Crypto 2.0 Roundup: SEC Rumours, Swarm's Payday and Ethereum's Expansion
While the crypto 2.0 sector of the digital currency industry is showing strong signs of maturity, it has also begun to attract its share of controversy. Following their emergence in late October, rumours that major projects in the space could soon face additional scrutiny from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have continued to persist into November. For all the conversation surrounding the possibility, however, major publications have struggled to find evidence that any crypto 2.0 projects have received letters. At press time, however, at least one lesser-known investment....
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A big piece of ethereum's decentralized "world computer" will be launching its first public testnet in the coming weeks. With the launch of the Swarm testnet, the network will be open for any developer to test the new file storage system and identify and fix potential issues. Developers can also use any ethereum client (whether geth, parity or the python client) for their work. According to developers involved, the move that takes the project one (small) step closer to making its full vision a reality. On the Internet today, centralized servers owned by for-profit companies hold....
Swarm is opening its second round of investment for projects on its crowdfunding platform, as well as revealing a new legal structure for distributed organizations. Along with what they believe to be new, sound legal footing is a new name for these newfangled blockchain powered organizations: Distributed Collaborative Organizations or DCOs. Swarm, for the uneducated, is a crowdfunding platform and bitcoin incubator that utilizes both Ethereum and Counterparty to enable companies to launch their own coins for crowdfunding and the holders of Swarm's own coin will receive a proportional....