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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Remembering ‘True Names’ Author Vernor Vinge
Known for popularizing the term “singularity,” the cypherpunk writer, who died this week, was prophetic about the age of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 22, 2024 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Aliens Exist. And They Use Cryptocurrency
A few thoughts on government lies, the purpose of crypto and where technology can take us following a congressional hearing on inexplicable aerial phenomena.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Jul 28, 2023 at 6:26 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2023
OpinionScienceSpaceDOJ
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Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s ResearchHub Startup Raises $5M in Funding
The Series A round was led by Open Source Software Capital with participation from Boost VC, RedHat's Bob Young, Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch and Replit's Amjad Masad.
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By Ian Allison
Jun 15, 2023 at 3:07 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2023
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Policy
Science
The Neil Ferguson Affair Shows the Limits of Science During COVID-19
The depth of the outrage reveals how scandalized the public can become when trusted institutions are shown to be less reliable than expected.
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By Nic Carter
Jun 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2020
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Markets
Science
IBM Says Blockchain Can Power 'Open Scientific Research' in New Patent Filing
A patent application from Big Blue hints at a blockchain solution for scientific research.
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By Zack Seward
Nov 12, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 12, 2018
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Markets
Science
Hubble Researcher Focuses on Blockchain for Space Data Processing
A Hubble Space Telescope researcher is testing a blockchain network for processing the vast amounts of data produced.
Sts-31 Onboard Phot-Hubble Space telescope Being Deployed On April 25. 1990. Thew photo Was Taken By The IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC) Mounted In A Container On The port Side Of Orbiter Discovery In Bay 12. REF: JSC S90-42203 Phto Credit: Nasa/Smithsonian Institution/Lockheed Corporation
By Nikhilesh De
Jul 24, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2018
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Markets
China
National Chinese Science Academy Launches Blockchain Lab
China's federal science institution, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is eyeing blockchain technology, the school announced this week. 
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By Muyao Shen
Jun 21, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 21, 2018
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Token
Markets
Venture capital
Startup Incubator Science Could Raise Up to $100 Million in Planned Token Sale
A startup incubator based in California is launching an initial coin offering aimed to raise up to $100 million to support a new blockchain program.
Token
By Stan Higgins
Aug 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2017
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Markets
Science
Bitcoin and the Law of Conservation of Energy
Guest contributor Alex Millar examines bitcoin through the lens of scientific law in an attempt to show that money is energy.
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By Alex Millar
Aug 21, 2016 at 1:50 p.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2016
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Markets
Science
Bitcoin Paves a Way for Evolution of the Species
Nozomi Hayase looks at bitcoin in the context of Darwin's evolutionary theories.
evolution
By Nozomi Hayase
Apr 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2015
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