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RadicalxChange President on How Digital Assets Can Empower Local Communities

Matthew Prewitt, president of RadicalxChange Foundation, a U.S.-based activist nonprofit dedicated to global democratic innovation, discusses how digital assets can be a tool for empowering local communities. Prewitt also touches on how blockchain can be applied to the voting process and help drive structural changes.

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Key Takeaways From CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. 2022

Bitwise Crypto Research Analyst Anais Rachel and bitcoiner Nolan Bauerle join "All About Bitcoin" to review CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. 2022 in New York City and what it suggests about the future of crypto, blockchain and Web3 in the years ahead.

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Finance

Celestia Labs Raises $55M to Build Modular Blockchain Network

The combined Series A and B round was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Polychain Capital.

Celestia Labs is betting on a modular blockchain future. (Shutterstock)

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Mila Kunis-Linked Production Company Aims to Bring Web3 Entertainment to the Masses

Lindsey McInerney, co-founder and CEO of blockchain entertainment firm Sixth Wall, the digital arm of Mila Kunis' Orchard Farm Productions, discusses the impact of blockchain technology and Web3 on the entertainment industry. What are the challenges of bringing NFTs to traditional media? Plus, the outlook for mass adoption of the metaverse and the legal considerations of digital innovation.

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Web3 Developers More Active Than Ever Despite Crypto Winter

New data shows the skyrocketing usage of two critically important Web3 libraries: Ethers.js and Web3.js. While the smart contract deployment rate dropped 45% mid cycle in 2017 and 2020, it has increased 50% since 2021. According to Tagus Capital Multi-Strategy Fund, this shows that "blockchain technology adoption continues strongly despite the drop in crypto prices."

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Opinion

Web 3 Isn’t Dead, Despite What Critics Might Say

Web3 is designed for a future that will become increasingly distributed, and for this reason remains foundational to how some sectors will eventually operate.

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Blockchain Established by Former Meta Employees Off to a Slow Start

Aptos, a new layer 1 blockchain established by former Meta (META) employees that promised extremely fast transaction speeds, isn't living up to those brisk expectations on its first day. "The Hash" panel discusses the launch of Aptos and the outlook for base layers during a bear market.

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Finance

Meta Platforms Follows Blockchain Firms in Joining Cryptographic Privacy Group MPC Alliance

The Facebook parent joins the likes of Bolt Labs, Ciphermode Labs and Partisia Blockchain in becoming a member of the group.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms has joined an industry privacy group that includes many blockchain companies. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

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Aptos Debuts Its Blockchain, Putting Millions in VC Dollars to the Test

The venture capital darling has been anticipated for months.

Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Fails to Produce 1 Block for Over an Hour

An 85-minute block interval left more than 13,000 transactions stuck in a pending state on Monday.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)