Bitcoin Fork Watch: News & Guides for the Coming Bitcoin Cash Split

Bitcoin Fork Watch: News & Guides for the Coming Bitcoin Cash Split
CoinDesk compiles its feature articles and explainers on Bitcoin Cash ahead of its expected fork on Tuesday.

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The Bitcoin Cash Timeline: What Will Happen When

The Bitcoin Cash Timeline: What Will Happen When
Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash? Here's the step by step of what's likely about to happen to the bitcoin blockchain.

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Bitcoin Cash 101: What You Need to Know Before Tomorrow's Fork

Bitcoin Cash 101: What You Need to Know Before Tomorrow's Fork
The bitcoin blockchain is expected to fork on Tuesday, but what does that mean for bitcoin users?

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New York City Staffer Sanctioned For Mining Bitcoins at Work

New York City Staffer Sanctioned For Mining Bitcoins at Work
An employee of New York City's Department of Education has been disciplined after being caught mining bitcoins on his work computer.

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SBI Reveals Joint Blockchain Remittance Venture With South Korean Startup

SBI Reveals Joint Blockchain Remittance Venture With South Korean Startup
South Korean bitcoin exchange Coinplug has announed a new joint remittance venture with the fintech subsidiary of Japan-based investment group SBI.

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14,000 Coinbase Customers Could Be Affected by IRS Tax Summons

14,000 Coinbase Customers Could Be Affected by IRS Tax Summons
Digital currency exchange startup Coinbase is pushing back against a renewed court effort by the Internal Revenue Service to obtain information on some of its customers. Earlier this month, the IRS sought to narrow the scope of its investigation of the startup's customers after running into opposition from both Coinbase itself as well as several […]

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Japan's Fujitsu to 'Commercialize' Hyperledger Fabric Software by Next Year

Japan's Fujitsu to 'Commercialize' Hyperledger Fabric Software by Next Year
The research arm of Japanese IT firm Fujitsu has unveiled new technology it developed for the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain project.

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The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security

The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security
When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.

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BTC-e Pledges to Return Customer Bitcoin Days After Police Seize Domain

BTC-e Pledges to Return Customer Bitcoin Days After Police Seize Domain
A forum account associated with the operators of the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has posted new statements days after the service was taken offline.

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Public Company to Convert Bitcoin to Stock in First-of-Its-Kind Fundraise

Public Company to Convert Bitcoin to Stock in First-of-Its-Kind Fundraise
Amid increasing interest in ICOs, the first-ever convertible bitcoin loan highlights another path for turning cryptocurrency into shares.

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Legal Experts Warn of Coming Crackdown on Token Exchanges

Legal Experts Warn of Coming Crackdown on Token Exchanges
A D.C. conference focused on blockchain legal challenges has highlighted the possibility of regulatory turbulence in the token exchange sector.

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'Blockchain Revolution' Author Launches $20 Million Digital Asset Investment Firm

'Blockchain Revolution' Author Launches $20 Million Digital Asset Investment Firm
Alex Tapscott, co-author of a noted book on blockchain, has launched a new digital asset investment firm backed by $20 million in funding.

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UK Government Seeks Blockchain Pitches for £8 Million Startup Competition

UK Government Seeks Blockchain Pitches for £8 Million Startup Competition
A U.K. government agency is seeking pitches from blockchain startups as part of a competition focused on digital health solutions.

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More Welcome Than Warning? The DAO Ruling Could Transform Securities

More Welcome Than Warning? The DAO Ruling Could Transform Securities
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson looks at how the recent warning by the SEC could end up changing the regulated securities market.

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Will Bitcoin Cash Impact the Bitcoin Price? Traders Split on Possible Fork

Will Bitcoin Cash Impact the Bitcoin Price? Traders Split on Possible Fork
Bitcoin traders comment on the possible creation of two competing cryptocurrencies bearing similar names.

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Could SPV Support a Billion Bitcoin Users? Sizing up a Scaling Claim

Could SPV Support a Billion Bitcoin Users? Sizing up a Scaling Claim
A deep dive into claims that it's safe to remove bitcoin's block size limit and instead rely on existing "simplified payment verification" methods.

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Blockchain Startups Take on Ticket Touting, But Will They Gain Traction?

Blockchain Startups Take on Ticket Touting, But Will They Gain Traction?
Blockchain startups are designing ethereum protocols to reduce ticket touting and fraud, but they face an uphill battle against the big incumbents.

