Telecommunications

Telefónica's headquarters in Madrid. (Cristina Arias/Getty Images)
Telefónica, Spain's Largest Telco, Allows Purchases With Crypto, Invests in Local Exchange Bit2Me
The company activated purchases with crypto on its technology marketplace after adding a payment feature provided by Bit2Me.
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Helium's parent company is pushing into mobile service. (Unsplash/Al Soot)
Helium Developer Nova Labs Buys FreedomFi to Accelerate Push Into Mobile Service
As part of the acquisition, FreedomFi team members will join Nova Labs to lead the network's expansion.
Helium's parent company is pushing into mobile service. (Unsplash/Al Soot)

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Helium Becomes Nova Labs After Raising $200M in Fresh Capital
Chief Operating Officer Frank Mong said the firm wanted to make a clear distinction between the parent company and the network itself.
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Oxio Raises $40M to Bring Tokenized Telco Model to US and Brazil
The company's white label product allows any brand to serve as a mobile operator. It’s already working with Grupo Bimbo and other big brands in Mexico.
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GIANT founders (left to right) Merijn Terheggen, Suruchi Gupta and Jinesh Doshi. (GIANT)
Crypto Connectivity Startup GIANT Raises $5M From CoinFund
CoinFund, Gumi and others are backing GIANT’s plans to tokenize cellular bandwidth.
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Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.
A16z Leads $111M Token Sale for Helium's HNT
The token-powered decentralized telecommunications project is bringing on fresh capital.
Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.

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Telecoms Giant Swisscom Launches Chainlink Node for DeFi Data
Swisscom joins Deutsche Telekom in providing data to the oracle service.
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Borderless Capital Raises $10M for HNT Staking and Mining
HNT.Fund is the first non-Algorand fund that Borderless Capital has been involved in.
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New York
Todd Morley Plans to Build Blockchain Tower in Manhattan: Report
The tower will incorporate a wireless network aiming to improve access to digital ledgers.
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Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.
Helium to Launch 5G Network With Blockchain-Powered Mesh of DIY Telco Hubs
The number of Helium hotspots has reached 30,000 since 2019, with 200,000 more in the pipeline.
Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.