2017 Review

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China on a Blockchain? Maybe in 2018
China may have moved to ban crypto activities in 2017, but that doesn't mean the country won't be a major player in the year ahead.
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What DAO? Charting Ether's Epic 2017 Price Climb
Ether's price began 2017 below $10, shooting to as high as $800 earlier this month.
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2017: The Year Crypto Became a New Asset Class
Crypto assets may have become an asset class in 2017, but that doesn't mean there's work yet to be done to bring the technology to main street.
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Blockchain Asset Registries: Approaching Enlightenment?
Putting real-world assets on a blockchain may be a promise worth pursuing, but field reports suggest it's an idea still just out of reach.
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What Wall Street Said About Bitcoin in 2017
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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Blockchain in Healthcare: 2017's Successes
Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.
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Avoiding Digital Feudalism Built on Blockchains
Blockchains may be transformative for society, but if that's the case, we should ask what society will remain, regulator Cab Morris argues.
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From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin's Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited
Bitcoin's price started the year off by crossing $1,000, culminating with a run that brought it close to $20,000.
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Bitcoin or Blockchain? Bet That Both Will Thrive in 2018
Competing technologies? Not so much argues Symbiont executive Caitlin Long who believes the best of both bitcoin and blockchain will prevail in 2018.
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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.
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