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Helium (HNT) gains 40% after $111M fundraise and 100K active nodes milestone
Among the more than 11,000 listed cryptocurrencies are a few projects that are revolutionary use cases capable of improving the way that society operates through the integration of blockchain technology. One such project is Helium, a decentralized peer-to-peer 5G wireless network that made headlines on Aug. 10, thanks to the successful completion of a token sale that raised $111 million from multiple investors, including Andreessen Horowitz. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of HNT spiked 30% from a low of $14.03 to an intraday high at $18.14 following the fundraising announcement. There are three reasons …
Blockchain / Aug. 11, 2021
How WiFi and DeFi are coming together in decentralized ecosystem
A decentralized app is shaking up the world of mobile phone data by allowing consumers to share their WiFi hotspots and earn cryptocurrencies. Aloha says 67% of us are wasting money every month because we don’t fully use our monthly data allowance. Worse still, 76% of us have experienced the frustration of being unable to get online without paying for a WiFi hotspot. The company has had a working, scalable product for the past two years — but now, it is building a decentralized ecosystem with non-fungible tokens and digital assets at its heart. Users who share their unused data …
Blockchain / Feb. 19, 2021