Blockchain

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American Banker Conference: Lines Drawn in Blockchain Debate
American Banker's Digital Currencies + the Blockchain featured speakers from across the blockchain and finance sectors.
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The Blockchain is a New Model of Governance
The blockchain provides an alternative governance model to the current system of oligarchic control, argues Nozomi Hayase.
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Analytics Service Aims to Be 'Gold Standard' of Bitcoin Data
A new service, Challenger Deep, is launching its invite-only beta this week with the promise of delivering the "gold standard" for bitcoin data.
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Blockchain Offers Alpha Users First Look at New Bitcoin Wallet
Blockchain has launched an alpha version of its latest wallet, a streamlined version of one of its most popular products.
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Bitcoin in the Headlines: BitLicense Arrives, But Wild West Remains
The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.
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Could the Bitcoin Lightning Network Solve Blockchain Scalability?
Could a decentralised system where off-blockchain bitcoin transactions are sent over a network of micropayment channels solve blockchain scalability?
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Bitcoin-Friendly Game Store CoinPlay Relaunches
CoinPlay, the online PC game store that lets developers and publishers get paid in bitcoin, has relaunched following a series of design improvements.
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Blockchain Reports 3 Millionth Bitcoin Wallet
Wallet software provider Blockchain has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, having doubled downloads in less than a year.
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The 12 Biggest Bitcoin Funding Rounds Of All Time
Following Coinbase's record $75m round yesterday, CoinDesk looks back at the previous largest investments in the bitcoin space.
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Unexpected Home Search Prompts Purse.io Customer Protection Guarantee
Bitcoin shopping startup Purse.io is to offer users a $10,000 protection plan to cover any purchases made using its service.
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