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‘One Network, Many Chains’ – The Case for Blockchain Interoperability

Brady DaleJan 30, 2020

Inter-blockchain communication (IBC) is poised to be a major theme of 2020. And, like most trends in crypto, it has its fair share of hope, hype and haters.

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Binance US Now Offers Staking Rewards for These Two Cryptocurrencies

William FoxleyJan 29, 2020

Binance US has joined other major exchanges in the staking game, adding staking rewards for cryptocurrencies algorand (ALGO) and cosmos (ATOM).

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What Is Going On With Jae Kwon and Cosmos?

Brady DaleFeb 4, 2020

Internal tensions at Tendermint, the company building the Cosmos blockchain, have begun to spill out into public view.

Blockchains

JPMorgan Veterans’ Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network

David PanDanny NelsonJan 15, 2020

Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday.

Facebook

New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate Control

Christine KimOct 9, 2019

Thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations plan to fork the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency to build an open alternative.

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Ethereum

Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages – Here’s Why That Matters

Christine Kim

Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.

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Security

Tendermint Says Last Month’s Cosmos Vulnerability Exposed Security Loophole

Christine Kim

Tendermint, the firm behind the core technology of Cosmos, has released a full disclosure about a past vulnerability in the Cosmos SDK.

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SEC

SEC Uncertainty Looms Over Token Summit – Again

Brady Dale

Most at Token Summit 2019 seemed to agree: U.S. regulators need to decide what to do about tokens, whatever the decision may be.

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Coinbase

Why Coinbase’s Move Into Proof-of-Stake Matters

Leigh Cuen

Exchanges like Coinbase are stepping into the market for proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies, but will they boost engagement or centralize power?

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Venture Capital

Paradigm Leads $9 Million Round for Cosmos Creator Tendermint

Yogita Khatri

Blockchain interoperability project Tendermint has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by tech-focused VC firm Paradigm.

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Proof-of-Stake

A Blockchain to Connect All Blockchains, Cosmos Is Officially Live

Christine Kim

A new proof-of-stake blockchain called the Cosmos Hub has just launched on mainnet.

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IBM

Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work Can Be Made More Efficient, IBM Research Claims

Ian Allison

Scientists from IBM Research claim they've found a way to reshape blockchain architectures for energy-constrained internet of things devices.

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