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Hacks, Scams and Attacks Blockchain's 2017 Disasters

Hackers and scammers netted nearly $490 million in 2017. In this recap, CoinDesk takes a look at the most important incidents and their impact.

Cryptocurrency exchange service Poloniex is taking steps to ramp up the information it gathers on customers.n

Competing technologies Not so much argues Symbiont executive Caitlin Long who believes the best of both bitcoin and blockchain will prevail in 2018.

Bitcoin's price started the year off by crossing $1,000, culminating with a run that brought it close to $20,000.

Ripple's token XRP nearly doubled within one week, becoming now the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

Blockchains may be transformative for society, but if that's the case, we should ask what society will remain, regulator Cab Morris argues.

The India government doubled down its skepticism over cryptocurrencies, calling them like Ponzi Schemes.

Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.

This may have been the first real consumer transaction using the Lightning network.

To short or to long Is bitcoin in a bubble We summarized the various views from prominent figures in the finance world and the academia.

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