What's Left Before SegWit Goes Live? Bitcoin's Path to More Capacity
How far away is bitcoin from a capacity upgrade? While technical progress is being made, things are far from set in stone.
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Delaware Governor Signs Blockchain Bill Into Law
A bill that makes it legal to use a blockchain to register corporate shares has become law in Delaware.
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Crypto Asset Class Clears $90 Billion as Bitcoin Price Spikes
The total value of all cryptocurrencies rose on Friday, crossing $90bn for the first time in weeks.
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ECB President: Cryptocurrency Price Boom Having Limited Effect on Economy
The president of the European Union's central bank has issued new remarks that touch on the rising price of cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin Price Surges to One-Month High as Tech Outlook Improves
The price of bitcoin was up on Thursday, driven to a one-month high on optimism that the network's technology could soon upgrade.
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Garza Pleads Guilty: GAW Miners CEO Cops to $9 Million Fraud
A notorious cryptocurrency executive pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud on Thursday. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.
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What's an ICO? 'Big 4' Consulting Firms Are Getting the Question
Major consulting firms are reporting that interest in blockchain is fast expanding beyond distributed ledgers to include more experimental ICOs.
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Research Finds Design Flaws in Scaling Proposal Bitcoin Unlimited
New research has provided a rare academic lens to the conversation on how to best scale bitcoin's technology for more users.
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Jul 19, 2017 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
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Behind on Bitcoin Drama? A (Short) History of Scaling
Feeling lost in the bitcoin scaling discussion? CoinDesk provides a selection of must-read content to quickly bring you up to speed.
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Cryptocurrency Market Crosses $80 Billion As Ether, Bitcoin Prices Gain
The cryptocurrency markets were once again above $80bn on Tuesday after spending much of the weekend in the red.
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Jul 18, 2017 at 4:45 p.m. UTC
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