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Hyperledger Launches Cryptography Toolbox for Blockchain Developers
Hyperledger has launched a new tool for blockchain developers – a modular cryptographic library aimed to reduce work duplication and bugs.
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There's Bitcoin Still to Win Locked in This Crypto Puzzle
There's still 0.31 BTC left to win in the 310 Bitcoin Challenge. Here's how players have unlocked prizes over the past few weeks.
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China's Government Censorship Agency Is Hiring a Crypto Expert
A high-level government media censor in China wants to hire a cryptographer with expertise in blockchain technology.
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Code Is Speech: Amir Taaki on Crypto's Debt to Phil Zimmerman
Fresh from meeting legendary cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, hacktivist and early bitcoin adopter Amir Taaki reflects on the PGP inventor's legacy.
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A Long-Secret Bitcoin Key Is About to Be Revealed
A long-held bitcoin secret is about to come out - and for good reason - but it could cause problems for older altcoins.
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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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The New Ways to Save Crypto from Quantum
However distant it may seem, powerful quantum computers have the potential to ruin cryptocurrency, and developers are already devising solutions.
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Quantum Computers Could Jack Your Crypto Private Key in 10 Years, Researchers Say
Bitcoin wallets might be in trouble if quantum computers advance as quickly as some researchers have projected.
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Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He's Found a Way
Turing Award winner Silvio Micali is working on a new consensus algorithm, one he argues could help massively scale blockchains.
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Ethereum Economics Gets Spotlight in Vitalik Buterin EDCON Keynote
A new talk by ethereum's creator gave insight into the future of the world's second-largest public blockchain network.
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