CryptoCurrency News: Could Bitcoin’s Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So

New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications.

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CryptoCurrency News: Square Hires Ex-Google Director as First Member of New Crypto Team

Square has hired former Google director and Bitcoin Optech contributor Steve Lee as the first member of its new crypto team.

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CryptoCurrency News: Few Women Are Contributing Code to Major Crypto Projects, Report Finds

Study finds that female coders participated in only 5% of the top 100 blockchain projects.

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CryptoCurrency News: Justin Sun and Warren Buffett Will Dine on Tron CEO’s Turf

This is the first time in 15 years, the annual Buffett luncheon is switching venues.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tezos Foundation Snags Former PwC Blockchain Expert As CFO

Roman Schnider, co-creator of PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland's blockchain initiative, will supercede Eelco Fiole as Chief Financial Officer at Tezos.

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CryptoCurrency News: Napster Founder’s IoT Startup Is Adding Tokens With $15 Million Round Led by USV, Multicoin

Helium, an internet-of-things startup founded in 2013, is adding crypto tokens to its business model with the backing of two major funders.

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CryptoCurrency News: IBM, Maersk’s Blockchain Platform TradeLens Is Shipping to Russia

A blockchain-powered platform built by IBM and Maersk and designed to facilitate international trade is to launch in Russia.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Insurer L&G Using Amazon’s Blockchain Service for Bulk Pensions Deals

Legal & General has turned to Amazon's services to launch what it claims is the first blockchain system for bulk pension deals.

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CryptoCurrency News: Brazilian President Rebuffs Cryptocurrency as His Administration Explores Blockchain

“I don’t know what Bitcoin is,” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says even as his administration eyes blockchain projects.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Struggles for Price Gains As Litecoin Hits 13-Month high

Bitcoin is lacking a clear directional bias for the eighth consecutive day as litecoin continues to surge.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former US Senator Rick Santorum Supports New Crypto for Catholics

A new product, Cathio, is attempting to drag the Catholic Church into the cryptocurrency era.

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CryptoCurrency News: CryptoCompare Launches Benchmark Rankings for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Cryptocurrency data and indices provider CryptoCompare is working to make it easier to spot good, and bad, crypto exchanges.

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CryptoCurrency News: Inside Monero’s ‘Last Ditch Effort’ to Block Crypto Mining ASICs

The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network.

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