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Layer 2 Ethereum Mobile Payments Startup, Numio, Raises $1.25m in Seed Round

16 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Mark Anstead

Numio, a US based startup, has secured $1.25m in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by HashKey Capital. The Numio mobile app uses Ethereum’s Layer 2 (zkRollups, from zkSync), to provide users with the ability to make instant Ethereum transactio...

Numio Partners with Storj Labs: Storage and Payments Integrations

13 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Mark Anstead

  We are pleased to announce a partnership with the decentralized cloud storage service, Storj. The partnership sees Numio applications utilizing Storj DCS (Decentralized Cloud Storage), and Storj adding the non-custodial, zkRollup powered, Numio app...

Numio v2 launches on iOS & Android, backed by $1.25mm fundraise

12 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Mark Anstead

We are extremely excited to announce the launch the v2 of the Numio mobile application. In addition to this launch, we have announced a $1.25mm raise, led by Hashkey Capital. Our Layer 2 focused app built on zkRollups brings a lot to the table and he...

Eth 1.0 and Beyond: Part 1

29 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Mark Anstead

The biggest change to Ethereum since its inception, the switch to a fully functional Eth 2.0, is planned for 2022. In part one of this non-technical, two part series we take a quick look at the problems that face Eth 1.0 and why Eth 2.0 is di...

The Numio Website Just Got a Fresh New Look

28 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Mark Anstead

There has been a lot going on at Numio. We’ve been undertaking a massive app upgrade, finalizing iOS, developing some amazing DeFi features, taking on new team members, forming partnerships, building on our current ones, and a whole host of other exc...

Numio: Q1 2021

31 Mar 2021 2 minute read 1 comment Mark Anstead

  The Numio app was launched at the very start of Q1 2021 and has since clocked up over 10,000 downloads. We release updates to the app on a near weekly basis, we’ve added some fantastic features to the app (as well as many smaller ones), and have ma...

Identity Management with Numio

3 Mar 2021 3 minute read 4 comments Mark Anstead

  At Numio, we give people more control over their identity and their money.  In a previous article, we have widely discussed the money side, and how we are helping to scale Ethereum through our noncustodial mobile application. This article is focuse...

Numio is Solving the Ethereum Gas Fee Crisis and Establishing a Sybil-Resistant Solution

24 Feb 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Mark Anstead

I had the great pleasure recently to sit down with Scott Cunningham to talk about Numio, and what we are building to solve this scalability crisis on Ethereum.  Our product enables for 2,000 TPS, and all of the security benefits of the Ethereum mainn...

A Short Guide to Scaling Ethereum – Part Two

23 Feb 2021 8 minute read 2 comments Mark Anstead

In the first of this two part series, we shared information about the data retention and computation behind some Ethereum scaling solutions. In this second piece, we are going to be breaking down how they actually work, and what...

A Short Guide to Scaling Ethereum - Part One

9 Feb 2021 5 minute read 10 comments Mark Anstead

Introduction: Due to its composability, security, and incredibly high liquidity, Ethereum has quickly become the most powerful platform for decentralized financial products. Ethereum’s lack of scalability however, has massively impacted its ability t...