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How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging

Alyssa HertigNov 9, 2019

Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.

Keybase

Stellar to Give Away 2 Billion XLM Valued at $120 Million Today

William FoxleySep 9, 2019

Keybase users can expect monthly XLM airdrops, adding up to 2 billion XLM over the next 20 months.

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Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came

Brady DaleDec 13, 2019

What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why.

Facebook

More Details Emerge on Team Behind Facebook’s Secretive Blockchain

Zack SewardJun 6, 2019

News outlets are beginning to identify key staffers behind Facebook's "GlobalCoin" project.

David Marcus

Libra: Everything We Know About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

Brady DaleMay 29, 2019

Here's the complete story (so far) of Facebook's potentially transformative blockchain project.

Security

Israel’s Securities Watchdog Builds Blockchain Into Its Messaging Tool

Daniel PalmerOct 3, 2018

Israel's securities regulator has launched a blockchain-based messaging system in a bid to improve security and fight fraud.

Ethereum

Origin Is Rolling Out a Decentralized Messaging App Built on Ethereum

Wolfie ZhaoAug 29, 2018

Origin Protocol, a blockchain project building a decentralized marketplace, has rolled out a P2P messaging app on its demo platform.

Exchanges

Messaging Giant Line to Launch South Korean Blockchain Subsidiary

Nikhilesh DeApr 3, 2018

Japan-based social messaging platform Line is launching a blockchain-focused subsidiary in South Korea.

Privacy

Startup Wickr Hints at Vision for Blockchain in Private Messaging

Brady DaleNov 1, 2017

The company behind Wickr, the privacy-oriented instant message app, has been awarded a patent that proposes using blockchain to maintain chat records.

China

Bitcoin-Enabled Chat App Wiper Removed From China’s iOS Store

Yessi Bello PerezMar 16, 2015

Messaging service Wiper has been removed from China’s iOS App Store after it enabled bitcoin payments between users. Wiper CEO Manlion Carelli confirmed the news, explaining to CoinDesk that the removal was a direct result of its bitcoin integration, which happened earlier this month. He said: “We were removed from the iOS App Store in China […]

Startups

Why Wiper Added Bitcoin to Its Disappearing Chat App

Yessi Bello PerezMar 9, 2015

Messaging could be the logical starting point for digital currency adoption, according to the CEO of bitcoin-enabled chat app Wiper.

Gliph

Gliph Marketplace Launches as ‘Craigslist for Bitcoin’

Daniel CawreyJan 6, 2015

By implementing a peer-to-peer marketplace for users, Gliph is expanding beyond secure messaging with bitcoin.

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