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Reality Sticks a Pin in His Hot-Air Dreams

Taking lessons from Napster, Helium Systems CEO envisions a peer-to-peer network powered by the blockchain. The company's market cap rose to $2.5 billion on hopes and promise, but has now fallen. That’s why Amir Haleem is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Amir Haleem (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Bill Ackman Endorses Crypto Project Helium

Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman said in a tweet thread that he likes the decentralized Wi-Fi mesh network Helium. "The Hash" panel discusses crypto projects' exposure to TradFi investors.

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First Mover Americas: FTX Faces Whopping Claims, Ackman's Hot for Helium

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 21, 2022.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman says he likes the Helium Network. (AJ Bell/YouTube)

Finance

Bill Ackman Endorses Crypto Project Helium, Discloses Crypto Holdings

The Pershing Square Capital Management CEO says controversial crypto project Helium can “build intrinsic value over time.”

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Helium Network Founder Pledges to Stick With Solana After Bloody Day for SOL

The wireless hotspot network voted to move to Solana in September.

Nova Labs CEO Amir Haleem at Solana Breakpoint (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Helium, Building Out Mobile Network, Plans to Give Free Trials to Solana Phone Users

Under the agreement, Saga phones sold in the U.S. will get a 30-day free subscription to Helium Mobile.

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Nova Labs CEO: At This Point We Wouldn't Consider Algorand, the Vote Is Over

Nova Labs CEO Amir Haleem says the Helium Network won't consider Algorand as layer 1 at this point because "the votes are already passed." He added that "the desire to look at other L1 blockchains was telegraphed months and months ago." He explains the community's decision move to the Solana blockchain.

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Helium Ditches Own Blockchain in Favor of Solana After Community Vote

Community members of crypto-powered wireless network Helium overwhelmingly voted to ditch its blockchain and migrate to Solana. Helium also announced that subscribers will get U.S. nationwide 5G coverage through a new five-year agreement with cellular giant T-Mobile.

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Nova Labs CEO ‘Very Confident’ About Helium’s Migration to Solana

Helium community members have voted to move the decentralized WiFi network from its blockchain, officially known as HIP 70, to the Solana blockchain. Nova Labs CEO and founder Amir Haleem discusses why Solana is a better option and how the migration will help scale the protocol through more efficient transactions as well as interoperability.

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The Sub-zero Layer: Trustworthy Devices for a Decentralized Economy

Brock Gardner, Chief Development Officer at Atlas, joins Helium CEO & Co-founder Amir Haleem and Bloq CEO & Founder Jeff Garzik at Consensus 2022 for a conversation on the security of underlying devices that power the Web3 decentralized economy. Moderator: Pete Pachal, Chief of Staff, Content, CoinDesk

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