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Finance
Payments
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.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2021
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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.
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By Tanzeel Akhtar
Mar 16, 2021 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2021
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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.
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By Tanzeel Akhtar
Jan 26, 2021 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
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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.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jul 7, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2020
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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.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jun 15, 2020 at 9:18 a.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2020
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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.
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By Brady Dale
Apr 3, 2020 at 5:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2020
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Finance
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.
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By Brady Dale
Dec 13, 2019 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2019
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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.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Nov 9, 2019 at 9:50 a.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2019
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Markets
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.
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By William Foxley
Sep 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2019
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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.
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By Zack Seward
Jun 6, 2019 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2019
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