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How to Explore Blockchain

Arno Laeven argues that organisations setting out to explore blockchain with a view to adoption need to manage their expectations.

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This Bitcoin Botnet is Vying to Be Future of Secure IoT

Two MIT researchers came up with a novel bitcoin-based IoT security product that mimics botnets.

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Keep Calm and Bitcoin On? Developers Aren't Worrying About a Fork

As the discussion heats up over the possibility of a bitcoin hard fork, some developers are playing down the likelihood of a split.

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Bitcoin Core Roadmap Unveils Signature Optimization Plan

Bitcoin developers outlined a plan today to replace the network's signature scheme with an alternative.

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Fork Fallout? A Bitcoin Split Could Become a Legal Mess

Should the bitcoin network split into rival chains, those impacted in the fallout may be unable to turn to courts for recourse, lawyers say.

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Developers Discuss Wallet Safety Under Hard Fork Conditions

A proposal for how bitcoin wallets could be protected under adversarial conditions is seeing discussion among Bitcoin Core developers.

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SAP Ariba Inks Blockchain Supply Chain Partnership With Everledger

SAP Ariba, a US software and IT firm, has integrated its services with blockchain startup Everledger.

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UN Group Advances Ethereum Aid Tracking Pilot

The World Food Programme, the food assistance arm of the United Nations, is advancing a blockchain trial to pilot stage.

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Fire the Miners? Radical Ideas Emerge as Bitcoin Fork Talk Escalates

As tensions rise in bitcoin's scaling debate, support is growing for a solution that could sideline miners should they try to force a code change.

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DAO Manager Aragon Gets Alpha Release

An administrative platform for decentralized autonomous corporations built on ethereum has rolled out new alpha software.

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