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Vitalik: Ether Limit Is a 'Joke' Worth Taking Seriously

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said he wrote a proposal to cap ether at 120 million tokens as an "April Fool's meta-joke" to stimulate debate.

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120 Million? Vitalik Proposes Cap on Ether Cryptocurrency

The creator of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency has floated a possible change to the network's long-opaque ether issuance policy.

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Ether Drops Below $400 to Hit Lowest Price Since November

The price of ether, the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, fell below $400 on Thursday for the first time since November.

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Sharding Is Ushering in Radical Ethereum Designs

One of ethereum's biggest upgrades isn't quite live, but that doesn't mean it's not inspiring critical thinking about how to boost the network.

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Vitalik Wants You to Pay to Slow Ethereum's Growth

Ethereum's creator has proposed a new fee to help keep the cryptocurrency decentralized.

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If Facebook Can Be Worth Billions, Why Can't Cryptos?

CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo puts forth an alternate way to think about crypto valuations – one that might poke holes in critics' bubble talk.

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Polkadot's Plan for Governing a Blockchain of Blockchains

Blockchain governance is getting a shake-up by a forthcoming blockchain created by one of the co-founders of ethereum.

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Ethereum and Stellar? Kik's Kin Token to Use Two Chains

While Kik said it would move its "kin" crypto tokens off ethereum and onto stellar, today it announced it was allowing the tokens to live on both.

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How Much Should a Blockchain Cost? The Compelling Case for Higher Fees

While many think crypto transaction fees should be pushed lower, these researchers believe users could be paying more.

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A16z, USV Lead $12 Million Funding for CryptoKitties

CryptoKitties will break away from its developer, Axiom Zen, after raising $12 million of venture capital.

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