Public Blockchains


Opinion

How Public Blockchains Will Catalyze Institutional DeFi Adoption

Public blockchains — with their open architecture and unrestricted participation — are set to drive the next wave of financial innovation just as the internet did for communication and commerce, says Markus Infanger.

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Opinion

Don’t Let Web 3 Repeat Web 2’s Mistakes

Web 3 must be private by default, Tor Bair of the Secret Foundation writes for CoinDesk’s Privacy Week.

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Finance

Shanghai Government Invests $5M in Blockchain Startup Conflux

The Shanghai government has invested over $5 million in Conflux while putting the project on a list of 57 companies that focus on emerging technologies.

Conflux co-founders Ming Wu and Fan Long

Policy

China's BSN to 'Localize' 24 Public Blockchains by Making Them Permissioned

China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland -- but they will look very different.

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Finance

Chinese Blockchain Startup Hires VC Exec to Lead North American Expansion

Beijing-based blockchain startup Conflux has hired the former head of crypto at VC firm Outlier Ventures to lead a North American expansion.

Toronto

Policy

FEMA Advisory Board Proposes Blockchain to Speed ‘Disaster Dividend’ Payouts

The NAC argued that blockchain could improve the speed of payouts communities rely on in the wake of natural disasters.

Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Markets

Yes, You May Need a Blockchain

While scaling challenges abound, it's clear public blockchains offer something quite different to traditional databases, says Balaji S. Srinivasan.

Chains

Markets

Tobacco Giant Philip Morris Is Building a Different Kind of 'Public' Blockchain

Tobacco giant Philip Morris is working on a "public blockchain," an executive said, though not quite in the commonly understood sense.

tobacco, cigarettes

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