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Jae Kwon, All in Bits, Inc. (also known as Tendermint) by founder and CEO, is building an "internet of blockchains."
Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages – Here's Why That Matters
Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.
Jae Kwon, All in Bits, Inc. (also known as Tendermint) by founder and CEO, is building an "internet of blockchains."

Ethereum Foundation Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi (CoinDesk archives)
Ethereum Foundation Director's New Role to Help Business Use Public Blockchain
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has appointed the executive director of the Ethereum Foundation to help drive its new "Mainnet Initiative."
Ethereum Foundation Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi (CoinDesk archives)

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A Battle Between Bitcoin Wallets Has Big Implications for Privacy
Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai announced last Thursday that its primary competitor, Wasabi Wallet, is the target of an ongoing network attack.
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Litecoin Just Halved Its Crypto Rewards for Miners
Litecoin, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, has just reduced its block reward for miners by half.
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Mastercard Is Building a Team to Develop Crypto, Wallet Projects
Payments giant Mastercard is seeking to hire several blockchain execs to lead cryptocurrency and digital wallet projects.
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AWS Backs $100,000 Competition to 'Change the Face of Blockchain'
Amazon Web Services, the Ethereum Foundation and others hope to help solve a key problem for blockchains via a new competition.
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Walmart Wants to Patent a Stablecoin That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Libra
Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.
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Coders Are Trying to Connect Bitcoin's Lightning Network to Ethereum
Blockade Games says it has successfully bridged the two networks by sending a bitcoin lightning transaction to trigger an ethereum smart contract.
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Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Zcash developer Electric Coin Company
Zooko Wilcox Pushes for New Developer Fund to Support Zcash
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has called for the creation of a new "Dev Fund" to support the operations of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Zcash developer Electric Coin Company

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'Building' Bitcoin's Software Just Got a Bit More Trustless
There's a bit less trust now needed when developers compile the software at the heart of bitcoin.
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