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Ripple is testing RLUSD on layer 2s Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, after the token initially launched on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum in 2024.
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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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Users can now buy, swap, send, and receive Bitcoin directly within the popular Ethereum-focused wallet, expanding its multichain reach.
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Grayscale’s 2026 outlook cites institutional demand and clearer US regulation as key catalysts for Bitcoin’s surge in the first half of 2026.
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Trump has already pardoned two crypto heavyweights, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in January.
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SBI Holdings and Startale plan a regulated yen stablecoin via Shinsei Trust, aiming for tokenized assets and cross-border settlement by Q2 2026.
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Visa’s new stablecoin advisory arm shows how onchain dollars have gone from experiment to core payment rail, as banks and fintechs treat stablecoins as crypto’s killer app.
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Tajikistan’s new law criminalizing unauthorized crypto mining shows how global energy shortages are reshaping digital asset regulation.
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In a recent AMA, seQura explained how its smart shopping app blends flexible payments, purchase control and Bitcoin rewards to create a loyalty system that holds real value.
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The new Ethereum-based fund backed by JPMorgan allows qualified investors to earn US dollar yields and subscribe or redeem using cash or stablecoins.
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ZachXBT warned about Soulja Boy’s new Base memecoin after Jesse Pollak shared a receipt, reviving past allegations of rug pulls and promotions.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called on X to use blockchain and ZK-proofs to make its content-ranking algorithm verifiably fair and censorship-resistant.
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The React team published a fix on Dec. 3 and advises anyone using the react-server-dom-webpack, react-server-dom-parcel, and react-server-dom-turbopack, to upgrade immediately.
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The $6.6 million request would fund a 25-person core dev team and major 2026 upgrades, including Llamalend v2 and an onchain FX swap.
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Security researcher Taylor Monahan warns that hackers have already stolen over $300 million from this method. Here’s what to do if you are caught in their scam.
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The Bitcoin community continues to debate the philosophical and market implications of a quantum computer hacking old, vulnerable addresses.
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