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The Future of Stablecoin-Powered Shopping
The Future of Stablecoin-Powered Shopping
Eco, which is the builder behind Ethereum layer 2 wallet Beam, just acquired stablecoin shopping app Join. Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor joins "First Mo...
The Future of Stablecoin-Powered Shopping

What Is the Killer Use Case for Stablecoins?
What Is the Killer Use Case for Stablecoins?
Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about the first thing he bought using crypto, the issue...
What Is the Killer Use Case for Stablecoins?

Eco App CEO on Launching 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet 'Beam'
Eco App CEO on Launching 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet 'Beam'
Coinbase and a16z-backed crypto wallet Beam went live Thursday. Andy Bromberg, CEO of the Eco app and contributor to the Eco protocol, discusses the launch and how Beam offers...
Eco App CEO on Launching 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet 'Beam'

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What's Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions
Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?
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Privacy Coin Beam Conducts First Hard Fork Away From ASICs
Launching in January of this year, beam is one of two first implementations of the Mimblewimble privacy protocol
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Privacy Crypto Beam Gets Funding from 'Japanese LinkedIn' Recruit
Privacy-oriented crypto Beam has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Japan’s equivalent to LinkedIn, Recruit Co., Ltd.
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Privacy Cryptocurrency Beam Experiences Blockchain Stoppage
Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Beam said Monday morning that its blockchain had stopped. A fix has now been committed, it says [updated].
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'Critical' Vulnerability in Beam Wallet Could Have Put Funds At Risk, Devs Say After Fix
The "critical vulnerability" found by developers of the mimblewimble privacy coin Beam is said to have put user funds at possible risk of being stolen.
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Beam Announces 'Critical' Vulnerability in Mimblewimble Crypto's Wallet
The Beam privacy coin's development team announced a "critical" vulnerability discovered in its wallet software Wednesday, telling users to remove old versions immediately.
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The First Cryptocurrency to Use Mimblewimble Privacy Tech Is Now Live
A new privacy coin called "Beam" just launched on mainnet. It's based on the highly-regarded "mimblewimble" white paper outlining support for confidential transactions and net...
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