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Brian Behlendorf is confident that 2018 will be a peak year, not only for Hyperledger the international consortium of companies and organizations developing open source, permissioned blockchain technology but also for blockchain technology in general as businesses and governments recognize the potential power of distributed ledgers and smart contracts.2018 will be the year that Hyperledger and blockchain come into their own. Projects demonstrating real world solutions, like Change Healthcar

Halong Mining and MyRig are working together to bring the new DragonMint miner from Halong to market.First announced in November 2017, the new Halong Mining DragonMint 16T miner is the result of 12 months of R&ampD and a $30 million investment in development. It has a hashrate of 16th/s with a power consumption of 14401480 watts optimized for 240v operation. The DM8575 ASIC runs at 85 GH per chip with a power efficiency of 0.075 J/GH. No special modifications are needed in a data center t

n Sports betting company aims to disrupt the industry by leveraging the huge potential of smart contracts on Ethereum. SPONSOREDn

n Venezuelan President calls for cooperation among 10 South American countries to back the Petro, his new oil-backed digital currency. NEWSn

n A blogger who made millions from cryptocurrency trading is now bankrupt after a giant theft. NEWSn

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n Using Blockchain technology to provide IaaS is shifting how companies manage their network. SPONSOREDn

n A joint report by Center on Sanctions & Illicit Finance and Elliptic, a cryptocurrency forensics firm, has indicated that Bitcoin laundering for illicit drug activity is a highly centralized process. NEWSn

n Researchers have shown that BTCs 2013 price jump from $150 to $1000 was due to the actions of a single person. NEWSn

n Cointelegraph is launching a new contest for all our art-lovers! The most attentive and loyal participant will receive 0.05 BTC! Good luck! CONTESTn