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Christine Kim

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Christine is a research analyst for CoinDesk. She focusses on producing data-driven insights about the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Prior to her role as a research analyst, Christine was a tech reporter for CoinDesk mainly covering developments on the ethereum blockchain. Cryptocurrency holdings: None.

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'Phase Zero' of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January
Ethereum may begin transitioning to its next-generation, proof-of-stake blockchain model at the beginning of next year – pending more tests, that is.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 19, 2019 at 8:10 a.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2019
Proof-of-StakeEthereumVitalik ButerinNewsEthereum 2.0Technology News
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Privacy
Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency: A Technical Deep Dive
Technical details of Facebook's Libra blockchain were published Tuesday in a white paper by the Libra Foundation. Here's what stands out.
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By Christine KimIan Allison
Jun 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2019
PrivacySecurityFacebookLibraFeaturesTechnology News
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Security
Tendermint Says Last Month's Cosmos Vulnerability Exposed Security Loophole
Tendermint, the firm behind the core technology of Cosmos, has released a full disclosure about a past vulnerability in the Cosmos SDK.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 17, 2019 at 5:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2019
SecurityNewsBugsCosmosOther Public ProtocolsTechnology News
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News
Inside Monero's 'Last Ditch Effort' to Block Crypto Mining ASICs
The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 12, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2019
NewsASICMoneroGPUsOther Public ProtocolsTechnology News
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Privacy
Enigma Launches Second Testnet for 'Secret Contract' Blockchain
Ethereum developers can now start coding specialized smart contracts called "secret contracts" that leverage the Enigma protocol for data privacy.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2019
PrivacyNewsTestnetSupercomputersEngimaOther Public ProtocolsTechnology News
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Voting
How Blockchain Voting Is Supposed to Work (But In Practice Rarely Does)
There are a number of blockchain projects affirming they have a system of on-chain governance that works. But is that true?
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By Christine Kim
Jun 8, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2019
VotingNewsGovernanceWhales
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Atlantis
Ethereum Classic to Test Code for 'Atlantis' Upgrade This Month
Ethereum classic developers are speeding up plans to test a proposed upgrade for the blockchain network later this month.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 7, 2019 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2019
AtlantisNewsEthereum ClassicHard ForksOther Public ProtocolsTechnology News
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Smart contracts
Kadena Releases Updated Smart Contract Language for 'Hybrid Blockchains'
The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2019
Smart ContractsJPMorganNewsKadenaOther Public ProtocolsTechnology News
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Privacy Crypto Grin's First Hard Fork Planned for July
This summer will see the first network upgrade for Grin, a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency that uses the technology Mimblewimble.
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By Christine Kim
Jun 5, 2019 at 7:34 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2019
NewsHard ForksMimbleWimbleGrinOther Public ProtocolsTechnology News
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Privacy
EY Open-Sources 'Nightfall' Code for Private Transactions on Ethereum
One of the world's largest consultancy firms has released a new set of protocols for enabling private transactions atop the ethereum blockchain.
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By Christine Kim
May 31, 2019 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2019
PrivacyEthereumNewsErnst & Youngzk-SNARKsEnterpriseTechnology News