There were 14 logos on the website yesterday, but there are only 12 today. The missing logos for the cloud-based software company and the e-scooter rental company were mentioned in a report.
Helium's partnership with Lime was in serious doubt after Russell Murphy, Lime's senior director of communications, said that Lime had not had a relationship with Helium. Lime said that it was writing a letter to Helium.
The parent company of Helium acknowledged Friday that Lime and Helium had grown apart. The team members we worked with atLime are no longer employed there.
Lime's supposed status as a client was part of Helium's marketing pitch. Helium claims to be a network of Internet of things devices that can provide their own internet access. Helium's hardware is only as good as the network of users who keep it functioning, but there's a bonus value in the fact that the devices also mine a currency whenever the network is used. As long as major tech companies are customers, there is a good chance that there is a lot ofcryptocurrencies to be mined.
Lime's use of the Helium network is cited as proof that it is a real product used by real people and companies. The reality of the partnership between Helium and the Victor mouse trap company does not seem to be in dispute at this time.
As of yesterday, the other company associated with a logo now missing from Helium.com had not commented publicly. At press time, there had not been a response from the company about the logo's removal.
As of this writing, Helium hadn't gotten a comment from Mashable. If there are more developments, we'll update this story.
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