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The New Effort to Get Bitcoin's Lightning Network In Every Browser

Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.

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Ripple Hires Former Google Exec as VP of Products

Blockchain payments startup Ripple has hired Google's former messaging lead as its vice president of products.

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Nine Japanese Banks to Trial Blockchain Settlement Using Fujitsu Tech

Nine Japanese banks are teaming up to trial a blockchain-based inter-bank settlement system using Fujitsu technology.

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New Stablecoin Tied to Australian Dollar Is Launching on Stellar's Blockchain

A new stablecoin launching on the Stellar network is pegged to the Australian dollar and is being pitched for consumer and business use.

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HTC Opens Pre-Orders for Blockchain Phone, Payable Only in Crypto

HTC has announced that its first blockchain phone, the Exodus, is available for pre-order – and must be purchased with crypto.

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Crypto Payments Startup Uphold Launches Lending Products

Crypto payments startup Uphold is launching Earn and Borrow in collaboration with lending platform Cred.

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What China's Cashless Revolution Can Teach the West About Crypto

China appears to have achieved the crypto community's dream of a new internet of value, without blockchain. But there's more than meets than eye here.

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Gates Foundation Partners With Former Ripple CTO's Blockchain Project

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Coil, a startup founded by Ripple's former CTO, to provide payment services for the unbanked.

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F2Pool Founder's Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million

Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.

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Stablecoins All Want to Be $1, But They're Not Worth the Same

Buying bitcoin may be cheaper using a stablecoin the market has greater confidence in, like the Gemini dollar, than with an alternative like USDT.

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