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Sequoia-Backed Band Protocol Creeps Onto Chainlink’s Turf With Oracle Product
Band Protocol 2.0 launched Wednesday with its mainnet oracle solution, BandChain, leveraging the Cosmos SDK from Tendermint Labs.

Hacker Noon Raises $1M From Former Ripple CTO's Firm for Content Micro-Tipping
Tech site Hacker Noon is adding micropayments following an integration with Coil that runs on the Interledger protocol.

NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet
Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.

Crypto News Outlet BlockTV Shuts Down, Citing Impact of COVID-19
Cryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has shut down operations due to the economic strains of the COVID-19 crisis, according to two former employees.

Latest Bitcoin Core Code Release Protects Against Nation-State Attacks
Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs.

Hard Fork Sets Stage for Ethereum Classic's Second Major Departure From Ethereum
Ethereum Classic has largely followed Ethereum in lockstep. But as the larger chain goes toward Proof-of-Stake, ETC is sticking with Proof-of-Work.

Twetch Gets Suspended From Twitter in Wake of Trump 'Fact-Check' Storm
The Twitter account of BSV-based social media platform Twetch was suspended Thursday without warning, said Twetch co-founder Josh Petty.

Torus Goes Blockchain-Agnostic With New DirectAuth Dapp Login Tool
Seamless login for the decentralized apps (dapps) of any blockchain. That’s the vision for Torus Labs’ new identity solution, DirectAuth.

CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain
Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties.

Polkadot Goes Live as Web3 Foundation Pushes Prospective Mainnet
Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1).
