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On Wednesday, the price of Ether “flash-crashed” by over 99.9% in less than a second on GDAX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

Why the Ethereum Flash Crash Isn’t Surprising, and What It Means for Crypto

Yesterday, the price of Ether crashed by 99.9% in a second, dropping from $319 to 10 cents.

Blockchain has the potential of revolutionizing the internet. Decentralizing information will lead to greater transparency.

Blockchain Technology Has The Power to Let Us Build An Entirely New Internet

The revolution has begun.

Blockchain based systems allow for a revolution in safety and transparency in business and government by helping to solve some of the world's major issues.

Blockchain Will Completely Revolutionize How We Run the World

Because in a world filled with digital dangers, nothing is more important than safety.

Recent data shows that trust in institutions is at a significantly low point, 85 percent of those surveyed do not believe that "the system" has their best interests in mind.
Blockchain, and namely Ethereum, can be used as a tool to instill some of that trust back into society.

Humanity Has A Massive Trust Problem, But We Can Fix It

Trust is at an all time low.

Blockchain technology has grown by leaps and bounds in a very short period of time, making it the IT trend of choice for companies.
Developers of Ethereum blockchain are working together with users and vendors to define standards to further expedite the proliferation of the platform

This is the Birth of Enterprise Ethereum

Ethereum blockchain is setting up to take 2017 by storm.

The core team at Ethereum responds to the blockchain platform's recent consensus failure error, which temporarily lowered confidence in the network.
As issues are identified and resolved, the platform is strengthened and hardened, ultimately becoming better than it was previously.

Hard Fork: Blockchain Gets Stronger From Each Attack

Bumps and bruises are a part of growth.

In addition to practical obstacles, blockchain systems are bumping into many legal ones as well, mostly in areas like securities, commodities, data privacy, and gaming. 
There is going to be friction between the new and the old as Blockchain systems become more mainstream, but that's likely with any introduction of promising new technologies.

Blockchain Technology and the Law Aren’t Enemies, They’re Allies

For nearly every occasion blockchain technology bumps into law, the technology provides the law an equivalent boost.

ConsenSys is seeking to help in the rebuilding efforts of countries stricken by natural disaster by moving physical records into a blockchain to safeguard them from the elements.
Blockchain software is a safe, transparent, and economical solution to database needs across the spectrum of government, finance, and industry.

During Natural Disasters, Blockchain Could Make All the Difference

Here's how we can use blockchain to do good.

Despite new currencies, bitcoin will remain relevant because it has had since 2008 to build up mindshare, a market cap of $10 billion, and a reputation for relative stability.
Investors should educate themselves on the nuances between bitcoin and Blockchain, making sure they understand the rapid pace of development in this field.

What Venture Capitalists Got Wrong About Bitcoin

Understanding the rapidly evolving world of digital currency.

With the emergence of a decentralized web powered by Blockchain, individuals will finally be fully in control of their assets and identity online.
This will give people the ability to establish their own global communities, allocate funds, and budget projects without interference by corruption or dominance by a vocal minority.

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