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A new service, CoinTape, is offering bitcoin users an answer to the burning question: what is the optimum transaction fee? Using network data from the past three hours, the service lets users predict current waiting times with "90% confidence".
28 Jul 2015 12:16 pm | Grace Caffyn
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There are some hidden estate planning traps when it comes to the death or incapacity of a bitcoin account holder, argues Certified Financial Planner Jeff Vandrew. Here he explains the steps bitcoin holders should take when planning their estates.
28 Jul 2015 10:41 am | Jeff Vandrew Jr
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Two Accenture directors have published a new article suggesting that blockchains must operate without bitcoin to be used by major financial firms. The piece goes on to ask a number of other questions that all hit upon a growing divide in the industry over the evolution of distributed ledger technology.
27 Jul 2015 09:45 pm | Pete Rizzo
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The popularity yet inaccessibility of Wi-Fi makes it a compelling use case for bitcoin, one that is more promising when compared to the costs consumers currently bear for data access at home and on-the-go. We take a look at the companies hoping to increase the ease of WiFi access with bitcoin micropayments.
27 Jul 2015 08:52 pm | Pete Rizzo
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Despite an initial skepticism toward the technology, major financial institutions are beginning to become more public with their interest in bitcoin and the blockchain. Here, CoinDesk profiles eight notable institutions and their views on innovation in the space.
27 Jul 2015 07:26 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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A bitcoin entrepreneur and a trading veteran have partnered on a blockchain project that aims to streamline the way assets are exchanged. SETL will use its blockchain, which is "akin to proof-of-stake", to let market participants cut out the web of intermediaries in the post-trade system, saving them time and money.
27 Jul 2015 06:08 pm | Grace Caffyn
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