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Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs Announces Layoffs Amid Crypto Winter and Economic Downturn

DIGIT — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 11:35:11 +0000

Protocol Labs CEO Juan Benet published a blog post on Friday announcing that 21% of the company’s staff will be laid off. Protocol Labs is the creator of the blockchain network Filecoin. Benet emphasized in the blog post that it has been an “extremely challenging economic downturn, worldwide, and especially in the crypto industry.” Protocol […]

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60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy

DIGIT — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:45:04 +0000

On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy. The groups, including Fight for the Future, Electric Coin Co., and the Tor Project, insist that Congress needs to deliver policies dedicated to standing up […]

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Quicknode Raises $60 Million in Series B to ‘Fuel Blockchain Adoption’ and Expand Globally

DIGIT — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:19:47 +0000

Web3 infrastructure firm Quicknode raised $60 million in a Series B funding round, according to an announcement the company made on Tuesday. The capital injection brings the company’s post-valuation to $800 million, and Quicknode says the funds will be used to “further fuel blockchain adoption.” Quicknode Aims to Streamline Web2 to Web3 Movement With $60 […]

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Decentralized Web3 Protocol Golden Raises $40 Million Backed by A16z

DIGIT — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:30:16 +0000

Golden, a startup that seeks to build a decentralized data hub, has raised $40 million dollars in a Series B funding round. The round, which was led by a16z crypto, will allow the company to keep building its concept, which revolves around combining data submission and validation with Web3-based token incentives. Golden Raises $40 Million […]

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More resilient and user-controlled than the AWS: Colin Evran’s vision for Filecoin

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:15:00 +0000

“Filecoin is more than just storage, one can think of it as an Airbnb for cloud services.”

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Harvard University and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web Plan to Preserve Digital Information

DIGIT — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 08:00:58 +0000

On July 27, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) announced it will be supporting an initiative with Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab (LIL) called the “Democratizing Open Knowledge” program. With FFDW’s support, LIL plans to explore decentralized technologies that can preserve digital information. Democratizing Open Knowledge While there’s a lot of information to […]

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Blockchain Academic Research Bolstered by Stanford’s New Blockchain Research Center

DIGIT — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:00:27 +0000

Stanford University has launched an initiative that will be dedicated to the research and development of blockchain technology. The Center for Blockchain Research was announced on June 20 and will seek to address the legal, practical and societal challenges that keep blockchain from mainstream adoption. It will also develop a curriculum which will facilitate the ... Read more