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Secreteum: A decentralized encrypted messaging app

Messaging apps are ubiquitous – more than 3.6 billion people worldwide use them, with the average person sending up to 72 messages every 24 hours. Every day WhatsApp alone channels over 100 billion messages, while WeChat transmits 205 million video messages. With this popularity has come a darker side: that of hacked personal data, cybertheft, and government violations of privacy. The way messaging apps are designed, work, and are managed exposes them by default to many risks: Most messaging apps require the user to input sensitive personal data, including name,

Japanese Messaging Giant LINE’s LN Token Trading on BitMax

Crypto exchange BitMax just made Japanese messaging app LINE’s token available for trading.According to an Aug. 6 notice from LINE, the biggest messaging app in Japan with 84 million active monthly users will be making its native LINK (LN) token available for trading through crypto exchange BitMax. This makes LN the sixth crypto asset currently supported by the exchange, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).The LN token was originally issued in 2018 for users as part of a rewards program through the messaging app.

Why Klaytn and Link Will Catalyze Blockchain Adoption in Asia

In the last two years, popular messaging giants in Asia and Europe have announced plans to launch a blockchain-powered cryptocurrency. In Asia, Kakao’s Klaytn and Line’s Link platform have launched and are quickly gaining momentum, but Facebook and Telegram’s cryptocurrencies have not fared so well. Messaging Giants Pushing Blockchain Adoption As it stands, Kakao is by far the most dominant mobile platform in Korea with a market share of 97% in the country. Kakao subsidiary Ground X began development of Klaytn back in 2019, after raising $90 million in both