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Schnorr Upgrade Set for Inclusion in Next Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork

Bitcoin Cash's upcoming network upgrade will notably feature a new signature scheme dubbed Schnorr.

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Craig Wright's Fight With a Cartoon Bitcoin Astronaut Cat Explained

It's Satoshi claimant Craig Wright vs the bitcoin community, with accusations of fraud and defamation flying between them.

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Japanese Finance Giant Nomura Invests in Smart Contract Auditing Startup

Japan financial group Nomura has invested in Y Combinator-backed smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp.

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Bitcoin Miners Are Investing Again, Expecting a Cheap Power Boom Soon

Bitcoin miners in China are betting that abundant water this summer will make their business profitable again.

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Bitcoin's 'Lightning Torch' Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters

The bitcoin community is currently immersed in an experiment called the “lightning torch," and it's reached 37 countries so far.

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US SEC Seeking Big Data Tool for Major Blockchains

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking vendors to provide detailed blockchain data in order to improve crypto compliance.

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Don't Believe the FUD: Ethereum Can Scale

The narrative that ethereum can't scale is being actively disproved in production environments on a daily basis.

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This Spongebob-Themed Tech Proves That Bitcoin's Lightning Is Advancing

Spongebob Squarepants term "wumbo" has been appropriated to describe one of the next milestones for bitcoin's lightning network.

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Why 'Mainstream Adoption' Is an Unfair Success Metric for Dapps

We are way too early for “mainstream adoption” to be a sensible success metric for dapps, says Coleman Maher.

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The Time Is Now: We Need an Active Approach to Blockchain Inclusion

If blockchain is to be part of our financial and governance future, the development process must represent a diverse population, says Alexis Gauba.

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