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Execution risk in crypto is the new custody risk. Live credentials, not just private keys, are now the main attack surface.
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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.
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Edward Felten said Ethereum L2s need responsive pricing to scale, as Arbitrum’s new model tests an alternative to EIP-1559-style fee swings.
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Dmail Network will shut down on May 15 after citing high infrastructure costs, failed fundraising and weak token utility.
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A Bank of Canada staff paper found Aave V3 avoided bad debt in 2024, but said the model pushed losses onto borrowers during liquidations.
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The IMF said tokenization could improve cross-border payments and financial inclusion in emerging economies but cited concerns over volatility and the “erosion of monetary sovereignty.”
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DeFi prioritizes gas efficiency over market resilience. Simplified financial logic fails under volatility due to computational constraints.
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French blockchain-based stock exchange Lise plans to host what it describes as a fully onchain IPO for ST Group.
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High-demand assets enable continuous settlement, collateralization and network effects. Programmability on dollars and bonds compresses financial frictions where trillions already flow.
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Naoris Protocol said it has launched its mainnet, introducing a layer-1 blockchain that uses post-quantum cryptography for transaction validation and network security.
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New research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked startup, says quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality.
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S&P Dow Jones Indices puts its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, allowing institutions to access bond benchmark data through tokens rather than feeds.
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GalaxyOne adds Solana staking with variable rewards and zero-fee incentives, extending institutional validator infrastructure to retail users.
1294 Stablecoin infrastructure delivers velocity but issuers and exchanges capture the rent. Velocity beats market cap as digital dollars become invisible financial plumbing.
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OpenFX raised $94 million in a Series A round to expand its stablecoin-based FX network, as firms explore faster cross-border payment infrastructure.
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The Ethereum Economic Zone promises to stitch fragmented rollups back into a single system, but a similar model struggled to gain traction on Cosmos.
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