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With 93% of all Bitcoin already mined, the race for the remaining coins is intensifying. Here’s how it impacts scarcity, mining rewards and the future of the network.
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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.
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As privacy concerns and regulatory demands for age verification collide, zero-knowledge proofs offer a cryptographic solution that keeps your sensitive data safe while satisfying compliance requirements.
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Discover platforms offering crypto-backed mortgages, allowing you to use digital assets like BTC and ETH to finance real estate purchases without selling your holdings.
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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Standard Chartered’s latest report warns that Solana may be a “one-trick pony,” with memecoin trading dominating its usage and now in decline.
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ChatGPT and Grok can help you analyze altcoins, compare projects, and stay ahead in crypto research.
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AI promises to make Web3 click for everyday users. A new suite of trading tools by a cryptocurrency exchange shows how this might work in practice.
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The world’s biggest Bitcoin miner achieved record annualized revenue as its Bitcoin holdings surpassed $5 billion.
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StarkWare’s new Stark Two (S-two) prover lets users generate cryptographic proofs directly on their devices.
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Taurus said the partnership would enable its expansion into Latin America, a region that ranks highly for cryptocurrency adoption.
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A new DeFi platform introduces powerful, intuitive tools like price freezing and yield-generating limit orders while keeping options hidden under the hood to simplify the trading experience.
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Metaplanet’s stockholders are paying a more than fivefold premium on Bitcoin spot prices, as BTC’s soaring valuation discourages direct retail exposure.
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Bitget CEO Gracy Chen told Cointelegraph that BGUSD is distinct from stablecoins and securities and functions as a yield-bearing stable asset certificate.
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Blockchain.com is opening a Nigerian office as part of its expansion into African markets showing regulatory progress.
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From the BIS's Project Pine to Japan’s retail pilot, central banks are exploring how blockchain and smart contracts could enhance monetary policy.