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Startups Brace for the 'Bitcoin Cash' Fork in Wave of Policy Changes

Startups Brace for the 'Bitcoin Cash' Fork in Wave of Policy Changes
Industry startups face tricky decisions as a new cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash, moves to split off from the main bitcoin network next week.

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ViaBTC Is Claiming Neutrality in the Bitcoin Cash Debate

ViaBTC Is Claiming Neutrality in the Bitcoin Cash Debate
A controversial mining pool arguably at the center of bitcoin's upcoming Bitcoin Cash fork is opening up about its position and global perception.

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Bitcoin Investment Vehicle Adopts Open Strategy Ahead of Blockchain Fork

Bitcoin Investment Vehicle Adopts Open Strategy Ahead of Blockchain Fork
The provider of a bitcoin ETN has said that it will track what the market considers to be "bitcoin" following a possible network split next week.

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$25 Million: Blockchain Startup Tierion Completes ICO for TNT Token

$25 Million: Blockchain Startup Tierion Completes ICO for TNT Token
Blockchain startup Tierion has completed its previously announced token sale, raising $25 million.

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Bitcoin's 'Market Dominance' Climbs Above 50% For First Time Since May

Bitcoin's 'Market Dominance' Climbs Above 50% For First Time Since May
Bitcoin's market capitalization relative to the rest of the cryptocurrency market has risen above 50% for the first time in two months.

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Blockchain Startup Bitfury Files for Electronics Design Patent

Blockchain Startup Bitfury Files for Electronics Design Patent
Venture-backed blockchain startup Bitfury is seeking a patent related to electronics design, public documents reveal.

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Euroclear and Paxos End Blockchain Gold Settlement Partnership

Euroclear and Paxos End Blockchain Gold Settlement Partnership
The partnership between blockchain startup Paxos and Europe's largest settlement service has ended.

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Why Are Miners Involved in Bitcoin Code Changes Anyway?

Why Are Miners Involved in Bitcoin Code Changes Anyway?
How can miners block bitcoin changes? CoinDesk takes a look at how the network upgrades and the role these parties play.

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Bitcoin Inches Above $2,800 to Hit 5-Day High

Bitcoin Inches Above $2,800 to Hit 5-Day High
The price of bitcoin is edging up, though it could be in advance of volatility ahead of a possible network development.

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$8.2 Million: Court Orders Default Judgment Against Cryptsy CEO

$8.2 Million: Court Orders Default Judgment Against Cryptsy CEO
A U.S. district judge has handed down a default judgment worth $8.2 million against the CEO of the collapsed Cryptsy exchange.

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Hyperledger Blockchain Project Adds 10 New Members

Hyperledger Blockchain Project Adds 10 New Members
The Hyperledger blockchain consortium just got a little bit bigger with the addition of 10 new members.

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German Chemical Company Pilots Supply Chain Blockchain

German Chemical Company Pilots Supply Chain Blockchain
German chemical giant BASF has revealed it is investigating blockchain's potential in tracking supply chains.

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AMD: Cryptocurrency Mining Isn't 'A Long-Term Growth Driver'

AMD: Cryptocurrency Mining Isn't 'A Long-Term Growth Driver'
Chip maker AMD has seen its sales buoyed in recent months by big demand for graphics cards by cryptocurrency miners.

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Overstock's TØ Has Already Built a Platform for Trading Regulated ICOs

Overstock's TØ Has Already Built a Platform for Trading Regulated ICOs
A new wave of blockchain-based securities could help propel forward the blockchain strategy of one of the largest US retailers.

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Bitcoin Startup KeepKey Ends Support For Multibit Wallet Software

Bitcoin Startup KeepKey Ends Support For Multibit Wallet Software
The long-running bitcoin wallet Multibit is being discontinued, the firm that bought it last year has announced.

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Boxing Champ Floyd Mayweather Just Promoted an ICO on Instagram

Boxing Champ Floyd Mayweather Just Promoted an ICO on Instagram
Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr., has promoted an ICO on his Instagram account.

