Five Gems From Van Valkenburgh’s Testimony At The Congressional Hearing
The congressional hearing hilariously titled “America on ‘FIRE:’ Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?” is the gift that keeps on giving. NewsBTC already analyzed some aspects of it, but Peter Van Valkenburgh’s testimony merits an article on its own. The Director of Research at Coin Center got […]
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Originally covered here, Gems is like any other social messenger app, except with a twist. Integrated with Gems is a wallet, that users automatically get. Also Gems is encrypted, ensuring better privacy just like using cryptocurrency for your financial transactions. A: Gems is a Social Messenger integrated with next generation bitcoin technology. Gems offers a WhatsApp style mobile experience with fully encrypted and private messaging, and a built in wallet. Our new introductory video is now live and gives an simple overview of how Gems works: http://vimeo.com/106725097 A: The gems....
Gems wants to disrupt social networking like Bitcoin revolutionized the definition of currency. Gems is a forthcoming social platform that wants to become the "Bitcoin of social networks." Gems plans to achieve this revolution by distributing advertising revenue to users rather than centralized corporations. Moreover, Gems offers users the ability to encrypt their messages to ensure they remain private. Gems launched its cryptocurrency crowdsale on December 1. Also read: Nxtty Releases Encrypted Messaging App for Android Phones. Gems Presale Launches with Goal of Taking Crypto Mainstream.....
A new social messaging app is aiming to disrupt the established social media business model through the power of crypto 2.0 technology. If big social media companies make money by monetizing data, the Gem project asks, shouldn't users also profit from the service? Launching today at Inside Bitcoins Tel Aviv, Gems is seeking to uncover whether consumers can be compelled to change the way they view their relationship with social media, and in the process, embrace cryptocurrency. Though lofty in its ideals, lead developer Daniel Peled told CoinDesk that users should find the Gems social....
Gems wants to disrupt social networking like Bitcoin revolutionized the definition of currency. In the digital age, social networking plays a central role in most people's personal and professional lives. While social networks offer users convenience, they also allow corporations to mine user data and reap immense profits. More troubling is that government can use these networks to spy on their citizens. Gems is a new cryptocurrency-based project that hopes to disrupt social networking like Bitcoin disrupted currency by returning control of the network to users and bringing "cryptocurrency....
December 8 — Social messaging app Gems is having a token pre-sale on Koinify, and in less than one week has raised $450k worth of bitcoin. A total of 50% of the total GEMZ supply is available for pre-sale, and 42.5% of those have been sold in the first seven days of the crowdsale. GEMZ is a Counterparty issued asset or token, and funds are going to a 2-of-3 Coinbase multisig wallet. The three key holders are Gems Founder Daniel Peled, Counterparty Chief Scientist Adam Krellenstein, and Koinify Corp. In an earlier interview Gems told Bitconist,; “Gems is a Social Messenger integrated with....