Category: Blockchain

Blockchain Security: The Perils of Perpetual Inflation

Alvin Lang Sep 16, 2025 13:31 Exploring the challenges of using perpetual inflation as a solution for blockchain security and why it poses risks rather than guarantees sustainable security. In a recent analysis by Christopher Bendiksen, perpetual inflation, often referred to as tail emission, is scrutinized as a mechanism for ensuring blockchain security. Bendiksen argues that this approach, while intended to guarantee miner and validator income in the absence of a robust fee market, ultimately fails to secure long-term protocol stability. According…

Swiss Banking Giants Complete Blockchain Study for Bank Deposits

Some of Switzerland’s largest banks completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) that tested blockchain technology and smart contracts for interbank payments, marking what they said was the first legally binding bank payment via a public blockchain. Under the umbrella of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), UBS, PostFinance and Sygnum Bank conducted a feasibility study on blockchain-based deposit tokens and payments infrastructure, the SBA announced Tuesday. The test initiated an offchain fiat money transfer triggered by payment instructions tokenized on the blockchain as a “deposit token.” The first use case executed a payment…

UN Agency Academy Will Teach Blockchain to Governments

The United Nations Development Programme is set to launch a “Government Blockchain Academy” to teach the public sector about crypto and other emerging tech. The agency said on Monday that it would partner with the blockchain and artificial intelligence advocacy not-for-profit Exponential Science Foundation to launch the academy next year. “The Academy will provide specialized education and implementation programs that harness blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies to help governments drive transformative change,” the UNDP said. The agency is tasked with helping countries create long-term economic growth to tackle poverty.…

Blockchain Enters The City: London Stock Exchange Launches Private Funds Platform

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a blockchain-based platform aimed at private funds and completed its first live transaction, a move that seeks to bring tokenization and faster settlement to traditionally slow fund markets. According to LSEG, the new system — called Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) — runs on Microsoft Azure and is designed to handle everything from issuance through to post-trade servicing. Blockchain: Platform Handles Full Life Cycle Reports have disclosed that DMI is built…

LSEG Finishes 1st Blockchain Transfer On Microsoft Platform

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The London Stock Exchange Group has debuted its new blockchain infrastructure for private funds, completing its first tokenized fundraising. LSEG Has Launched Its Blockchain Infrastructure As announced in a press release on Monday, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched its blockchain infrastructure and facilitated its first transaction. The platform, called “Digital Markets Infrastructure” (DMI), was developed in collaboration with Microsoft and runs on the tech giant’s Azure cloud service. Related Reading: Record Bitcoin Difficulty Not…

18 Block Reorg Slams Monero, Erasing 36 Minutes Of Blockchain

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Monero’s privacy chain endured its deepest-ever chain reorganization in the last 24 hours, when 18 consecutive blocks were replaced, briefly “rewriting” roughly 36 minutes of ledger history and invalidating about 118 already-confirmed transactions. Multiple independent monitors flagged the event late Sunday into Monday, describing a rollback spanning block heights 3,499,659 through 3,499,676 before nodes converged on a new best chain. With Monero targeting two-minute blocks, an 18-block reorg translates to ~36 minutes of history—an extraordinary depth for…

Ethereum Foundation Forms AI Research Team to Blend Blockchain, AI

The Ethereum Foundation announced a new AI-focused research team, aiming to blend the censorship-resistant power of blockchain with one of tech’s hottest fields. Davide Crapis, a research scientist with the Foundation, said Monday that the new team will focus on developing an AI economy on Ethereum and a decentralized AI stack for developers. “Ethereum makes AI more trustworthy, and AI makes Ethereum more useful,” Crapis said on X. “The more intelligent agents transact, the more they need a neutral base layer for value and reputation. Ethereum benefits by becoming that…

UK trade groups urge gov to add blockchain to US tech deal

United Kingdom trade groups urged the UK government to include blockchain technology in the “Tech Bridge” technology collaboration with the United States. A dozen UK trade groups representing the finance, technology and crypto industries made the request in a joint letter seen by Cointelegraph and addressed to UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby. According to the document, distributed ledger technology should be a “core strand” of the UK-US tech collaboration ahead of next week’s visit by US President Donald Trump. The initiative follows…

Mike Novogratz Backs Solana As The Blockchain Of Choice For Financial Markets – Here’s Why

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In the last few days, Solana has experienced a steady upward trend, drawing dangerously close to the $230 price mark as activity on the blockchain heats up. With Solana gaining serious ground and on-chain activity rising rapidly, Mike Novogratz has endorsed the blockchain, claiming that its design sets it apart for financial market dominance. Solana Gains Big Endorsement From Mike Novogratz The Solana blockchain is taking the spotlight and receiving notable attention in the blockchain sector, with…

UK Petition for Blockchain Innovation Gains Traction After Coinbase Push

A public petition calling on the United Kingdom to develop a pro-innovation strategy for blockchain and stablecoins has gained momentum following a push from crypto exchange Coinbase. The petition, hosted on the UK government’s website, calls for a comprehensive framework that includes stablecoin regulation, blockchain adoption and the appointment of a blockchain “czar.” Although launched in July, the initiative drew attention this week after Coinbase sent in-app messages encouraging users to sign. Screenshots shared by users on social media showed in-app messages from the exchange, rallying its users with phrases…