Private Blockchains

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MultiChain 1.0: Bitcoin-Compatible Private Blockchain Opens for Enterprise
Coin Sciences has announced the production-ready version of its long-in-development private blockchain offering, MultiChain.
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The Blockchain Immutability Myth
MultiChain's Gideon Greenspan offers his latest insight into blockchain design, this time attacking the idea blockchains can truly be immutable.
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'Confidential Assets': Blockstream Reveals New Bitcoin Privacy Tech
Bitcoin startup Blockstream has unveiled new technology for shielding the details of transactions on a blockchain.
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How Cornell Researchers Are Quietly Reinventing Private Blockchains
Why some researchers from Cornell's Institute for CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) are working to improve permissioned blockchain implementations.
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Private Blockchains for Bitcoin Maximalists
CoinDesk contributor Martin Hagelstrom addresses the private vs public blockchain debate, arguing for the tech from a bitcoin believer's perspective.
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Blockchain Breakout? 2017 Will Keep Investors on the Brink
The blockchain industry is likely to see growth in 2017, investor Michael Terpin argues, but he cautions we're not ready for the big breakout yet.
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Evolution of Kadena, the First Real Private Blockchain
George Samman outlines how the consensus algorithm achieved by Raft was finally fixed by its distant relative, Kadena.
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The New Banking Standard
In this op-ed, bitcoin enthusiast Martin Hagelstrom touches on the slow but steady embrace of blockchain by the world's banks.
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