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Crypto News Roundup for July 1, 2022
With bitcoin appearing to stabilize while some crypto firms plead for help in response to the market turmoil, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Jul 1, 2022 at 7:36 p.m. UTC
Jul 1, 2022
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Trust Machines co-founder Muneeb Ali (CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Hires
Bitcoin App Developer Trust Machines Hires Coinbase, BNY Mellon Veterans
Manas Mohapatra and Asiff Hirji joined the firm in legal and advisory roles.
Trust Machines co-founder Muneeb Ali (CoinDesk archives)
By Jamie Crawley
Jun 30, 2022 at 11:28 a.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2022
HiresStartupWeb3 Foundation
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Podcasts
Podcasts
Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 21, 2021
With bitcoin paving the way for an altcoin breakout and a look at what makes NFTs so revolutionary, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Oct 21, 2021 at 3:02 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2021
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Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
Tech
Polkadot
Polkadot Weighs Multichain Tech Challenges Ahead of DOT 'Parachain' Auctions
Polkadot’s interconnected web of blockchains will require “a totally different application programming paradigm,” said Web3 Foundation tech lead Joe Petrowski.
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
By Ian Allison
May 24, 2021 at 9:39 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2021
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Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
Tech
Swisscom
Swisscom Blockchain Wins Grant From Web3 to Help Toughen Polkadot’s Proof-of-Stake Network
Swisscom Blockchain has been awarded a grant from the Web3 Foundation to build a cloud-based protection layer for the Polkadot network.
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
By Ian Allison
Sep 10, 2020 at 11:39 a.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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Tech
Parity technologies
Polkadot Releases Rococo, Its Test Environment for Interoperable 'Parachains'
Polkadot has released its first testnet, Rococo, for its parachain network. The testnet will commence with three parachains, Parity Technologies said.
(David Clode/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By William Foxley
Aug 6, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 6, 2020
Parity TechnologiesPolkadotWeb3 FoundationCoinFlash
The polkadot-themed artwork of Yayoi Kusama.
Tech
Bitcoin
Polkadot Is Latest Blockchain to Explore Redeemable Bitcoin Tokens
It's only a proof-of-concept at this point, but there's now a model for locking BTC on the Bitcoin blockchain and minting PolkaBTC on Polkadot.
The polkadot-themed artwork of Yayoi Kusama.
By Brady Dale
Jun 18, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2020
BitcoinPolkadotWeb3 FoundationDeFi
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
Technology
Interoperability
Polkadot Goes Live as Web3 Foundation Pushes Prospective Mainnet
Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1).
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
By William Foxley
May 26, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
May 26, 2020
InteroperabilityGavin WoodPolkadotWeb3 Foundation
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Tech
Smart contracts
Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team for Virtual Developer Event
A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Brady Dale
Apr 7, 2020 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
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Bridge
Tech
Interoperability
Web3 Foundation Funds Technical Bridge Connecting Polkadot to Bitcoin
Web3 has awarded grants to more than 100 projects building on Polkadot.
Bridge
By Paddy Baker
Mar 5, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2020
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