Tag: Blockchains

Is Bitcoin safe? Quantum compute boom threatens blockchains

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Quantum stocks are soaring on a new narrative that could cast its shadow on Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market. Summary Quantum stocks are rising after reports that the Trump administration could take stakes in major firms The news comes just one day after Google reported a quantum computing breakthrough However, this narrative creates a significant risk for Bitcoin and other blockchains The quantum computing narrative is picking up steam as Wall Street chases the new tech craze. On Thursday, October 23, quantum stocks rallied on reports that…

StarkWare CEO Says Corporate Blockchains Will Not Survive Long Term

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Blockchains created and controlled by corporations will eventually die, as users won’t want a chain controlled by a central entity, according to Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder and CEO of blockchain company StarkWare. Ben-Sasson said in a Monday post to X that he was doubling down on his opinion that “corpo” chains won’t last because they are not aligned with a fundamental concept of blockchain, which requires them to get “rid of their position as a central entity.” “The important element of blockchain is a system that gets rid of a central…

Layer-1 Blockchain’s Evolving Role in Mainstream Adoption

In 2025, the crypto industry is shifting from hype to utility. Stablecoin frameworks are taking shape, tokenized assets are entering mainstream markets, and artificial intelligence is beginning to transact on-chain. At the center of these changes, layer-1 blockchains are being redefined not as experiments, but as the infrastructure powering real-world adoption. “Layer-1s are still the backbone of the industry,” said Marc Vanlerberghe, chief strategy and marketing officer at the Algorand Foundation, on this week’s episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph. “Everything else builds on top of them. You can innovate endlessly…

New Regulations Expose Blockchain’s Privacy and Compliance Gaps

Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Shielded Technologies For more than a decade, crypto in the US has existed in a legal gray zone. Regulators have wavered between silence and sudden crackdowns, leaving developers, investors and institutions paralysed with doubt.  In 2025, this started to change. The SEC dropped its case against Binance, citing the need for more explicit rules. The Senate passed the GENIUS Act, introducing a federal framework for stablecoins. The odds of the CLARITY Act being signed into law are high. Even the White House has shifted…

Blockchain’s Role in Advancing Robot AI and Autonomous Systems

Alvin Lang Sep 19, 2025 22:26 Explore how blockchain technology is revolutionizing Robot AI by addressing data limitations, particularly in autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots. As blockchain technology continues to evolve, its application in enhancing Robot AI capabilities is gaining momentum. According to Solana (SOL), the current landscape of AI, particularly in autonomous systems, faces significant data challenges. While large language models (LLMs) are trained on over 100TB of internet text, the collective size of open robotics datasets is merely 5TB.…

Top 10 Fastest-Growing Blockchains in 2025 by Active Users

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Key takeaways Blockchain growth in 2025 hinges on real usage and tech upgrades, not speculation or hype. Active users, measured by wallet addresses, are the key metric. DeFi, NFT ecosystems and stablecoin adoption are driving millions of new users. Partnerships with major platforms and institutional inflows through Bitcoin ETFs are accelerating adoption. Networks still face inflated metrics, scalability trade-offs, regulatory pressure and L1-L2 competition. The blockchain industry is growing rapidly, with new networks emerging to compete with established leaders. But are these platforms truly gaining widespread use?  In 2025, blockchain…

Aptos Joins 20 Blockchains With Near Intents; Cross-Chain Volume Approaches $1 Billion

Key Notes Near Intents protocol achieves $955 million in cross-chain swaps across 115 tokens, with one-third of volume occurring in the last month alone. Aptos integration allows users to transact with 19 other blockchains including Bitcoin and Ethereum for just $0.01 fees and 1.2-second finality. The protocol powers multiple applications like Zashi and ThorSwap while Cardano integration may follow by September’s end. The Aptos network is now part of a growing selection of 20 interconnected blockchains via NEAR Intents, a cross-chain and chain-abstraction protocol powered by NEAR’s infrastructure. NEAR Intents…

U.S. starts GDP data to data to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana blockchains

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The Department of Commerce has broadcast its Q2 GDP data across a diverse array of nine L1 and L2 networks. The move transforms a report into a permanent, globally-verifiable cryptographic fact, auditable by anyone on Earth. Summary U.S. Department of Commerce publishes Q2 2025 GDP data on nine blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The initiative makes GDP figures globally verifiable and cryptographically tamper-proof. Major exchanges Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken, along with oracles Pyth and Chainlink, facilitated the data publishing. In an announcement on August 28, the U.S. Department of…

Atkins Emphasized Blockchain’s Potential to Revolutionize US Financial Infrastructure

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering the creation of an innovation exemption within its regulatory framework to foster tokenization, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said during a press event on Friday, according to Bloomberg. In the Bloomberg report, Atkins said that the SEC staff was considering changes that would promote tokenization, including an innovation exception that would allow for new trading methods and provide targeted relief to support the development of a tokenized securities ecosystem. Atkins said the movement of assets onchain is inevitable, stating: “If it can…

Tether Changes Strategy In 2025—5 Blockchains To Be Phased Out

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Tether’s latest move aims to streamline its stablecoin operations. The company plans to end USDT redemptions and token issuance on five older blockchains by September 1, 2025. Any tokens left on Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS and Algorand will become frozen after that date. Focus Shifts Away From Legacy Chains Based on reports from Tether, these five networks once helped drive its early growth. But current data shows a big drop in USDT activity there. Usage has been mostly flat for months. And with few new transactions, keeping those chains…