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Last week marked an exciting moment in technological innovation. The Ethereum blockchain – a global, decentralized computer that anyone can use – changed the way it verifies transactions in a long-anticipated update called the Merge.Despite opening additional opportun

Calling self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright a “fraud” was part of a deliberate reckless campaign that shouldn’t be tolerated in a democracy, nChain Chief Scientist Craig S. Wright’s lawyers told an Oslo court Wednesday in the seventh and final da

La semana pasada, Ethereum hizo su histórico cambio que lo llevó de un mecanismo proof-of-work a uno proof-of-stake y abandonó oficialmente el sistema de gran consumo de energía basado en mineros que había utilizado hasta ese momento para proces

Next Monday, Sept. 26, will mark the premier of “Ring Nation,” which its producers describe as “a half-hour, studio-based series that gives audiences a daily dose of life's unpredictable, heartwarming and hilarious viral videos shared by people from their video

A U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) may be one step closer to reality after the White House published several reports analyzing the technical and policy aspects of a digital dollar last week. Congressman James Himes (D-Conn.) has been an outspoken advocate for a U.S. cent

Last week, Ethereum made its historic shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake – officially abandoning the energy-intensive, miner-based system that it had previously used to process updates to its decentralized ledger.In crypto circles, the occasion of the Merge was obse

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Ethereum culture can be split into three categories: cypherpunk, solarpunk and lunarpunk. I say "can" because some argue the -punk distinctions could happily be folded into one. The problem is, depending on whom you ask, it’s not clear which prefix dominates. It’s the

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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies wei

Real-time accounting platform, Integral, closed an $8.5 million round of funding that was led by Electric Capital, Integral announced Tuesday. The funding was the first for the company, aimed at bringing financial data to the Web3 world.Integral builds financial management softwa

It’s a bit of deja vu for victims of the $80 million Rari/Fei attack last April who today voted to disburse funds “making them whole.” The marriage between the two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Rari Capital and Fei Protocol, will also be dissolved, mar

Cryptocurrency professionals are beginning to issue warnings of a forthcoming “crypto winter,” in which interest in cryptocurrency significantly dies down. But are we truly headed for this eventuality?

How DeFi best practices combined with industry solutions can bolster crypto market integrity

Nasdaq has launched a new business unit, Nasdaq Digital Assets. Ira Auerbach, Senior Vice President and Head of Digital Assets shares his insights on the digital asset ecosystem, as well as the division’s strategic roadmap and product development. 

TradFi and DeFi need technology and data controls to effectively monitor for money laundering, fraud and market abuse in an automated, secure and holistic way. As CeFi continues to develop, cloud, information sharing, and hyper-automation will be needed to fight financial crime.

The Merge -- Ethereum's full transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) from proof-of-work (PoW) -- was completed successfully on Sept. 15, to the admiration and acclaim of many. See Our List: 100 Most...

Days after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, Western states, led by the U.S. and European Union, levied vast sanctions on the Russian economy, hoping to drive Moscow into an economic crisis that would prompt a military retreat.Yet within a matter of da

The term "metaverse" seems to be everywhere -- in the news, on social media and even at the dinner table. Although the technology is far from mainstream, it's quickly garnering the attention of tech...

Amid a bear period for bitcoin, the hash rate and difficulty of mining new coins has reached an all-time high, presenting interesting new challenges and opportunities as mining companies, pools and individual miners look into the future.