Highlights: Metamask improvements, new CCID blockchain rankings, and someone is using EOS for something.
Metamask Developing Light Client
Source: Github
Metamask is working on the development of Mustekala, an Ethereum light node, which will improve data availability and transparency. It will be available for Chrome, but no timeline has been given.
TronLink Browser Extension Coming Soon
Source: Medium
Tron has announced TronLink, a browser extension that allows users to interact with the Tron ecosystem, much in the same way Metamask enables Ethereum interaction. (Side note: It happens to be co-developed by one of the brains behind our very own ICOSim game! It will be available July 31, 2018.
Forum Dapp Built on EOS
Source: EOS Forum
The EOS blockchain now has a dapp, Novusphere, a Reddit-like content sharing forum. Anyone can share content to the “anon” channel, though posting to other categories will require the Scatter plugin.
Tether Prints Russian Rubles
Source: Omni Block Explorer
According to the Omni block explorer, Tether has printed over $1.5 million in Russian rubles. We’re not exactly sure why, and so far they haven’t made any public statement about it.
CCID Releases Third Blockchain Ranking
Source: Twitter
EOS remains number one on the latest round of public blockchain rankings from CCID, a Chinese initiative evaluating chains in terms of their innovation, applicability, and technology. Ethereum and Nebulas (?? really?) round out the top three.
Coinbase Forms PAC
Source: Reuters
Coinbase has formed a political action committee, which will raise money to spend on U.S. political elections. Coinbase has previously donated to the campaign of former Obama advisor Brian Forde, the “crypto candidate” running for Congress.
Free Money Maybe!
Source: Quest
Akropolis, a decentralized pensions project, will be hosting a “Community Quest” initiative with prizes totalling $50,000. The game begins on July 24th and is comprised of 10 rounds of daily “challenges,” the nature of which is not specified. Interested users can sign up to participate using the link above.
Silk Road Operator Joins Twitter
Source: Max Crypto News
Ross Ulbricht, the convicted Silk Road operator, has started a Twitter account, an impressive feat for a man in federal prison without internet access. In reality, Ulbricht has been sending letters to friends and family to be tweeted. His first tweet indicates he’ll be looking for support in fighting his two concurrent life sentences.
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