A new device called Nodio has been recently announced that can run multiple decentralized applications (dApps), a Tor node, and other functionalities. Nodio is a blockchain router that aims to give users a chance to create decentralized solutions.   

Nodio is a project that claims to be a secure blockchain-based router solution with a variety of features. The device will function as a personal VPN or Tor node, giving users privacy. Additionally, developers can create dApps with Nodio’s Xana platform which allows creations in any programming language. The creators of Nodio say the router can have “significant potential in the IoT sector.”

https://news.bitcoin.com/glimpse-blockchain-based-router-nodio/

The city of Memphis will now have a Bitcoin ATM as the firm Coinsource installs three new machines in the state of Tennessee. The company is the largest Bitcoin ATM provider in the U.S. and has averaged over one installation per week in 2016.

https://news.bitcoin.com/memphis-first-bitcoin-atm/

The Le Cercle du Coin association just announced the grand opening of France’s first “Bitcoin Boulevard”. With help from Maison du Bitcoin, the boulevard passage will feature an eclectic range of merchants, artisans, and bistros that are proponents of the decentralized cryptocurrency.

Jacques Favier, co-founder and Secretary of Le Cercle du Coin wanted BTC to have its own boulevard in Paris. So the French-speaking European Bitcoin association decided to act on the idea. The group has designated the Passage du Grand Cerf, a beautiful location located in the heart of the trendy quarter of Montorgueil, as its Bitcoin Boulevard.

https://news.bitcoin.com/le-cercle-du-coin-bitcoin-paris/

Bitcoin company Circle Financial recently announced it’s expanding into Spain and Ireland. The firm is also focused on pricing aimed at “consumer value exchange” with a vast array of currencies.

"Our product launches in Spain and Ireland take another step toward realizing our vision of instant, global, free and fun consumer payments. As an EU-licensed E-Money Issuer, Circle is committed to serving all of the 500M+ European consumers in the EU/EEA, and we will be adding more countries over the next several weeks and months." said Circle's Sean Neville and Jeremy Allaire.

https://news.bitcoin.com/circle-bitcoin-services-spain-ireland/

Switzerland-based ShapeShift.io has announced it will integrate Zcash (ZEC) with its trading platform, following the coin’s launch and subsequent moonshot in price.

On Friday, October 28, the Zcash cryptocurrency was open to the public as a significant portion of miners started mining the anonymous asset.

Zcash came out of the gate costing quite a bit of bitcoin. When it first hit the market, the currency started out at upwards of 3,000 BTC per ZEC. The cryptocurrency has dropped in value but remains roughly 7 BTC per ZEC at press time.

https://news.bitcoin.com/shapeshift-zcash-zec-markets-go-wild/

The Austin, Texas-based software startup Stash Inc., has just announced the release of its first product — the “Stash Node Pro.” The device is a Bitcoin full node with various features that protect privacy and cryptographic financial security.

Stash Reveals Its Bitcoin Full Node With Strong & Privacy-Centric Cryptography

Stash is a privacy-focused Bitcoin company founded by Cliff Baltzley and Chris Odom. The company’s first product, the Stash Node Pro, will be the world’s first Open-Transactions hardware device. The plug-and-play device is a Bitcoin full node roughly five-by-five inches in size.

https://news.bitcoin.com/stash-bank-box-bitcoin-full-node/

Back in March Bitcoin.com reported the Walt Disney company was searching for blockchain talent at its Seattle, Washington headquarters. Now the firm has released its own public/private hybrid blockchain, called Dragonchain.

Meet Dragonchain, a Blockchain Created by Disney

Disney’s Dragonchain platform claims it will simplify real business applications onto a hybrid blockchain. The project allows for easy integration, business data security, multi-currency features, fixed 5-second blocks and more. The platform was released publicly on October 2 and was developed by a “small but very cool team of Blockchain technology advocates.”

https://news.bitcoin.com/disney-dragonchain-interoperable-ledger/

On October 28 the Zcash (ZEC) project will release its genesis block into the wild. There’s a lot of anticipation for this project, because it will deploy zero-knowledge security. Thanks to this, developers believe Zcash will be a truly anonymous ledger that doesn’t leak or reveal transaction data.

The Zero Knowledge Proof cryptocurrency concept comes from the Johns Hopkins University Department of Computer Science, which inspired the Zcash project. Evolving from this research, CEO Zooko Wilcox announced Zcash on January 20, 2016. Zcash utilizes zk-SNARKs as a method of providing zero knowledge proofs to the independent blockchain.

https://news.bitcoin.com/upcoming-anonymous-project-zcash/

Walmart recently opened its Food Safety Collaboration Center in Beijing. The new initiative means the multinational is collaborating with IBM and Tsinghua University to improve food quality through the supply chain. It means the food safety partnership is utilizing blockchain technology to provide better food tracking and consumer safety.

Three Organizations Aim to Leverage Blockchain to Provide Better Food Quality

The traditional process of tracking food quality through the supply chain can be a difficult task. Over the years there have been many recalls involving contamination, bad ingredients, and uninspected crops. Many people believe rather than outside regulation the problems can be handled directly from the production and manufacturing process.

https://news.bitcoin.com/walmart-ibm-food-safety-blockchain-tech/

The U.S. election approaches, and it’s more apparent than ever that representative governance is a joke. As millions of Americans fight between each other over two sociopaths, society in general looks quite dismal. Be optimistic, though — many movements below the surface are giving a general sense of hope within the confines of this insanity.

Bitcoin’s birth in 2009 introduced the first digital currency that could not be manipulated and controlled by a third party. The concept started with the simple idea of separating state and money. Since then, we’ve seen a constellation of many other ideas based on similar foundations. Many people now realize peer-to-peer relationships based on voluntary consent are superior to the way we handle things today.

https://news.bitcoin.com/election-look-movements-make-difference/