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- Bitcoin Cash Price Nears $1,000 as Breakout Continues August 19, 2017The value of an alternative version of the bitcoin blockchain is soaring at press time, setting a new all-time high near $1,000.
- 10 Reasons Why Central Banks Will Miss the Cryptocurrency Renaissance August 19, 2017A former central banker outlines 10 reasons why he believes his former employer (and other banks like it) will fail to adapt to cryptocurrency.
- Bitcoin Prices Retreat Toward $4,100 While Bitcoin Cash Soars August 19, 2017Following a week of thrilling price gains, bitcoin prices have now dropped back towards $4,100. The new bitcoin cash, however, is at a record high.
- Making Sense of Cryptoeconomics August 19, 2017Josh Stark argues that "cryptoeconomics" is widely misunderstood, despite being a concept crucial to understanding the blockchain industry.
- $700 and Rising: What's Driving the Price of Bitcoin Cash? August 18, 2017The price of bitcoin cash surged past $700 today. What's driving these leaps in the young cryptocurrency's appeal?
- SEC Statements Spur ShapeShift to Review Cryptocurrency Listings August 18, 2017Cryptocurrency exchange service is reviewing its listings in light of recent statements on initial coin offerings (ICOs) from the SEC.
- Corporate Analyst Fisco Tests Issuance of Bitcoin Bond in Japan August 18, 2017A financial data provider and bitcoin exchange operator in Japan is testing a digital bond denominated in the cryptocurrency.
- Australia Weighs Jail Time for Cryptocurrency Exchange Offenders August 18, 2017New details have emerged about Australia's cryptocurrency exchange bill.
- Overseas Expansion: Japan's BitFlyer to Sell Bitcoin in US Market August 18, 2017Japanese bitcoin exchange bitFlyer is heading to the U.S., and already has approval to operate in 34 countries.
- Bitcoin Cash Is Now More Profitable to Mine Than Bitcoin August 18, 2017A sudden increase in the price of bitcoin cash is changing the economic dynamic between it and the original bitcoin.
- $26 Million: Blockchain VR Project Decentraland Raises New Funding in ICO August 18, 2017A virtual reality project built using blockchain technology has raised $26 million in ether via an initial coin offering.
- Investor Albert Wenger to Fund 'XPRIZE' for Blockchain-Powered Blogs August 18, 2017Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger has said he will fund a prize aimed to incentivize the creation of blockchain-powered blogging platform.
- D+H Files for Multiple Patents on Private Blockchain Tech August 18, 2017Canada-based fintech vendor D+H Corporation has filed several patent applications relating to the creation and use of private distributed ledgers.
- Couldn't Claim Your Bitcoin Cash? BTC.Com Now Has a Tool for That August 18, 2017In an effort to grow the pool of potential bitcoin cash users, BTC.com is launching a recovery tool for users who couldn't easily claim their funds.
- Database Giant Oracle Wants Better Governance for Blockchains August 18, 2017Multinational software provider Oracle is working on a way to bring "fair" governance to permissioned blockchains, according to a patent application.
- What's Next for Bitcoin Cash? Making Profitless Mining Profitable August 18, 2017Miners are currently mining bitcoin cash at a loss. CoinDesk looks at the reasons why, and what might happen if the tables turn.
- Bitcoin Cash Breaks Price Doldrums to Push Past $400 August 17, 2017Bitcoin Cash's price rose above the $400 mark today, breaking the rangebound market trend of the past several days.
- Bitcoin Bear Peter Schiff Doubles Down: Even at $4,000 It's Still a 'Bubble' August 17, 2017One of bitcoin's most notorious bears still isn't convinced bitcoin will work – even despite its record price run.
- Decentralized Exchange Protocol 0x Raises $24 Million in ICO August 17, 2017The team behind the decentralized exchange protocol 0x has raised $24 million in an initial coin offering (ICO).
- Xerox Patent Applications Reveal Plan for Blockchain Records System August 17, 2017Technology giant Xerox wants to patent a way to securely revise electronic documents that uses blockchain, public records show.