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Crypto Startup Wala Is Reaching Africans with Ethereum Micropayments

South Africa startup Wala is using microraiden for high volume, low-value, off-chain ethereum transactions. And people are using it in the thousands.

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Secret ASICs for the People: Obelisk Reveals Plan to Fight Big Miners

Chip manufacturers are making ASICs in secret, argues David Vorick. He wants new coin projects do the same – and to give those chips to the community.

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Ripple Smart Contracts Creator Targets Ethereum with New Tech Launch

Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.

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Public or Private? Blockchain Distinctions Are Falling Out of Fashion

"Convergence" means different things to different people in the blockchain space. But it's a word that's cropping up again and again.

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How Hodl Hodl Is Building a Real Business With Bitcoin Smart Contracts

In an era where many startups are taking more complex transactions to other blockchains, Hodl Hodl is focused on making them work on bitcoin.

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Taking Back Power: An Upstart Government Plans to Tokenize Energy

The plan is to incentivize solar power generation by circumventing rules inhibiting its adoption made by Madrid.

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Leadership Shifts to Usher in New Era for Monero Cryptocurrency

New leaders with ambitious business strategies are on the rise within monero, seeking "usability for ordinary people."

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Chinese Blockchain Complex Offers Startups Millions in Subsidies

A new blockchain industrial park in China aims to attract talented individuals and startups by offering millions of dollars-worth of subsidies.

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China's IT Ministry: 2017 Saw 'Exponential' Blockchain Growth

Forty percent of all Chinese blockchain startups emerged in 2017 alone, according to a new report published by China's IT Ministry

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Nokia Is Letting Consumers Monetize Their Data with Blockchain

The long-anticipated launch of Streamr's real-time data platform was accompanied by two high-profile partnership announcements.

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