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Chelsea Manning: Crypto’s Privacy Problem Depends on Improving Its Technology
13.12.2022
The whistleblower turned security consultant at blockchain startup Nym discusses why the issue of privacy is rooted in the underlying technology of crypto and why regulation is on the horizon
Nvidia Projects Automotive Industry to Include Metaverse Tech in Its Operations in 2023
13.12.2022
Nvidia, a graphics processing unit and artificial intelligence (AI) company, believes that 2023 could mark the start of a metaverse-driven age in the automotive industry. As part of this new conception, automotive companies will start to include metaverse tech and implement it in their industrial...
Polygon’s NFT Market Demonstrates Signs of Significant Increased Adoption, but Not Growth in Sale Volume, Nansen Data Shows
12.12.2022
Amid a crypto winter exacerbated by the FTX fallout, first-time and returning buyers have reached all-time highs in Polygon’s non-fungible token market. Yet, sales volumes are near all-time lows
Adoption of DeFi, ZK Tech, NFTs and More Will Continue to Increase in 2023
12.12.2022
The crises of the past year obscured genuine growth in promising crypto industries, writes Pantera Capital General Partner Paul Veradittakit. Expanding on these themes will drive growth in the coming year
Argentina Organizes National Blockchain Committee to Implement State Level Strategy
10.12.2022
The government of Argentina has designated a national blockchain committee in order to establish the directives for a state-level blockchain adoption strategy. In a document, Argentina remarks on the importance of this tech for the future and presents several use cases that would benefit from...
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Be Getting a Privacy Upgrade
9.12.2022
One new standard being developed by Blockstream is already running on the company’s Core Lightning implementation
NFTs could help solve diamond certification fraud
9.12.2022
Non-fungible tokens are being used to serve as digital GIA diamond certificates to ensure immutability, transparency and proof-of-ownership
Crypto Miner Hive Cuts Computing Power Forecast for Intel Chip-Based Rigs
9.12.2022
The Canadian firm said it would receive 5,800 machines by end-January, raking in upwards of 630 PH/s
Ethereum Developers Target March 2023 for Release of Staked Ether
8.12.2022
Staked ETH withdrawals are coming in the spring of 2023, while proto-danksharding will follow in the subsequent hard fork in the fall
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
7.12.2022
This "Merge" will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake
What Does an AI Chatbot ‘Think’ About DeFi? We Asked ChatGPT
7.12.2022
ChatGPT, CoinDesk’s new, robot-guest contributor, explains how AI might help (and harm) the future of DeFi
DeFi Project Mercurial Plots Revamp and New Tokens Following 'Toxic' Association With FTX
7.12.2022
The plan will see Mercurial launch its popular products as a separate project under the name Meteora
DeFi Protocol Sushi Proposes 'Immediate' Action to Support Its Treasury
7.12.2022
Developers proposed to divert 100% of fees generated on the platform to SushiSwap’s multisig for one year or until new tokenomics are implemented
Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Staking of Its Native Token LINK
6.12.2022
Staking will provide incentives that will enable the Chainlink system to grow, according to co-founder Sergey Naraov
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops Most Since July 2021 as Crypto Winter Cuts Profitability
6.12.2022
Bitcoin miners are being caught between rising costs and the lower price of bitcoin
EA Made A LotR Game With A Tiger Woods Engine
6.12.2022
Making video games is very hard. It can take years of work to ship even a small game. One aspect that can take up a particularly large amount of time and resources is building a custom engine, which is why many devs utilize Unreal, Unity, or another pre-existing engine to help speed up development....
Waves Blockchain Founder Explores New DAO Model to Improve Crypto Governance
5.12.2022
The model is designed to add accountability by introducing performance measures, rewards and penalties
Spanish Soccer League Laliga Will Certify Goal Scoring Balls Using Blockchain Tech
5.12.2022
Laliga, the premier Spanish soccer league, has announced the implementation of a new system that will use blockchain for tracking soccer balls that were used to score a goal. The system, which will be provided by Gol-Ball, a third-party company, will certify these balls to allow users to purchase...
Vitalik Buterin on the crypto blues: Focus on the tech, not the price
5.12.2022
The Ethereum co-founder has recommended weary crypto investors to shift away from price watching and focus on the tech instead
Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Krugman Warns of an Eternal Winter for Blockchain
4.12.2022
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has warned about the possibility of a perennial winter for blockchain projects, including crypto. In a recent article published in the New York Times (NYT), the economist criticizes blockchain as a tech and its uses citing several signs that he believes...