Google’s Sidewalk Labs To Bring Free Wi-Fi To NYC, Potential Boost for Bitcoin Adoption?
One of the things slowing down mainstream adoption of Bitcoin is the fact you still need to have a decent internet connection to broadcast and receive payments. Even though the Western world is quite spoiled in terms of internet access, there are plenty of places where a Wi-Fi connection would be beneficial. Google, through its startup company Sidewalk labs, is planning to deploy free Wi-Fi hotspots on a large scale. Google’s Sidewalk Labs has recently acquired two companies – Control Group and Titan – working on deploying free Wi-Fi hotspots in the city of New York. Both companies sat....
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Developers of the decentralized platform, Boost, are bringing the latest financial tools to the palm of your hand with the new app Boost DeFi. Boost DeFi is currently available to download for iOS and Android users with an official launch in mid-November. For now, users can utilize Boost’s exchange, BoostSwap, which is embedded directly into the app and free limit orders. Boost has been making quite a buzz within the crypto space lately. Their native token, Boost Coin is soaring high with now over 8,000 holders and BoostSwap has a reputation for being the smoothest user-friendly exchange....