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CFTC's James McDonald, second from left, leaves the agency Thursday.
US Regulators Say They Want to Avoid 'Hindering' Blockchain Innovation
U.S. regulators don't aim to suppress innovation in the blockchain industry, representatives said during a panel at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.
CFTC's James McDonald, second from left, leaves the agency Thursday.

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Blockchain Startup Enigma to Demo 'Secret Contracts' Privacy Tech
Enigma will conduct the first public demonstration of its "secret contracts" protocol, which revamps smart contracts to provide data privacy.
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AWS Moves to Simplify Production-Grade Business Blockchains
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with ethereum startup ConsenSys to make enterprise blockchains easier to deploy.
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Deloitte: 3 out of 4 Big Companies See 'Compelling' Case for Blockchain
Most big firms find blockchain compelling, but some of those same firms also find it overhyped, according to a new survey.
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Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography 'Resurgence' and Blockchain
A pioneer of public-key cryptography said the blockchain boom represents a "resurgence" of the work he helped start in the 1970s.
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LedgerX Announces Bitcoin Options Trading Upgrade
LedgerX announced Tuesday that it is launching a new simplified interface for a bitcoin call options trading platform.
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Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song Make Bitcoin Bet Over Blockchain 'Magic Dust'
The ethereum evangelist and bitcoin maximalist battled it out onstage at Consensus 2018.
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Crypto Self-Governance Touted as Solution to Regulatory 'Mess'
With the absence of formal rules leaving gray areas, panelists at Consensus 2018 argued that crypto firms should lead the way with self-regulation.
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Amber Baldet’s New Startup Is a Blockchain Dapp Store
Ex-JPMorgan blockchain lead Amber Baldet has finally revealed her new startup, a decentralized application store.
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Grappling with Crypto Miners' Existential Question: ASICs or GPUs?
ASICs offer security. GPUs offer decentralization. The answer might come down to your view of governments.
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