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Lightning's Next Act: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining?
Could the same mechanisms used in the Lightning Network have the unintended benefit of also decentralizing mining?
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Alyssa Hertig
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Sep 8, 2017 at 8:20 a.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2017
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Decentralized Exchange Protocol 0x Raises $24 Million in ICO
The team behind the decentralized exchange protocol 0x has raised $24 million in an initial coin offering (ICO).
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Stan Higgins
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Aug 17, 2017 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2017
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On Blockchain, Intermediaries and Hype
A startup founder rails against the current hype over blockchain technology, arguing that it's a solution for a problem that doesn't exist
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Zack Korman
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Jul 3, 2017 at 9:15 a.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2017
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Meet 0x: The Protocol That Lets You Trade Ethereum Tokens For Free
Decentralized exchange 0x just raised an unusual round of investment with the goal of being the one exchange that unites them all.
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Michael del Castillo
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May 1, 2017 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2017
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How Ethereum Smart Contracts Could Replace Mining Pool Managers
Ethereum smart contracts might one day be used to combat 'mining centralization', if a new project called SmartPool comes to fruition.
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Alyssa Hertig
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Jan 24, 2017 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2017
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Bitfinex Heist Rings the Alarm of Bitcoin Centralization
Should the Bitfinex hack be seen as a call to action? That's the opinion of Nozomi Hayes, who argues it provides evidence decentralization is needed.
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Nozomi Hayase
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Aug 15, 2016 at 10:35 a.m. UTC
Aug 15, 2016
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Decentralization & Governance: Can Bitcoin Have the Best of Both?
In this opinion piece, contributor Ariel Deschapell asks, can bitcoin have decentralized governance without defining decentralization?
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Ariel Deschapell
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Aug 13, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2016
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