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Research
CoinDesk Releases Q1 2018 State of Blockchain Report
From bitcoin futures' impact on spot prices to the rise in hash rate and drop in fees, our latest research report sheds light on a tumultuous Q1.
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By Peter Ryan
May 14, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 14, 2018
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Smart contracts
First Bitcoin Smart Contracts Sidechain Now Secured By 1 in 10 Miners
From miner adoption to a lightning-like network to new partners, RSK, which developed the bitcoin smart contracts sidechain, is building momentum.
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By Alyssa Hertig
May 14, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
May 14, 2018
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Wallets
Bitcoin Lightning Payments Are Slowly Becoming Less 'Reckless'
With luck, the lightning network will become a part of everyday life no one has to think about. We're not there yet.
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By David Floyd
May 9, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
May 9, 2018
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Payments
Lightning + NFC? The New Plan to Bring Bitcoin to Retail
A new proposal explores the combination of the lightning network and NFC to move the layer-two bitcoin tech forward.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 17, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2018
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Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin Lightning Visualizers Aren't Quite What They Seem
People love lightning network visualizers as a way to track the technology's growth, but the images produced might not be as trustworthy as they seem.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Apr 6, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2018
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Bitcoin
Lightning Is Being Attacked for Its Own Good
The lightning network is under attack. But it's not money attackers are after, they say, but a robust, secure lightning network for the future.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2018
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Payments
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate?
As startups developing bitcoin's Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it'll be taken over by corporate interests.
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By Leigh Cuen
Mar 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2018
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Bitcoin mining
OFAC's Bitcoin Blacklist Could Change Crypto
With just one paragraph, an agency of the U.S. government may have just radically altered the dynamics of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
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By Andrew HinkesJoe Ciccolo
Mar 24, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2018
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Micropayments
Stellar Goes In On Lightning with 2018 Launch Target
Stellar isn't so far behind bitcoin in absorbing a faster and cheaper layer touted as the future of cryptocurrency payments.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 19, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2018
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Litecoin
Lightning Labs Launches Beta With Twitter CEO Backing
Big investors are lining up to back the startup behind the most advanced implementation of bitcoin's in-development Lightning Network.
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By Leigh Cuen
Mar 15, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2018
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