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MimbleWimble: Silly Sounding Tech Could Seriously Reform Bitcoin

BlockCypher's CEO speaks out about the dysfunction in bitcoin's community and why she believes new tech could help save it.

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You Can Link Monero Transactions – But Which? And What's the Impact?

A new paper provides a technique to link transactions from the privacy-centric cryptocurrency. Should users be worried?

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'Confidential Assets': Blockstream Reveals New Bitcoin Privacy Tech

Bitcoin startup Blockstream has unveiled new technology for shielding the details of transactions on a blockchain.

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3 Big Blockchain Ideas MIT is Working on Right Now

CoinDesk looks at notable MIT Digital Currency Initiative projects, from reshaping the web, to making blockchains more confidential and auditable.

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Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero's Long Road to Blockchain Respect

CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects.

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Bitcoin's Privacy Gets 'Failing Grade' in 2016 Threat Report

A new report highlights some of the key privacy threats faced by bitcoin users in 2016.

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Chain Previews New Blockchain Privacy Tech 'Confidential Assets'

Chain previewed forthcoming privacy features for its enterprise blockchain protocol at CoinDesk's developer event yesterday.

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Swiss Blockchain Consortium Develops Ethereum Trading Tool

Firms in Switzerland working on an ethereum-based OTC trading platform say they have completed work on a new privacy solution.

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Hardly Anyone Seems to Be Using Zcash's Anonymity Features

Three months since its launch, not many people appear to be using Zcash's signature 'shielded addresses'.

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