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MIT's Christian Catalini Said to Be Working on Facebook's Cryptocurrency
Prominent crypto researcher Christian Catalini is helping Facebook with its stablecoin efforts, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell CoinDesk.
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ING Bank Launches Zero-Knowledge Tech for Blockchain Privacy
ING Bank has continued further down the road of advanced blockchain privacy with the release of its Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) solution.
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Fear and HODLing at MIT: Blockchain Experts Weigh Impact of SEC Action
The SEC may cast an even wider net on the crypto space than thought just a week ago, but many remain optimistic about regulators’ growing involvement.
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Why HODLing Is Hobbling Bitcoin's Prospects as a Common Currency
Bitcoin’s appeal as an investment could diminish its effectiveness as a currency, and alternative models should be tested, writes Michael Casey.
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Months to Minutes: Enigma Launch Aims to Boost Crypto Hedge Fund Creation
MIT Media Lab-incubated startup Enigma is today revealing a product designed to simplify the set-up of crypto hedge funds.
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'Nowhere Near the Web'? Blockchain Adoption Sees Debate at MIT Event
At an MIT event this weekend, blockchain experts spoke out on the state of the tech and the obstacles that lie in the path of mainstream adoption.
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That Time We Gave $500,000 in Bitcoin to College Kids...
A thriving bitcoin community emerged at MIT after two students put together a $500,000 bitcoin distribution project.
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Cornell Prof: Blockchain Exuberance Shouldn't Cloud Consequences
A professor famed for spotting design issues in blockchains has issued new guidance to the technology's wider development community.
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US Dollars on the Blockchain? Fed VP Says Not Yet at MIT Event
The US dollar is not the "low-hanging fruit" for blockchain innovation, according to an executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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This Bitcoin Botnet is Vying to Be Future of Secure IoT
Two MIT researchers came up with a novel bitcoin-based IoT security product that mimics botnets.
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