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A Guide to Circles, the Project Bringing UBI and FOMO to Ethereum's xDai Sidechain

Circles has had its glitches in the early going. Here's what you need to know to get into the newest crypto-powered universal basic income (UBI) project.

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Oct 22, 2020 at 8:15 p.m. UTC

Oct 22, 2020

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Matic Launches Mainnet Aiming to Bring More 'Firepower' to Ethereum

Matic, a sidechain scaling solution for Ethereum, has deployed the first 10 nodes of its mainnet after several years in development.

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By Danny Nelson

Jun 3, 2020 at 12:16 p.m. UTC

Jun 3, 2020

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BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream's Ethereum Rival Liquid

If successful, the offering could help put bitcoin sidechains back on the map as an alternative to ethereum for launching assets.

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Dec 9, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 9, 2019

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Statechains, and Trading the Panopticon for Magical Internet Money

CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle and Thiel Capital's Eric Weinstein talk Magical Internet Money; the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! host and Somsen Ruben discuss statechains.

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By Adam B. Levine

Nov 24, 2019 at 1:05 p.m. UTC

Nov 24, 2019

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CoinShares, Blockchain Launch Gold Token Network on a Bitcoin Sidechain

Two years in the making and already backed by some $20 million in digitized gold, CoinShares announced the DGLD token Tuesday.

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By William Foxley

Oct 15, 2019 at 8:01 a.m. UTC

Oct 15, 2019

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Blockstream Launches Security Token Platform on Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream, the bitcoin-focused startup, is creating a new security token platform on its Liquid sidechain network.

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By Alyssa Hertig

May 15, 2019 at 2:20 p.m. UTC

May 15, 2019

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RIF Launches 'Layer 3' Network to Scale Bitcoin-Based Smart Contracts, Tokens

RIF Labs, which built the RSK sidechain for tokens and smart contracts on top of bitcoin, has launched a "third layer" to help scale this technology.

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By Marc Hochstein

May 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

May 14, 2019

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Blockchain Startup Horizen Labs Doubles Target to Raise $4 Million

Just-launched sidechains startup Horizen Labs has raised $4 million in a seed funding round – twice what it had initially planned.

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By Yogita Khatri

Apr 12, 2019 at 8:22 a.m. UTC

Apr 12, 2019

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Bitcoin Smart Contract Startup RSK Unveils New Infrastructure Project

RSK Labs is operating under a new banner, with an emphasis on creating a range of open-source protocols for blockchain infrastructure.

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By Christine Kim

Nov 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 20, 2018

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Liquid Goes Live: Blockstream's First Bitcoin Sidechain Has Finally Arrived

Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain "Liquid" is now live, but it's not as decentralized as you might think.

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By Alyssa Hertig

Oct 10, 2018 at 3:59 p.m. UTC

Oct 10, 2018

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