![]() ![]() Keybase and Stellar partnered for another massive airdrop of Stellar’s native token, Lumens (XLM), which Keybase’s CEO claims to be different from the previous giveaways, though many in the community are not convinced in its benefits. ![]() The service and its complementary Android app. ![]() Slacker Radio continues its dominance as one of the best streaming music apps. Max Krohn, CEO and co-founder of the encrypted chat app Keybase, told Fortune that this giveaway is different from those that came before it because everything is happening on a chat app, not on a cryptocurrency exchange “where people might be encouraged to cash out immediately.” Krohn said that he hopes “people will transact with the cryptocurrency in-app, sending it to contacts and paying for various services offered by chat bots.” Nonetheless, the price of XLM dropped 76% since the first event of this kind was announced. Lacks gapless-playback or crossfade capabilities. ![]() As of February 2022, Tesla has also added a yearly plan for Premium Connectivity in the US. Cars sold before Jinclude free premium connectivity. In the US, this music service shows up in the vehicle simply as 'Streaming. Teslas Premium Connectivity package currently costs 10/month per car in the US. With their backend now offering this higher bitrate option it would be great. While branded as a Tesla streaming service, Tesla has partnered with Slacker Radio to provide a free Slacker Plus account (ad-free) to Tesla Premium Connectivity customers. For many years the highest bitrate they have offered (including to Tesla vehicles) has been 128 Kbps MP3. Keybase partnered with Stellar for what is likely the largest giveaway of Stellar’s native token, Lumens (XLM) so far. Slacker Radio just updated their iOS application yesterday and now offerings a 320 Kbps streaming option within their application. As the announcement explains, XLM is made for cross-border payments, where a user can send one currency, and the recipient can receive the funds in the currency of their choice. Starting with a gift of 100 million XLM (USD 6 million), to 300,000 Keybase users, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) will continue this airdrop with giving away 100 million XLM per month, divided equally among participants, for 20 months, making it a total of XLM 2 billion. A participant can’t get more than USD 500 in XLM in total though. At the current price, the airdrop would be worth some USD 120 million. ![]()
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