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2017 Review

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Markets
China
China on a Blockchain? Maybe in 2018
China may have moved to ban crypto activities in 2017, but that doesn't mean the country won't be a major player in the year ahead.
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By Chun Yin Cheung
Dec 30, 2017 at 11:20 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2017
ChinaRetailRegulationCentral BankingSupply Chain2017 ReviewFeaturesBusiness News
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Markets
Prices
What DAO? Charting Ether's Epic 2017 Price Climb
Ether's price began 2017 below $10, shooting to as high as $800 earlier this month.
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By Stan Higgins
Dec 30, 2017 at 4:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2017
PricesEthereumEther2017 ReviewFeaturesMarkets News
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Markets
Exchanges
2017: The Year Crypto Became a New Asset Class
Crypto assets may have become an asset class in 2017, but that doesn't mean there's work yet to be done to bring the technology to main street.
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By Hunter Horsley
Dec 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2017
ExchangesEthereumBitcoinTradingInvesting2017 ReviewFeaturesOther Public ProtocolsMarkets News
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Markets
Latin america
Blockchain Asset Registries: Approaching Enlightenment?
Putting real-world assets on a blockchain may be a promise worth pursuing, but field reports suggest it's an idea still just out of reach.
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By Juan Antonio Ketterer and Gabriela Andrade
Dec 30, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2017
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Markets
Bubble
What Wall Street Said About Bitcoin in 2017
To short or to long? Is bitcoin in a bubble? We summarized the various views from prominent figures in the finance world and the academia.
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By Nikhilesh De
Dec 30, 2017 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2017
BubbleBitcoinCentral Banks2017 ReviewFeatures
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Markets
Healthcare
Blockchain in Healthcare: 2017's Successes
Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.
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By Katherine Kuzmeskas
Dec 29, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
Healthcare2017 ReviewFeaturesUse Cases & VerticalsBusiness News
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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.
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By Cab Morris
Dec 29, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
RegulationDappsGovernmentGovernance2017 ReviewFeaturesBusiness NewsMarkets News
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Markets
Prices
From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin's Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited
Bitcoin's price started the year off by crossing $1,000, culminating with a run that brought it close to $20,000.
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By Stan Higgins
Dec 29, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
PricesBitcoin2017 ReviewFeaturesEvergreen
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Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin or Blockchain? Bet That Both Will Thrive in 2018
Competing technologies? Not so much argues Symbiont executive Caitlin Long who believes the best of both bitcoin and blockchain will prevail in 2018.
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By Caitlin Long
Dec 29, 2017 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
BitcoinBankingEnterpriseBlockchain Consortium2017 ReviewFeaturesBusiness NewsTechnology NewsMarkets News
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Markets
Tether
Hacks, Scams and Attacks: Blockchain's 2017 Disasters
Hackers and scammers netted nearly $490 million in 2017. In this recap, CoinDesk takes a look at the most important incidents and their impact.
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By Nikhilesh De
Dec 29, 2017 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2017
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