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STAND BACK: Justin Sun's Gucci sneakers on stage at the first NiTron Summit in San Francisco, January 2019. (Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk)
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Justin Sun Bought Steemit. Steem Moved to Limit His Power
The people who run the Steem blockchain executed a reversible soft fork Sunday over concerns about Steemit's new owner.
STAND BACK: Justin Sun's Gucci sneakers on stage at the first NiTron Summit in San Francisco, January 2019. (Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk)
By Brady Dale
Feb 24, 2020 at 11:01 p.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2020
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When Blockchains Go Down: Why Crypto Outages Are on the Rise
It used to be that downtime was unheard of on blockchain networks. As new protocols and new trade-offs emerge, that’s no longer the case.
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By David Floyd
Sep 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2018
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New Digital Currency Steem Provokes Doubt of Market Observers
While steemit has become the third-largest digital currency by market cap, some market observers have expressed doubts about its sustainability.
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By Charles Bovaird
Jul 23, 2016 at 1:32 p.m. UTC
Jul 23, 2016
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