News
A new bill introduced to Congress seeks to control the entire stablecoin industry by requiring all related activities to obtain federal approval first
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Blockchain News
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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The benefits of utility tokens could soon stretch beyond payment facilitation and governance capabilities.
4840 - Opinion
Institutional players are coming to the crypto ecosystem, but how will they impact the industry? Will they boost it or collapse it?
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Eth2 staking has its downsides — people may not have the means to contribute 32 ETH, or the technical knowhow to run a node. Can these issues be solved?
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Forbes new list of 600 up-and-coming entrepreneurs aged below 30 features 10 representatives from the crypto and blockchain sectors.
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A project is building a blockchain ecosystem that unites freelancers, entrepreneurs and business investors in a new, logical way.
6965 - News
Tutors, taxi drivers and repairmen will be able to take advantage of Alfa-Bank's blockchain-based services.
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After a week of gloomy headlines and a brutal price dip, traders would do well to think long term.
41984 - AUDIO
Everyone from the Wall Street Journal to the Queen of England has an eye for Bitcoin in this week's Bad Crypto podcast.
11597 - Opinion
With cheap and scalable trustless systems, blockchain tech has the ability to drive industry adoption to a new level.
22883 - News
The joint report is among the most promising CBDC studies conducted by central bank authorities
10907 - Opinion
The sector has a long way to go in terms of accessibility if DeFi really wants to challenge traditional financial institutions.
23840 - News
The cryptocurrency exchange has given up on Binance Uganda, but the regional play remains strong
17146 - News
The hotly anticipated layer-1 chain looks to be getting its ducks in a row.
13372 - Opinion
True innovations are a serious problem for traditional financial institutions, but fintech and crypto startups have the solution.
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