Category: Blockchain

Ethereum World’s Fair in Buenos Aires to Showcase Blockchain Innovation

Darius Baruo Sep 18, 2025 18:44 The Ethereum World’s Fair, set for November in Buenos Aires, will highlight blockchain innovations across eight districts, including DeFi, gaming, and AI. The Ethereum community is gearing up for an exciting event this November as Buenos Aires hosts the Ethereum World’s Fair. The event aims to spotlight the latest blockchain innovations, according to the Ethereum Foundation. The World’s Fair will feature eight distinct districts, each dedicated to showcasing the various applications of Ethereum technology. Highlights of…

BNB Chain to Host Key Events at Korea Blockchain Week 2025

Luisa Crawford Sep 17, 2025 20:43 BNB Chain is set to host significant events at Korea Blockchain Week 2025, including the flagship Hanok House event and partnerships with Arkham and Wintermute. BNB Chain is gearing up for a prominent presence at Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2025, one of Asia’s largest gatherings for Web3 developers, investors, and enthusiasts. The event, which will be held in Seoul, promises to be a significant occasion for blockchain enthusiasts and industry stakeholders. BNB Chain’s Flagship Event: Hanok…

Crypto Institutional Adoption Faces Blockchain Bottleneck: Annabelle Huang

The next wave of institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies is emerging as established fintech firms begin building their own blockchains. Financial services app Robinhood recently announced that it is building its own layer-2 blockchain to support tokenized stocks and real-world assets, while Stripe followed with plans for Tempo, a payments-focused chain built with Paradigm. “That’s going to be the beginning of many others to come,” Annabelle Huang, co-founder of Altius Labs, told Cointelegraph in an interview. “The fintechs in Asia, Latin America and other emerging markets that have looked into this…

Stellar (XLM)’s Strategic Vision for Blockchain Privacy Advancement

Luisa Crawford Sep 16, 2025 20:52 Stellar (XLM) outlines its strategic approach to enhancing privacy on blockchain, focusing on research, infrastructure, and open-source solutions for enterprises and institutions. Stellar (XLM) is making significant strides in enhancing privacy within the blockchain ecosystem, focusing on a strategic approach that combines openness with compliance-ready solutions. According to Stellar, this initiative aims to provide enterprises and institutions with configurable privacy options, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements while maintaining transparency. Supporting Research and Innovation The Stellar Development…

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…