Ethereum ecosystem roundup 8.5.2017 edition
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Dether, a peer-to-peer bridge network between fiat and and Ether, aims to support mass adoption by allowing anyone to buy Ether using cash and spend it at a physical store.
For details: https://themerkle.com/dether-the-worlds-first-peer-to-peer-ether-network-will-change-the-game-for-ethereum-mass-adoption/
The United Nations Children’s Fund Ventures (or UNICEF) is the latest supranational organization to explore Ethereum smart contracts to understand how it provides transparency and accountability.
For details: http://unicefstories.org/2017/08/04/unicef-ventures-exploring-smart-contracts/
Viberate is planning a token sale to enable live musicians to receive token payments that are tradable, while matching artists with live venues.
For details: https://cointelegraph.com/news/live-music-industry-to-get-its-own-cryptocurrency
Kybernetwork Exchange says it will serve as a ‘decentralized trustless version of Shapeshift’ that allows anyone to be a liquidity provider in facilitating payments and exchanges.
For details: https://www.ethnews.com/loi-luu-on-the-kybernetwork-exchange-and-interoperability
Russian bank-consortium indicates it will use Masterchain, a modified Ethereum distributed ledger that is compliant with government security standards.
For details: https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/russian-bank-consortium-uses-ethereum-based-ledger-as-government-signals-support/
Agriculture supply chain gets a boost from a series of global partnerships, including Australia’s largest grain exporter on oat shipment tracking; Alibaba-led consortium to reduce fraud on an open, public blockchain; and Walmart’s work with IBM and Tsinghua University to track port shipment.
For details: https://cointelegraph.com/news/agriculture-process-gets-blockchain-lift-with-pilot-blockchain-tracking-system
investFeed rolled out an early version of its crypto-based social investment platform, while announcing Steven Nerayoff, ex-top advisor to Ethereum, has joined investFeed’s advisory board. Its token sale is from July 23rd through August 7th.
For details: https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/investfeed-showcases-first-version-of-cryptocurrency-based-social-investment-platform
Stox closed its token sale raising the target of $30M. This is a decentralized prediction market that was promoted by boxer Mayweather. Its smart token its deployed via the Bancor protocol to foster trading liquidity.
For details: https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/stox-prediction-platform-closes-ico-one-day-raises-30-million/