# IPFS lead explains how malicious files are eliminated from its network

# IPFS lead explains how malicious files are eliminated from its network

“# IPFS lead explains how malicious files are eliminated from its network ” The InterPlanetary File System, or IPFS, helps decentralize the internet by making files available across multiple locations instead of through a single centralized point of failure. What happens if someone reports a problematic IPFS file, however? Dietrich Ayala, ecosystem lead for IPFS, explained the process:…

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# Binance VC arm leads .3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol

# Binance VC arm leads $1.3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol

“# Binance VC arm leads $1.3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol ” Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is funding a major decentralized audio streaming service through its investment and incubation arm. According to an Oct. 23 announcement, Binance Labs led a $1.25 million extension round for Audius, a blockchain-enabled streaming service that connects music…

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# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’

# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’

“# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’ ” Blockchain software firm Blockstack PBC announced that it will be changing its name to “Hiro Systems PBC.” Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstack, told Cointelegraph that the team plans to focus on a narrower set of priorities once the stacks 2.0 mainnet launches — something…

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# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off

# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off

“# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off ” U.S. presidential candidate Brock Pierce believes true decentralization, in its purest form, does not exist today, and is not practical in the near future.  He told Celsius founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky in an hour-long #MOIP interview released earlier today that while DeFi, is headed towards…

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# DragonEx crypto exchange considering shutdown amid OKEx ‘crisis of trust’

# DragonEx crypto exchange considering shutdown amid OKEx ‘crisis of trust’

“# DragonEx crypto exchange considering shutdown amid OKEx ‘crisis of trust’ ” DragonEx crypto exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals of all digital currencies on its platform due to issues triggered by OKEx’s ongoing withdrawal freeze. In an official announcement on Oct. 21, DragonEx said that the OKEx freeze triggered a “crisis of trust” in centralized…

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# Nine Chilean cargo shipping companies approved to develop joint blockchain platform

# Nine Chilean cargo shipping companies approved to develop joint blockchain platform

“# Nine Chilean cargo shipping companies approved to develop joint blockchain platform ” Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, or FNE, has granted approval to nine national freight maritime cargo companies to establish a joint venture to develop a blockchain platform, the first of its kind in the region. According to MundoMaritimo.cl, the platform will be…

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# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations

# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations

“# Germany’s blockchain solution hopes to remedy energy sector limitations ” Distributed energy resources, or DERs, have the potential to disrupt traditional electricity markets. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that innovative countries are looking toward emerging technologies that will allow DERs to transform entire energy economies. Germany in particular is interested in using…

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