Sia

Startup Behind Siacoin Storage Platform Raises $3M, Rebrands as Skynet Labs

Skynet Labs has raised a $3 million funding round led by Paradigm, aiming to offer developers decentralized storage solutions for all types of applications.

Business  ·  22 September 2020
SEC

Sia Reaches $225K SEC Settlement Over $120K Unregistered Token Sale

As part of the settlement, the SEC will not take enforcement actions against Siacoin maker Nebulous or current activity on the Sia network.

Markets  ·  1 October 2019
Video Streaming

Sia Network Raises $3.5 Million From Bain Capital to Become Crypto Hulu

Nebulous, the startup behind the Sia network for decentralized file storage, is doubling its staff and focusing on media streaming.

Markets  ·  10 July 2019
Hard Forks

Sia Completes Hard Fork as Bricked Miners Form Rival Blockchain

Innosilicon's mining equipment no longer works on Sia following a planned algorithm change. But not everyone went along with the fork.

Markets  ·  1 November 2018
Hard Forks

Sia Network Releases Hard Fork Code to Block Crypto Mining Giants

Sia has released the formal code for an imminent hard fork that will block cryptocurrency mining firms like Bitmain from its blockchain network.

Tech  ·  19 October 2018
Mining

Kill Switch Engage: Sia Cryptocurrency to Block Bitmain and Other Big Miners

After months of debate, Siacoin's founder is announcing a fork. That's good news for his other project, which will have the coin's only working ASICs.

Tech  ·  1 October 2018
Bitcoin

Crypto Needs More Than Code to Beat the ASIC Mining Threat

Defending cryptocurrencies against the centralizing forces of ASIC mining chips requires more than coding fixes; human governance is also critical.

Tech  ·  1 May 2018
Blockchain Applications

SIA Group, R3 Team Up for Blockchain Finance App Network

Technology infrastructure provider SIA Group and DLT consortium R3 have teamed up in an effort to get banks and corporates using blockchain apps.

Business  ·  8 November 2017