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Ethereum Preps for Biggest Code Change Since the Merge With Pectra Upgrade
5.5.2025
The upgrade is focused on making the Ethereum blockchain more user-friendly and efficient
Casa Co-Founder Jameson Lopp Offers Solution for Bitcoin ‘Spam:’ Increasing Adoption
5.5.2025
Lopp, currently embroiled in the debate to lift OP_RETURN restrictions in bitcoin, stated that the simplest way to keep so-called “spam” away from the bitcoin chain was to increase block space demand. This way, so-called “spammers” would have to pay higher costs to use bitcoin’s resources. Jameson...
$8.8 Billion Blockchain Hub: A Game-Changer for Maldives’ Economy?
5.5.2025
MBS Global Investments, based in Dubai, plans to invest $8.8 billion over five years to establish a blockchain and digital asset hub in the Maldives. This initiative aims to diversify the country’s economy, which currently relies heavily on fishing and tourism. Diversifying...
AI and Blockchain Explorers: Arkham and Blockchair Reshape Onchain Visibility
5.5.2025
In recent years, blockchain explorers have advanced significantly, and with the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), their capabilities have expanded further. Below, we examine two leading blockchain explorers incorporating AI, designed to translate transaction data into human-readable...
Trust, Not Size, Key to Stablecoin Success, Says Concordium CEO
4.5.2025
Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki warns that excessive dollar dependence could lead to systemic instability, stressing the need for multi-currency diversification. He envisions stablecoins playing a key role in payment finance (PayFi), offering instant settlements, lower fees,...
Spam Fight Heats Up: Bitcoin Knots Node Count Rises 49% in April
4.5.2025
Lately, Bitcoin developers have found themselves entrenched in a fervent dispute over a proposal to eliminate the long-standing 80-byte constraint imposed on the OP_RETURN function. As this technical standoff intensifies, the alternative Bitcoin client known as Bitcoin Knots witnessed a notable...
Crypto VC Firm Dao5 Closes $222M Fund to Focus on Institutional Adoption Projects
3.5.2025
Tekin Salimi, founder of Dao5, reported that the VC company’s second fund was concentrated in 15 limited partners, including family offices and notable individuals. He assessed that the previous fund’s success influenced the level of participation in this one. Crypto Firm Dao5 Swims...
Early Investors Back Nexchain with $1M+ as Blockchain Project Prepares for Testnet Launch
3.5.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. In the fast-evolving world of blockchain technology, where speed, scalability, and security are often seen as trade-offs, Nexchain is breaking boundaries by delivering all three, powered by the transformative capabilities of artificial...
Tokenized Treasuries Add $560M in 15 Days, Pushing Market to $6.5B
2.5.2025
In just 15 days, the tokenized Treasury market ballooned by $560 million, catapulting its total value to an impressive $6.5 billion as of May 2, 2025. BUIDL and USTB Drive 98% of Tokenized Treasury Market Growth in Just Two Weeks The Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)...
From digital identity to outer space: Projects push crypto use cases
2.5.2025
As the crypto space developed, blockchain use cases expanded from simple digital currencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to more complex areas such as digital identity verification and telecommunications. Ahead of the Token2049 event in Dubai, Cointelegraph spoke with Spacecoin CEO Stuart...
From digital identity to outer space: Projects push crypto use cases
2.5.2025
As the crypto space developed, blockchain use cases expanded from simple digital currencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to more complex areas such as digital identity verification and telecommunications. Ahead of the Token2049 event in Dubai, Cointelegraph spoke with Spacecoin CEO Stuart...
Facilitating Spam Attacks or Nothing Burger? Drama Ensues Over Changes to This Bitcoin Guardrail Feature
1.5.2025
The bitcoin development community is divided over a proposal to remove certain guardrails designed to deter the use of its blockchain for storing arbitrary data (or ‘spam’). Some developers argue that this change will impact the future of bitcoin, while others assert that it is already...
Ethena Labs to Integrate USDe Stablecoin With TON Blockchain for Telegram Users
1.5.2025
Ethena Labs will bring its USDe synthetic dollar and its staking counterpart, tsUSDe, to The Open Network (TON) blockchain, unlocking access to dollar-denominated savings for Telegram’s 1 billion users through self-custodial wallets starting in May 2025. TON Ecosystem to Support Ethena’s USDe...
Crypto Investment Firm Dao5 Raises $222M Fund to Back Institutional Blockchain Adoption
1.5.2025
The firm's dao5 fund is set to become a decentralized autonomous organization later this year
The Next Ethereum Will Come From a Dorm Room (or a College Dropout)
1.5.2025
Many of the most successful crypto projects come from founders who don’t wait for permission from institutions, says Antonio Gomes, President of the Blockchain Education Network
Solana Policy Institute, Superstate, and Orca Unveil Project Open: A Proposal to Move Equity Trading Onchain
1.5.2025
Project Open was presented to the SEC as a pilot program to test the issuance of equity securities on public blockchains. By leveraging the zero settlement times and transparency of these blockchains, Project Open aims to lower the costs of issuance and trading simultaneously. Project Open...
Eric Trump Warns Banks Could Be ‘Extinct’ in 10 Years Without Crypto Pivot
30.4.2025
Eric Trump said traditional banks could “be extinct in ten years” unless they embrace cryptocurrency and blockchain, telling CNBC that today’s financial plumbing is too slow, costly, and exclusionary. Eric Trump: SWIFT Is ‘a Disaster,’ Blockchain Does It Better Eric Trump, executive vice president...
EU digital product passports won’t solve food fraud, but blockchain can
30.4.2025
Opinion by: Fraser Edwards, co-founder and CEO, CheqdBrutal honesty has its place, especially when confronting discomfort, so here’s one that can’t be sweetened with honey: 96% of imported honey in the UK is fake! Tests found that 24 of 25 jars were suspicious or didn’t meet...
EU digital product passports won’t solve food fraud, but blockchain can
30.4.2025
Opinion by: Fraser Edwards, co-founder and CEO, CheqdBrutal honesty has its place, especially when confronting discomfort, so here’s one that can’t be sweetened with honey: 96% of imported honey in the UK is fake! Tests found that 24 of 25 jars were suspicious or didn’t meet...
Banks Must Adopt Crypto or 'Be Extinct in 10 Years,' Eric Trump Says
30.4.2025
The son of U.S. President Donald Trump said the current financial system is broken and blockchain technology is the fix