016 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2016
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