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No-Fork Guarantee? New Cryptocurrency Touts Resistance to Code Splits
Hedera, a new public ledger developed by enterprise DLT software firm Swirlds, uses a patented codebase to prevent forking or cloning of the currency.
Road
By Marc Hochstein
Mar 13, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2018
NewsGovernanceForks
fish
Markets
Ethereum
Major Blockchains Are Pretty Much Still Centralized, Research Finds
Researchers wade into the centralization debate, setting out data analysis they think could help shed light on the issue.
fish
By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 5, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2018
EthereumVitalik ButerinAcademic ResearchBitcoinGovernanceFeaturesTechnology News
Island
Markets
Ethereum
No Blockchain Is an Island
Blockchain governance is shaped by much more than protocol rules: the underlying internet rails, social norms, markets and laws all have an influence.
Island
By Primavera De Filippi
Feb 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2018
EthereumThe DAOGovernanceParityFeaturesother-public-protocolsTechnology News
tether
Markets
Technology
$35 Million Refund? Developer Appeals to Ethereum for Hack Reversal
An early ethereum developer is speaking out about why he feels a platform-wide software upgrade should be used to help him recover lost funds.
tether
By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Feb 28, 2018 at 5:01 a.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2018
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Technology
Magic Solution? 'Fellowship' of Coders Embark on Ethereum Quest
A group calling itself the "Fellowship of Ethereum Magicians" is seeking to change how the world's second most valuable blockchain makes decisions.
Screen Shot 16
By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Feb 15, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2018
TechnologyEthereumScalingGovernanceFeaturesTechnology News
knight, medieval
Markets
Regulation
Avoiding Digital Feudalism Built on Blockchains
Blockchains may be transformative for society, but if that's the case, we should ask what society will remain, regulator Cab Morris argues.
knight, medieval
By Cab Morris
Dec 29, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
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bell, history
Markets
Bitcoin
You Want Democracy? Try a Hard Fork
The mere option of forking not only empowers cryptocurrency users when they leave a project, but also when they stay, writes Taylor Pearson.
bell, history
By Taylor Pearson
Nov 15, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2017
BitcoinGovernancehard-forksSocietyBitcoin CashFeatures
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Swarm
Swarm Closes $5.5 Million ICO for Alternative Investment Fund
Another experiment in blockchain powered governance went underway nearly as soon as its token sale ended.
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By Brady Dale
Oct 31, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2017
SwarmNewsGovernanceICOs
metronome, time
Markets
Jeff garzik
Jeff Garzik Startup Bloq to Launch Cross-Blockchain Cryptocurrency
The figure at the center of bitcoin's scaling debate is launching a new cryptocurrency aimed to quell longstanding issues with public blockchains.
metronome, time
By Pete Rizzo
Oct 24, 2017 at 3:33 a.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2017
Jeff GarzikstartupsEthereumBitcoinNewsBloqGovernanceuse-cases-verticalsbusiness news
calculator-accountant
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Regulation
The ICO Governance Deficit
Attention on ICO classifications may be blinding market observers from other failings in the market, according to one blockchain lawyer.
calculator-accountant
By David M Adlerstein
Sep 10, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2017
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