Issue #114
8 - 21 February 2016
Bitcoin price seems to be on an uptrend now following bullish altcoin markets in the past few weeks. Let's see how high this trend persists.
Bobby
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Latest News
The Blockchain Education Network, formerly known as the College Cryptocurrency Network, is a global network of students and young professionals leading the movement of grassroots blockchain education.
Stock market giant Nasdaq has announced it is developing a shareholder voting system based on blockchain tech.
A months-long legal dispute involving distributed ledger tech startup Ripple and its co-founder Jed McCaleb has come to an end.
Block Size Debate
Brian Armstrong shares his view of the Bitcoin roundtable consensus proposal.
Aaron van Wirdum gave arguments for and against the implementation of SegWit.
Market
Berger Singerman LLP counsel Andrew Hinkes discusses what's at stake in an upcoming court hearing in the HashFast bitcoin miner bankruptcy case.
Ecosystem
Incubator Boost VC has announced its 2016 group of early-stage startups, four of which offer bitcoin and blockchain services.
Currently in its pre-release alpha testing stage, Zcash will rely on cryptographic algorithms, which are known as zero-knowledge proofs.
Snapcard CEO Michael Dunworth explains his company's focus on practical use cases for bitcoin where users have strong incentives to use the cryptocurrency.
Learn
Chris Skinner provides a convenient selection of research articles that talk about fintech, blockchain, bitcoin, payments and security.
Bitcoin Core Contributor Eric Lombrozo shared seven use cases of the Lightning Network at the recent Blockchain Agenda Conference in San Diego.
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