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    Charts: How Bitcoin’s Market Dominance is Being Challenged

    Charts: How Bitcoin’s Market Dominance is Being Challenged

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    Given its status as the original blockchain protocol, it should be no surprise that bitcoin has long dominated the digital currency markets. In terms of market capitalization, it dwarfs other cryptocurrencies. Its first-mover status and widespread adoption has (so...
    Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He’s Found a Way

    Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He’s Found a Way

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    If a public blockchain is to be successful — whether its use is for currencies, smart contracts or something else entirely — it needs a consensus algorithm that can scale. While the race is on to develop a system that can do just that, a recent design by an eminent...
    A Safe Approach To Doubling Your Money? More Than One Exists

    A Safe Approach To Doubling Your Money? More Than One Exists

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    Double your money on an investment? The phrase represents a holy grail for many. The challenge sounds especially daunting today when most “safe” investments are returning historically low returns. Bankrate, which tracks U.S. certificates of deposit, currently...
    Chinese Bank Union to Tackle Receipt Forgery With Blockchain

    Chinese Bank Union to Tackle Receipt Forgery With Blockchain

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    Eight Chinese banks have teamed up with blockchain research startup Shenzhen Blockchain Financial Services to bring efficiencies and fight forgery in the country’s receipts financing industry. Despite the expansion of China’s receipts market, the announcement...
    Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Loses $200, Falls Under $950

    Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Loses $200, Falls Under $950

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    Bitcoin price has sunk to a 30-day low, losing over $200 in a 24-hour period to hit a low of $938.73 on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI). The ongoing debate about a hardfork of the bitcoin blockchain that could see two separate networks with two separate assets...
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