Thread by @mwill_crypto

0/ The stream of #crypto- and #blockchain-related news knows no end!

To help you stay on top of all that's been happening over the past 24 hours, I've put together this 22-part thread.

1/ ☁️ @helloiconworld [ $ICX ] launched 'ICON Development Network' on #Amazon's AWS Marketplace, allowing developers to easily run a private instance of the ICON #blockchain network through @awscloud.

Makes building on #ICON far more convenient. medium.com/helloiconworld…

2/ ✍️ @_PoetProject [ $POE ] - a decentralized protocol for content ownership, discovery and monetization in media - is now live on the #bitcoin #mainnet!

Partnership announcements and product updates in the coming weeks. Growing strong! blog.po.et/the-better-web…

3/ 🏘️ @Harbor launched its institutional-grade platform for tokenizing private securities.

@DRWTrading's real estate arm Convexity Properties to offer a tokenized REIT of private equity in @HubAtColumbia on Harbor's platform. 955 tokens at $21,000 apiece! bit.ly/Harbor-Live

4/ 🆕 Open-source data library and #CryptoNews aggregator @MessariCrypto launched a disclosure registry for token-issuing projects to publicly share info. that might otherwise be difficult for #crypto investors to find. Much needed!

Check it out here: messari.io/registry

5/ 🙋🏻‍♀️ The @0xProject [ $ZRX ] core team got bigger today after Xianny Ng joined on as an engineer focussing on developer experience.

https://twitter.com/0xProject/status/1067499160889286656

6/ 💡 Out of stealth-mode as of today, S.F.-based @Bitski unveiled its Bitski Developer Beta to provide devs with an SDK for usable, single sign-on #crypto wallets secured in hardware.

7 game devs among the earliest to pay a fee to integrate Bitski’s SDK! medium.com/bitski/meet-bi…

7/ 🗣️ @DavidUtro (Core Community Lead, @MakerDAO) led the latest #MakerDAO community meeting.

Aside from project updates, participants spoke with @tipsysquid (CTO, @GildedFinance) about their recently launched, $Dai-integrated #crypto-accounting solution.

8/ 📽️ As another quality #YouTube upload from a top #crypto project, @Polkadotnetwork shared the below near-100-minute stream of its recent #PolkadotNYC community event.

All you need if you want to learn up on @Web3Foundation's #Polkadot!

9/ ⚖️ Top #crypto exchange @Binance added @PaxosStandard [ $PAX ] base pairs to its recently launched USDⓈ trading market/tab.

Paired against $BNB, $BTC, $ETH, $XRP, $EOS and $XLM.

Extant PAX trading pairs (/BNB, /BTC and /ETH) to be removed and delisted on Friday (13:00 UTC).

10/ 📢 Personal key security startup @CasaHODL announced its first node update whilst also launching an explorer for #Bitcoin's Lightning Network!

Casa Node v1.1 brings significantly improved autopilot channel management. Read all about it below! medium.com/casa/casa-node…

11/ 🔛 @Tether_to reopened account verification and the redemption of fiat currency to its #stablecoin. Min. requirements for withdrawals (deposits) are $100,000 (100,000 USDT).

Follows #Tether's recently announced r/ship with Bahamas-based bank Deltec. tether.to/tether-reopens…

12/ 🤝 Ten companies joined forces to establish @DigAssetMarkets - the Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) - a group aiming to standardize a code of conduct for the digital asset space.

Founding members incl. @BitOodaLLC, @PaxosGlobal, @GenesisTrading and @SymbiontIO.

13/ 🦅 The @CTFC's #fintech information hub, LabCTFC, published a 32-page primer on smart contracts.

In it, they explain how smart contracts leverage #blockchain #technology, the types of use cases, remaining challenges/risks, and a lot more. cftc.gov/sites/default/…

14/ 🗓️ Announced today, the dates for New York's Blockchain Week are locked in for May 10-17. The 2nd annual #BlockchainWeekNYC will be co-hosted by @CoinDesk and the @NYCEDC.

The week includes the 5th instalment of leading #blockchain technology summit, Consensus (May 13-15).

15/ 📣 @TRONFoundation's @BitTorrent announced that customers can now pay for BitTorrent Pro and Ads Free with #tronix [ $TRX ], #BinanceCoin [ $BNB ], or #bitcoin [ $BTC ].

Made possible by @CoinPaymentsNET, a leading integrated #cryptocurrency payment gateway provider!

16/💧 Leading decentralized derivatives protocol @dydxprotocol added support for @MakerDAO's #Ethereum-powered OasisDEX to its flagship margin trading platform, expo! Joins #0x relayer @RadarRelay.

Improved liquidity = tighter spreads, better market price for end users!

17/ 🎓 @FantomFDN [ $FTM ] has partnered with @Sydney_Uni, the oldest university in #Australia.

Fantom, a DAG-based smart contract platform, is providing the university with scholarships, research grants, technical support and more! sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/n…

18/ 🇫🇷 Bringing some *much-needed* transparency to the #crypto space, @jdetychey (President, @AssethFR) shared a blog post recapping March's first-ever #EthCC conference in Paris.

Terrific read for all you event organizers out there. Bring on EthCC 2019! medium.com/@jdetychey/eth…

19/ 🎨 @WAX_io [ $WAX ] introduced WAX Digital Art, what they deem to be "the safest, fastest, and easiest way to instantly trade digital art to anyone in the world."

Can also be displayed in virtual spaces like @Terra_Virtua or with #AR. Neat! wax.io/blog/wax-digit…

20/ ♾ Following many months of applied R&D, the team steering the open-source #blockchain platform @aeternity [ $AE ] unveiled Roma, the first live implementation of the æternity project.

Read all about it below! blog.aeternity.com/introducing-ro…

21/ 🎭 @SovrinID, a global public service utility enabling self-sovereign identity (SSID) on the #internet, welcomed @SparkNZ, @EBPIbv, @lab10collective and @SwisscomBchain as its newest Founding Stewards.

There are now over 50 Stewards operating nodes on the #SovrinNetwork!.

22/ ♻️ Rounding out today's thread, @Swytchio's [ $SET ] #blockchain-based clean energy platform launched!

The Austin-headquartered #startup enables users to track, verify, and claim the rights to #renewable energy data and attributions.

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