Tokens

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‘Social Money’ Startup Inks Deal With Rapper Ja Rule, Releases Song With Lil B

William FoxleyJun 23, 2020

Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using personal crypto tokens.

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Coinbase Open Sources Technical Standard to Streamline Token Listings

Nikhilesh DeJun 17, 2020

Coinbase published an open-source technical standard designed to streamline its token listing process by making it easy for blockchains to share important data with the exchange's platform.

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To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper’s Business Is Still Thriving

Anna BaydakovaJun 30, 2020

Remember that college student who spoke candidly about inflating crypto trading volumes? He’s still at it – and COVID-19 has kept his business brisk.

Bancor

With Token Uptick and Israeli Election Work, It’s Been a Busy Year for Bancor’s Founders

Leigh CuenJun 11, 2020

Bancor, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has seen a number of interesting developments in the first half of 2020.

Governance

Compound’s Approach to DeFi Governance Starts With Giving Away COMP Tokens

Brady DaleMay 28, 2020

Users of the Compound lending platform will begin earning COMP governance tokens in mid-June.

Tokens

DeFi

Why Kyber Network Tokens Tripled to $100M Despite the Coronavirus Recession

Leigh Cuen

Here's why Kyber Network's KNC is this season's hottest token across decentralized cryptocurrency markets.

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Trading

Amun Launches Token Tracking the Inverse of Bitcoin’s Price

William Foxley

The Swiss ETP provider's new token lets traders make gains whenever bitcoin's price falls.

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Opinion

With Kik and Telegram Cases, the SEC Tries to Kill the SAFT

Preston J. Byrne

Invented by white shoe New York City law firms, the two-step Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) was supposed to keep crypto companies out of trouble. Now, the SEC is coming full bore for startups like Kik and Telegram.

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Token Sales

CasperLabs Pivots Away From Ethereum to Fundraise With Its Own Blockchain

Leigh Cuen

CasperLabs is partnering with the Singapore-registered exchange BitMax to conduct a token sale kicking off on March 30.

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Whiskey

Wave Financial to Tokenize $20M Worth of Bourbon for New Whiskey Fund

Paddy Baker

Like fine wine, whiskey increases in value as it ages. Now investors can buy a piece of the growing U.S. thirst for bourbon.

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Ethereum

The Team Behind CryptoKitties Is One Step Closer to Leaving Ethereum

Leigh Cuen

For its own blockchain, Flow.

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ConsenSys

ConsenSys Project Launches ‘Proof-of-Use’ Network to Discourage Speculation

Nathan DiCamillo

The Activate network requires tokens to reach maturity within three years of the first token sale.

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Listia

Listia Raised $15M With Its XNK ICO. Now It’s Ditching the Token for Props

Brady Dale

Listia's marketplace for used-goods is ditching its native XNK token in favor of YouNow's props.

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Patents

IBM Awarded Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’

Paddy Baker

The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them.

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