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Ethereum Is Throwing Out the Crypto Governance Playbook
An ethereum event provided evidence that when it comes to a path forward on governance, the world's second-largest blockchain is going its own way.
Square Seeks BitLicense to Bring Bitcoin Buying to NY
Square is in the process of applying for a BitLicense in a bid to expand its Cash App's bitcoin option to New York residents.
OpenBazaar Raises $5 Million from Bitmain, OMERS Ventures
OB1, the development company behind decentralized online marketplace OpenBazaar, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round.
ZhongAn Wants to Catch Media Pirates with Blockchain
ZhongAn Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese online insurer ZhongAn, hopes to patent a blockchain solution for protecting digital media against piracy.
JP Morgan's Amber Baldet On What Enterprise Wants from Ethereum
In a keynote speech at an ethereum developer meetup last week, JP Morgan's blockchain lead opened up about her thinking on the tech and its future.
China IT Ministry to Create Official Blockchain Standards
China's information and technology ministry aims to establish a standards committee to boost the development of blockchain in the country.
Japan's Third Largest Utility Tests Bitcoin On Lightning
One of Japan's largest electric companies is intrigued by bitcoin's early-stage Lightning Network, so much so they're testing it out.
What's Wrong With John Oliver's Bitcoin-Beanie Baby Comparison
Comedian John Oliver rightly warned his audience about the risks of cryptocurrency, but his comparisons to Beanie Babies and gambling missed the mark.
Why the 'Worst' Crypto Networks Will Be The Biggest
From a network design perspective, bitcoin is ugly. As with as city, you have to experience it from a bottom-up perspective to understand its allure.
Ponzis and Death: The Stranger Ways to Lose Crypto
Scams, death, network takeover attacks. There's no shortage of strange ways users can lose money in the cryptocurrency wild west.
