Dapps

Wallet

LINE Launches Digital Asset Wallet and Blockchain Development Platform

David PanAug 27, 2020

Messaging giant LINE has launched a blockchain platform where developers can issue tokens and run decentralized applications, and a wallet that helps users manage digital assets.

Bluzelle

Dapp Data Storage Provider Bluzelle to Begin Mainnet Launch in August

Sandali HandagamaJul 30, 2020

Distributed data storage network Bluzelle will begin the launch of its mainnet on Aug. 8, the company said Thursday.

Wallets

Meet Torus, the One-Click Blockchain Wallet Trying to Make Web3 as Easy as Chrome

Ian AllisonAug 31, 2020

Singapore-based Torus Labs has released a Chrome browser extension for its Torus wallet and added a new product called tKey, a custom version of 2FA.

Crypto Wallets

Opera’s Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users

Danny NelsonJul 24, 2020

The Norwegian browser maker has disclosed its crypto wallet user numbers for the first time.

Alchemy

Alchemy Launches Product to Help Developers Monitor Blockchain Apps

Jaspreet KalraJul 16, 2020

Launched Thursday, Alchemy Monitor has already been put to use by crypto firms 0x, MyEtherWallet, Lucid Sight and Zerion.

Dapps

Smart Contracts

IOTA Foundation Enters Base Layer Race With ‘2.0’ Testnet

Nikhilesh De

IOTA's new testnet addresses the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year.

Alchemy

Alchemy Notify Wants to Simplify Blockchain UX With a Single Push

Sebastian Sinclair

Alchemy has built a new push notification system for blockchain developers in a bid to move the needle on mainstream-friendly crypto UX.

Web 3.0

Torus Goes Blockchain-Agnostic With New DirectAuth Dapp Login Tool

William Foxley

Seamless login for the decentralized apps (dapps) of any blockchain. That’s the vision for Torus Labs’ new identity solution, DirectAuth.

Consensus: Distributed

Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: The Middle East

Leigh Cuen

Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications.

Tron

Samsung Adds Tron Dapps to Galaxy Store

Paddy Baker

Samsung smartphone and tablet users in the U.S. and Europe can now download Tron-based dapps.

Smart Contracts

Binance Unveils Smart Contract Blockchain but Claims It’s No Ethereum Rival

Paddy Baker

The new Binance Smart Chain will be compatible with Ethereum, however.

Coronavirus

Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns

Brady Dale

Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end.

Patents

Blockstack Wins Patent for Its Dapp Single Sign-On Product

Danny Nelson

The U.S. patent office has granted Blockstack intellectual property rights around its single sign-on service for dapps.

Dapps

Torus Launches to Bring One-Click Login to Web 3.0

William Foxley

Torus, a key-management startup offering one-click logins for the decentralized web, launched out of beta Thursday with a handful of big-name hosting partners.

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