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Reactivating idle BTC in DeFi through restaking can unlock liquidity, enhance stability, and turn Bitcoin into a productive asset without compromising its role as a store of value.
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Latest News on Blockchain
Blockchains are the critical infrastructure underlying cryptocurrencies. The common feature of these distributed ledgers is the sequential updating of a cryptographically secure, verifiable transaction record among a network of peers all operating under a certain set of rules enforced through the software itself. This record is owned and operated in common by anyone anywhere.
While research in shared ledger technology goes back decades, the arrival of the Bitcoin blockchain introduced the first distributed ledger technology that was thoroughly decentralized and resistant to censorship, seizure and collusion.
Blockchain technology, in its various manifestations including the Ethereum blockchain and others, is ultimately a global consensus system — i.e., it allows people to coordinate and cooperate around a neutral source of information without trusting each other or a central administrator. The use cases are wide-ranging, from finance and energy trading to supply chain management.
At Cointelegraph, we are chronicling the evolving blockchain industry. Is it revolutionary or overhyped? Or both? Will it become the solution to securing trust in finance and global trade? What will be the rate of blockchain transactions in the coming years?
Stay tuned to find out.
- Recap
Paris Blockchain Week 2025 spotlights PoSA merge, Bahamut blockchain, hackathon wins and calls for rules on digital assets worldwide.
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Changpeng Zhao’s address received 90 million fake Grok tokens as Elon Musk-impersonating scams and phishing attacks see a resurgence.
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Crypto betting platform Stake reportedly had revenue of $4.7 billion in 2024, rivaling traditional betting platforms.
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Incoming US Treasury buybacks and a weakening US dollar may bolster Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge against turbulence in the traditional financial system.
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Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak said the organization’s recent shift allows Vitalik Buterin to spend more time on research and exploration.
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Metaplanet is now the world’s 10th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder and wants to acquire 21,000 BTC by 2026.
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Crypto adoption is rapidly growing in high-growth markets, where the technology is solving real-world problems, while the US focuses on institutional validation.
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Almost 70% of the stolen Bybit funds “remain traceable,” said CEO Ben Zhou, who is pinning his hopes on bounty hunters to decipher crypto mixers used to launder the loot.
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Tokenized shares in an ambitious property development pipeline will become available to investors once the new marketplace goes live.
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User losses will be minimized due to an upcoming compensation plan and rolling back accounts, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen told Cointelegraph.
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The Ethereum co-founder continues to propose ideas to make the smart contract blockchain more competitive with high-throughput chains.
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Farmers are increasingly turning to stablecoins to facilitate cross-border payments, streamline operations, and gain access to global markets.
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Institutional investment and Bitcoin ETFs have accelerated the four-year Bitcoin halving cycle despite growing uncertainty fueled by global trade wars.
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Despite over $2 million in daily inflation, Dogecoin remains the dominant memecoin as ETF decisions from the SEC approach.
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