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Stellar Lumen is a platform that aims to integrate decentralized ledger technology with the existing financial infrastructure by decentralizing the entire process. It's also tied to the Stellar Development Foundation; a not-for-profit organization focused on fighting poverty by making money transfers easier for third world countries.

Verge cryptocurrency and Pornhub announced a partnership that will enable users to pay for services on the adult content site with the Verge token XVG. Pornhub stated that due to its efforts to stay up-to-date with issues concerning the privacy and payment preferences of its community, it would now accept Verge as a means of payment.

The EOS Initial Coin Offering lasted for months, but raised $4 billion, easily dwarfing the $1.7 raised through private investors by messaging app Telegram. The EOS community has been touting the incredible potential for the cryptocurrency and getting a lot of traction within the blockchain community.

Waves is a new blockchain developed and operated by Waves Platform AG. Waves platform allows users to create, distribute and trade their custom tokens in a transparent, auditable and decentralized form.

LuxCoin is the open source cryptocurrency supporting the blockchain project called Luxcore. Luxcore’s blockchain applications are focused on developing a platform to provide out-of-the-box corporate privacy and security products.

0x is a decentralized exchange protocol with the intent of providing a wide array of Ethereum assets on an open platform for decentralized exchange. Like the Ethereum network, 0x enables participants to build decentralized crypto exchanges using their unique protocol.

StartEngine is a popular platform for companies to host their equity crowdfund investor page and take investment through their backend system. The trend has emerged with the potential for cryptocurrencies to use the equity crowdfunding model to raise funds.

As the Internet of Things becomes more advanced, smart devices require simple ways to make payments and transfer data. IOTA is a decentralized distributed ledger system that works as an alternative to blockchain for machine-to-machine data interactions including micropayments.

To aid the foray of interested individuals in the field of blockchain tech, many American universities have added related courses and resources to their curriculums. Schools like Duke University and M.I.T. have launched blockchain-based programs and research facilities.