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MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech
The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.
By
Cheyenne Ligon
Sponsored
Aug 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2021
Payments
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Coinbase Ventures
BlockTower Capital
Alameda Research
Mobilecoin
Signal
Markets
Privacy
Encrypted Messaging App Signal Now Accepts Crypto Donations
The nonprofit behind the popular messaging app is accepting donations in 12 cryptocurrencies through The Giving Block.
By
Tanzeel Akhtar
Sponsored
Mar 16, 2021 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2021
Privacy
Donations
Messaging
CoinFlash
Signal
Finance
Payments
Secure Messaging App Signal Reportedly Toying With Crypto Payments
Staff at the firm are said to be worried the addition would bring bad actors and unwanted regulatory attention.
By
Tanzeel Akhtar
Sponsored
Jan 26, 2021 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
Payments
Messaging
Mobile Apps
CoinFlash
Signal
Tech
Privacy
With Chat Privacy Under Threat in US, Firm Develops '100% User-Controlled' Messaging
Unstoppable Domains is working to give users full control over their chat data with a new decentralized protocol.
By
Sebastian Sinclair
Sponsored
Jul 7, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2020
Privacy
Peer-to-Peer
Mozilla
Messaging
Decentralization
Unstoppable Domains
Markets
Crime
Encrypted Messaging Site Privnote Cloned to Steal Bitcoin
The free web service, which lets users send encrypted messages that self-destruct once read, has been copied with the reported aim of redirecting users' bitcoin to criminals.
By
Sebastian Sinclair
Sponsored
Jun 15, 2020 at 9:18 a.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2020
Crime
Security
Scams
Bitcoin
Messaging
Tech
Gaming
Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns
Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end.
By
Brady Dale
Sponsored
Apr 3, 2020 at 5:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2020
Gaming
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Coronavirus Lockdown
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Keybase
Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came
What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why.
By
Brady Dale
Sponsored
Dec 13, 2019 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2019
Keybase
Stellar
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XLM
Markets
Privacy
How Bitcoin's Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging
Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.
By
Alyssa Hertig
Sponsored
Nov 9, 2019 at 9:50 a.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2019
Privacy
Bitcoin
Messaging
Lightning Network
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Keybase
Stellar to Give Away 2 Billion XLM Valued at $120 Million Today
Keybase users can expect monthly XLM airdrops, adding up to 2 billion XLM over the next 20 months.
By
William Foxley
Sponsored
Sep 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2019
Keybase
News
Messaging
XLM
Stellar Lumens
Markets
Facebook
More Details Emerge on Team Behind Facebook's Secretive Blockchain
News outlets are beginning to identify key staffers behind Facebook's "GlobalCoin" project.
By
Zack Seward
Sponsored
Jun 6, 2019 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2019
Facebook
Blockchain
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