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"title": "State of Blockchain Q2 2018",
"subtitle": "Summarizes key trends, data and events in Q2 2018.",
"publishDate": "July 12th, 2018",
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"summary": "CoinDesk's Q2 2018 State of Blockchain summarizes key trends, data and events in Q2 2018",
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Bitcoin miner revenues fall by 22% along with average fees by 19%
Bitcoin hashrate grew by 26% (fall short of the previous quarter's 47% growth)
SEC declared ether not a security, and eth price saw a 9% jump shortly after
Total ICO funding reaches about $19 billion, with the average ICO $39 million
Majority of survey respondents think price declines were caused by shorts and rebounds from over-speculation
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"title": "Public Blockchains",
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"title": "Investment",
"page": 47
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"title": "Regulations",
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