Developers

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Ethereum's ProgPoW Call Features Frustration but Little Progress
The controversial proposed change to Ethereum’s mining algorithm failed to change status after meeting resistance during Friday’s core developers call.
Ethereum developer Hudson Jameson image via CoinDesk archives

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From Crypto Self-Custody to Music Rights, This Mother-Daughter Dev Team Does It All
Developer Cindy Zimmerman and her mother Judy Katzman are among the cryptocurrency community’s most quietly prolific builders.
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Ripple-Backed Crypto Wallet BRD Launches Blockchain Toolbox for Enterprise Apps
The mobile wallet provider is launching a suite of tools aimed to allow blockchain developers to more easily and cheaply build apps for enterprises.
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Vitalik Buterin
WATCH: Ethereum Enters a 'Crossroads' at the Ethereal Summit
CoinDesk's Daniel Kuhn speaks with ethereum community members at the Ethereal Summit ahead of the blockchain's reboot.
Vitalik Buterin

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Loom Launches 'CryptoZombies' Tutorial to Get Coders on Facebook's Libra
Get the basics of Facebook's new Libra blockchain with a free online tutorial from Loom.
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Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain
There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.
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Crypto Code Commits Remain Near All-Time Highs, Despite Price Declines
A new report from Electric Capital identifies which blockchains are attracting developer activity.
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Truffle's Wes McVay (left) and Tim Coulter (right) speak at TruffleCon 2018
ConsenSys-Backed Truffle Is Taking Its Dev Tools Beyond Just Ethereum
Truffle is expanding to Hyperledger Fabric, Tezos and R3's Corda after clocking 3.5 million downloads from ethereum developers.
Truffle's Wes McVay (left) and Tim Coulter (right) speak at TruffleCon 2018

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Grin Developers Agree to Alter Technical Development Roadmap
Developers behind the cryptocurrency Grin agreed to hold off on changes to planned proof-of-work updates for the foreseeable future.
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Dovey Wan
'Hard Core Fund' Collects 50 BTC to Support Bitcoin Developers
This bitcoin evangelist is bridging the gap between the Asian mining industry and global open source developers.
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