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An Ethereum History Lesson And Its Ongoing Development, Recounted By Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently decided to explain, in great detail, how the idea and development work behind its Casper protocol (one of planned upgrades to the Ethereum network) started ...

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Ripple Names Its First Three Preferred ‘Gold Standard’ Crypto Exchanges

On Thursday (16 August 2018), Ripple gave its "gold standard" seal of approval to three cryptocurrency exchanges around the world (one in the U.S., one in Mexico, and the ...

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Crypto Roundup - 16 August 2018
Crypto Roundup

Crypto Roundup - 16 August 2018

Six coins from the top 10 coins by 24-hour volume posted negative changes, ranging from 0.45% to 4.6%. Coinbase gets more serious about decentralized identity solutions with acquisition of startup distributed systems. Hungary's Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrencies aren't a legal payment method.

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DApp Usage vs. Valuations: Tokens Driving Rampant Speculation Despite Tiny User Base
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DApp Usage vs. Valuations: Tokens Driving Rampant Speculation Despite Tiny User Base

Facebook’s recent decision to remove Alex Jones’ Infowars from their platform has shone a light on the disproportionate control wielded by centralized tech giants. Calls for applications which run on a shared ‘world computer’ that is trustless and available for everyone to access are growing louder. Yet these decentralized applications are hampered by the low throughput of their underlying base protocols as they seek to chart a course to mass adoption.