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Helium Ditches Own Blockchain in Favor of Solana After Community Vote

Community members of crypto-powered wireless network Helium overwhelmingly voted to ditch its blockchain and migrate to Solana. Helium also announced that subscribers will get U.S. nationwide 5G coverage through a new five-year agreement with cellular giant T-Mobile.

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Nova Labs CEO ‘Very Confident’ About Helium’s Migration to Solana

Helium community members have voted to move the decentralized WiFi network from its blockchain, officially known as HIP 70, to the Solana blockchain. Nova Labs CEO and founder Amir Haleem discusses why Solana is a better option and how the migration will help scale the protocol through more efficient transactions as well as interoperability.

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The Sub-zero Layer: Trustworthy Devices for a Decentralized Economy

Brock Gardner, Chief Development Officer at Atlas, joins Helium CEO & Co-founder Amir Haleem and Bloq CEO & Founder Jeff Garzik at Consensus 2022 for a conversation on the security of underlying devices that power the Web3 decentralized economy. Moderator: Pete Pachal, Chief of Staff, Content, CoinDesk

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Consensus 2022 Foundations: Helium

Ann Ai (Bobcat), Jose Marcelino (RAKwireless), Violet Su (Seeed), Daniel Andrade (Hotspotty) and Layer Zero Founder Denis Agarkov highlight their products on the ecosystem.

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Helium Becomes Nova Labs After Raising $200M in Fresh Capital

Chief Operating Officer Frank Mong said the firm wanted to make a clear distinction between the parent company and the network itself.

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Helium Miners From Lisbon to Miami Say It's Location, Location, Location

The miners are going to great lengths to construct the best possible location for their hotspots to reap optimal rewards.

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Helium Crypto Mining Rigs Face Supply Chain Issues Due to Rapid Growth

Decentralized telecommunications protocol Helium Network is at the center of a class-action lawsuit involving one of its hardware distributors because those who opted to mine for the network are not receiving the rigs they ordered.

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'The People's Network' Is Growing Fast, but Would-Be Miners Are Getting Left Behind

A new lawsuit filed against a California-based distributor of Helium crypto mining rigs offers a glimpse into the supply chain and customer service nightmare plaguing the rapidly expanding protocol.

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Helium Network Passing Half-Million Hotspots Could Fire Up HNT Price

The crypto-powered distributed network of long-range wireless hotspots has amassed over half a million miners across the world in just two years. But what's next for the HNT token?

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DISH to Tap Into Blockchain-Based Helium 5G Network

Helium, a decentralized internet network with over 250,000 hotspots and a major carrier, is partnering with internet service giant DISH to build a user-powered wireless network. “The Hash” team discusses the possible outlook for Helium as it looks to expand its 5G footprint.

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