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Ether's Start to 2018 Has Broken Records (In a Bad Way)

Ethereum's ether token fell 47.5 percent in the first three months of 2018 – its worst quarterly drop on record.

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Vitalik: Ethereum Apps Are Being 'Screwed' By Scaling

At a conference in South Korea Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin sought to raise awareness of the platform's technical limitations.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)

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Ethereum ASICs Are Here: What the New Miners Mean and What's Next

After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use.

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Bitmain Confirms Release of First Ethereum ASIC Miners

Bitcoin mining hardware firm Bitmain unveiled its long-rumored ethereum mining tech on Monday.

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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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