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has spent his career researching and developing various DNA sequencing technologies in both the research and clinical industries. Additionally, Kevin has had a parallel interest in driving the tools used for personalized medicine into the world of cannabis medicine. Kevin believes the intersection of personalized medicine, genomics, blockchains and cannabis is one of the most exciting growth opportunities in our lifetime.
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Kevin was the President and CSO of Agencourt Personal Genomics, a startup company he co-founded in 2005 to invent revolutionary sequencing technologies that dropped the cost of sequencing a human genome from $300M to $3,000; a 100,000-fold improvement in sequencing speed and cost in a few years. Kevin oversaw the growth and research of APG until it was sold to Applied BioSystems. In 2000, Kevin Co-Founded Agencourt Biosciences Corporation and acted as the CSO until 2005 where it was acquired by Beckman Coulter. From 1996 to 2000 Kevin managed the Research and Development for the Human Genome Project at Whitehead Institute/MIT resulting in several patents for nucleic acid purification. Kevin holds a B.S. in Biology from Emory University with a focus on cloning and expressing Norepinephrine Transporters. When not decoding DNA and unraveling the mysteries of cannabis medicine, Kevin enjoys boating, skiing, and gardening.
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The Cointext SMS bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet continues its rapid expansion around the world. Residents of one more country in South America and three more in Europe now have access to the service, which allows users to send money to mobile phone numbers or BCH addresses without an internet connection, additional accounts or the need to download any apps.
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Offering Brazilians an Alternative
Cointext has started offering its SMS BCH wallet in Brazil, Poland, Croatia and Romania. It also now provides support for the Polish, Croatian and Romanian languages across the entire platform, the company said.
Of all the new locations, the fintech startup sounds most passionate about its expansion into Brazil, and not just because it is the largest market in South America, with more than 200 million people. “Brazilians have been suffering from corruption and bad monetary policy,” said Vin Armani, founder and CTO of Cointext. “Cryptocurrency offers a way for them to peacefully opt out of a corrupt system.”
Cointext users can access their wallets by sending SMS commands to a local access number. A new wallet is instantly set up the moment the recipient receives a message through the service. Residents in the company’s four new markets can also get a Cointext wallet by texting a command to their respective numbers (Brazil: BCH COMECAR to 29000; Poland: POCZATEK to 48539585454; Croatia: POCETAK to 385951006707; Romania: INCEPE to 4037170677).
European Expansion
Cointext has rapidly expanded throughout the world since the company launched the service in March of this year. The startup’s entry into its four newest markets brings the total number of countries that are connected by the Cointext service to 29. The locations now supported include the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, the U.K., Germany, France, Austria, Portugal, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Palestine, Argentina and Turkey.
The company appears set to continue growing at this rapid pace, as it aims to expand into every European market before the end of this year. “Adding Poland, Croatia and Romania brings us closer to connecting the entire continent of Europe,” Armani said. “Cointext’s end-of-year goal is to enable all 740 million European residents to text money to each other’s phones for pennies.”
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Coinbase and Circle announce the launch of USDC — a Digital Dollar
The new USDC stablecoin is fully collateralized by US dollars and supported by Coinbase and Circle as co-founding members of the CENTRE Consortium
Starting today, Coinbase customers in supported jurisdictions can buy, sell, send and receive the USD Coin stablecoin () at and in the Coinbase and apps. US customers outside New York state can buy and sell, and customers around the world can send and receive. More geographies will be available in the future.
This is the first time Coinbase has supported a stablecoin, which is fundamentally different from other cryptocurrencies. Unlike bitcoin or ether, a USDC is meant to represent a single US dollar (USD) that does not move up or down relative to its reference currency. One USDC is a 1:1 representation of a US dollar on the Ethereum blockchain.
Each USDC is 100% collateralized by a corresponding USD held in accounts subject to regular public reporting of reserves. The underlying technology behind the USDC was developed collaboratively between Coinbase and Circle, in our capacity as partners and co-founders of the new .
The advantage of a blockchain-based digital dollar like USDC is easier to program with, to send quickly, to use in dApps, and to store locally than traditional bank account-based dollars. That’s why we think of it as an important step towards a more open financial system.
Use cases for USDC today include:
Improved send and receive. Two Ethereum wallets can quickly send and receive any amount of USDC at any time of day. Large transfers for business purposes become as easy as small e-commerce payments. Consumers can use the Coinbase app to send USDC to someone, while remaining confident the value is stable.Use in dApps and exchanges. There is a burgeoning ecosystem of crypto dApps, exchanges, and blockchain-based games. A USDC follows the ERC20 standard, which means it can be used with any app that accepts tokens based on that standard. The USDC can thus be used as a stable digital dollar to buy items in the crypto ecosystem, from Cryptokitties to tickets for blockchain-based games.A programmable dollar. For developers and fintech companies, a digital dollar like USDC is easier to program with. For example, given the private keys for USDC, a program can easily send and receive them back and forth using the public Ethereum blockchain.
Today’s launch is made possible by the collaboration between Coinbase and Circle, as co-founders of the new CENTRE Consortium. Both Coinbase and Circle operate with a compliance-first approach and a track record of security. That’s why we believe CENTRE is uniquely positioned to offer USDC to people who want to take advantage of the benefits of stablecoins.
USDC will be coming to Coinbase Pro in the coming weeks, and is already supported on Coinbase Wallet, a user-controlled wallet where people can store ERC20 tokens.
Learn more about USDC and stablecoins in this .
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