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Tech

Lightning Sucks, But It Could Help Build a Bitcoin Economy

At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a "Lightning Economy." Is it too soon?

HAI_4757

Markets

Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers

Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments.

Photo looking down on consumers in a retail department store.

Finance

This Dapp Shows How Blockstack and Ethereum Are Different

The Blockstack dapp Envelop just launched a Chrome and Firefox extension for file-sharing. Here's why that matters.

Envelop team

Markets

Flipside Crypto Raises $7.1 Million to Give Tokens Better Analytics

This firm taps blockchain analytics across hundreds of projects to reveal what really makes prices go up.

Flipside Cypto

Markets

Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million

Matter Labs is using "mathematical magic" to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project.

matter-labs

Tech

What the Holy Land Reveals About Bitcoin

Israel's political backdrop gave attendees of Tel Aviv Blockchain Week an opportunity to ponder the duality of today's bitcoin movement.

Jeremy Rubin

Tech

Square Crypto Hires Lightning, Libra Developers for 'Bitcoin Dream Team'

The Square Crypto team announced three more developer hires on Thursday, pulling from major companies in the crypto space.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018

Tech

Lightning Wallet Zap Launches in-App OTC Desk for Bitcoin Buyers

With new features from Zap, people can now buy bitcoin using the Lightning Network and reduce their reliance on centralized crypto exchanges.

Zap founder Jack Mallers speaks at Bitcoin 2019 in San Francisco.

Tech

Coinbase-Backed ConsenSys Alum Aims to Build GitHub for Web3

Harrison Hines, a former ConsenSys token guru, is building a developer hub for the decentralized web via his startup Terminal.

Harrison Hines, Terminal via Consensys_edited

Markets

Legacy Trust to Launch Independent Crypto Custody Business

Hong Kong-based Legacy Trust is spinning out a new business focused entirely on institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody solutions.

Vincent Chok, Legacy Trust