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The Value of Replicated, Shared Ledgers from First Principles

In this post, Richard G Brown develops an argument for replicated shared ledgers from first principles.

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CoinDesk Releases Cryptocurrency 2.0 Report

CoinDesk's latest research report, Cryptocurrency 2.0, is available to download from today.

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Swarm Targets Blockchain Governance in Platform Pivot

Swarm is pivoting toward decentralized governance, a decision that finds the project shifting away from its prior focus on distributed crowdfunding.

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Wall Street Bank BNY Mellon Experimenting With Bitcoin Rewards

Developers for Bank of New York Mellon Corp have been experimenting with bitcoin for use in a newly created bank program.

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Factom Raises $140k in First Day of 'Software Sale'

Factom has raised 579 BTC, or roughly $140,000, through the first day of its software sale.

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ProTip App Proposes Bitcoin Solution for Content Monetization

In an interview with CoinDesk, developer Chris Ellis discusses the ProTip project and how it hopes to solve past micropayments challenges.

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Coinkite Tor Release Lets Developers Bypass Bitcoin Bans

Bitcoin wallet and technology provider Coinkite has announced Bitkit, its bitcoin wallet API, is now available on Tor.

Anonymity, privacy

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Gyft to Embrace ‘Radical’ Blockchain Concept in Gift Card Fraud Fight

Gyft CEO Vinny Lingham has announced plans for his mobile gift card company to use blockchain technologies.

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Bitcoin Nanosatellites Could Orbit Earth in 2016

An ambitious plan to launch bitcoin-enabled microsatellites has taken a step forward with a new business deal.

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Bitcoin in the Headlines: 21 Inc Hits Media Jackpot

Complete with staggering funding rounds and mysterious bitcoin startups, this week's news served up an unusually high dose of intrigue

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