Blockchain


Opinion

Blockchain May Offer Answers for AI Challenges

Artificial intelligence is already having a big impact on society, but it also has the potential to harm. Blockchain technology may help create safer, more effective AI systems.

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Tech

Tezos Set to Become 8 Times Faster After 'Nairobi' Upgrade

‘Nairobi’ is the blockchain’s fourteenth upgrade.

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Videos

German Intelligence Agency Releases NFT Collection to Recruit Talent

German Intelligence Agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) has released a non-fungible token (NFT) collection, called the “Dogs of BND,” to recruit talent through a gamified blockchain treasure hunt. "The Hash" panel shares their reaction to the role of NFTs and blockchains in the agency's recruiting process.

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Markets

QCP Capital, SBI Alpha Execute First Uncleared Crypto Options Trade on Regulated Platform Using Bitcoin as Collateral

The trade was executed on the regulated Clear Markets platform and involved bitcoin as collateral. The risk management techniques involved were consistent with ISDA's requirements for uncleared derivatives.

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Tech

‘Storage Proofs’ Touted as Alternative to Hack-Prone Bridges in Multichain World

Storage proofs, a feature that could minimize cross-chain exploits by allowing users to keep their assets on one chain and prove that it's there on a different chain, will go live on Starknet soon.

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and CEO of StarkWare (StarkWare)

Markets

Bitcoin Is Becoming Illiquid at 147K a Month in Signal of Steady Accumulation

"The market appears to be in a period of quiet accumulation, which suggests an undercurrent of demand," one analyst said.

Bitcoin investors continue to accumulate coins, shrugging of market uncertainty. (Source: Elizabeth Kay/Unsplash)

Tech

BNB Chain Releases Layer 2 Testnet Based on Optimism's OP Stack

Developers expect the opBNB blockchain to reach speeds of 4,000 transactions per second at a targeted cost of 0.005 U.S. cents per transaction.

Monad Labs is looking to provide faster EVM processing than Ethereum. (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S. Banking Watchdog Makes Case for Tokenization, Just Not on Public Blockchains

OCC chief Michael Hsu – a crypto critic – argued asset tokenization is the future, but he said centralized efforts are the way ahead.

Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)