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'First' Ethereum Decompiler Launches With JP Morgan Quorum Integration

'First' Ethereum Decompiler Launches With JP Morgan Quorum Integration
The ethereum virtual machine (EVM) now has what appears to be its first ever decompiler designed to revert smart contracts into source code. Announced onstage today by the founder of cybersecurity startup Comae Technologies at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas, the open-source EVM decompiler was designed to make it easier to identify bugs in […]

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Cryptocurrencies 'Not Real', Says Investor Howard Marks

Cryptocurrencies 'Not Real', Says Investor Howard Marks
A noted investor is taking aim at bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, deeming them in a recent investor note as "not real".

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Indian State Officials to Weigh Policies for Public Sector Blockchain Use

Indian State Officials to Weigh Policies for Public Sector Blockchain Use
Officials in Karnataka are planning an event on blockchain and governance in the near future.

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A New SegWit Signaling Period Has Started and All Mining Pools Are Signaling

A New SegWit Signaling Period Has Started and All Mining Pools Are Signaling
A milestone has been hit in the potential activation of Segregated Witness, code that would upgrade the network's capacity.

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Irish Central Bank Chief: Blockchain is One of 'The Largest Policy Challenges'

Irish Central Bank Chief: Blockchain is One of 'The Largest Policy Challenges'
New technologies like blockchain represent a major policy challenge, according to the head of Ireland's central bank.

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Bitcoin Investment Vehicle Fined $120k by Nasdaq Exchange

Bitcoin Investment Vehicle Fined $120k by Nasdaq Exchange
The provider of a publicly traded bitcoin ETN has been fined by Nasdaq Stockholm for infractions of internal rules and financial regulations.

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Washington's New Cryptocurrency Exchange Rules Are Now in Effect

Washington's New Cryptocurrency Exchange Rules Are Now in Effect
New regulations that apply money transmitter laws to cryptocurrency exchanges have gone into effect in the U.S. state of Washington.

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The DAO Report: Understanding the Risk of SEC Enforcement

The DAO Report: Understanding the Risk of SEC Enforcement
A legal expert discusses the potential impact of a new SEC report on the use of blockchain-based tokens for fundraising.

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The Uniform Law Commission Has Given States a Clear Path to Approach Bitcoin

The Uniform Law Commission Has Given States a Clear Path to Approach Bitcoin
Legal analyst Peter Van Valkenburgh offers a positive take on a new model legislation designed for state lawmakers.

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The Rate of Blockchain Patent Applications Has Nearly Doubled in 2017

The Rate of Blockchain Patent Applications Has Nearly Doubled in 2017
The number of cryptocurrency and blockchain patent applications in the US has nearly doubled in the past year, USPTO data reveals.

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Philippine Central Bank Sees Few Applicants for Crypto Exchange License

Philippine Central Bank Sees Few Applicants for Crypto Exchange License
A representative of the central bank of the Philippines has indicated that its cryptocurrency exchange licensing scheme has seen little interest.

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'Immediate Future': Malta Is Gearing up to Greenlight Bitcoin Gambling

'Immediate Future': Malta Is Gearing up to Greenlight Bitcoin Gambling
The nation of Malta is taking steps to legalize bitcoin and cryptocurrency for use in its domestic gaming industry.

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$110 Million: BTC-e Fined as US Vows Crackdown on Unregulated Exchanges

$110 Million: BTC-e Fined as US Vows Crackdown on Unregulated Exchanges
The US government has unsealed an indictment against BTC-e and one of its alleged operators, assessing a $110m fine against the bitcoin exchange.

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No Panic: Cooler Heads Prevail as SEC Casts Shadow on Cooley ICO Event

No Panic: Cooler Heads Prevail as SEC Casts Shadow on Cooley ICO Event
An event focused on initial coin offerings saw optimism despite SEC guidance that signaled a new era for the novel funding method.

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The Big News Behind the BTC-e Arrest and Mt Gox Connection

The Big News Behind the BTC-e Arrest and Mt Gox Connection
CoinDesk takes a look at new developments in the Mt Gox case, attempting to provide an easy-to-read overview of the complex events.

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BTC-e Connected to Bitcoin Money Laundering Arrest in Greece

BTC-e Connected to Bitcoin Money Laundering Arrest in Greece
New reports have connected an arrest in Greece today with a bitcoin exchange long known for its secrecy.

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$4 Billion: Russian Man Arrested for Alleged Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme

$4 Billion: Russian Man Arrested for Alleged Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme
Authorities have reportedly arrested a man believed to be behind a money laundering scheme orchestrated through bitcoin.

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