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As layer-1 networks face pressure to maintain relevance, Ethereum proponents suggest a new path forward: becoming a layer-2 on Ethereum. On Monday, Jason Chaskin, who leads app relations and research at the Ethereum Foundation, sparked a conversation after saying that most layer-1s will become Ethereum layer-2s. He pointed to Celo’s recent
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Opinion by: Lisa Loud, executive director at Secret NetworkLeft unchecked, algorithms will replay yesterday’s prejudices at machine speed, sidelining half the workforce and entrenching wage gaps for a generation.A fresh warning from the International Labour Organization shows the danger in high-income economies where almost 10% of jobs held by women
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Two European companies — France’s The Blockchain Group and the United Kingdom’s Smarter Web Company — have expanded their Bitcoin holdings.In a Monday announcement, The Blockchain Group said it acquired 116 Bitcoin (BTC) for about 10.7 million euros ($12.55 million), and the Smarter Web Company announced the purchase of 226.42
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The 16 billion password leak: What really happened?
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Crypto has a chance to court traditional finance players, who are already looking at non-traditional financial technology after being let down by banks, says Aave Labs founder Stani Kulechov.“Thanks to horrible banking experiences, we’ve seen a lot of finance coming into fintech, and fintech applications [have been] able to capture
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Robinhood’s push into real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining momentum, with the digital brokerage launching a tokenization-focused layer-2 blockchain and introducing stock token trading for users in the European Union.Built on Arbitrum, the new layer-2 network will enable the issuance of over 200 US stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) tokens, giving
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Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on the Aptos blockchain has gained significant momentum in recent months, with the total value of onchain assets surpassing $540 million, driven by multiple deployments from traditional asset managers.The value of RWA deployments on the Aptos network has grown by 57.1% over the past 30 days,
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Blockchain-based identity layer Billions Network announced the launch of its identity mobile application for both Android and iOS devices.According to a Thursday statement shared with Cryptox, Billions Network’s identity system is AI-proof. The announcement follows Polish investor Borys Musielak’s April demonstration of how ChatGPT can generate photos of government-issued IDs
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Online banking platform SoFi Technologies is making a major comeback in cryptocurrency after exiting the market due to regulatory challenges, reintroducing crypto trading and onchain remittances.The American personal finance and fintech firm announced on Wednesday that it was reentering the cryptocurrency market and introducing “blockchain-powered international remittances,” marking a significant
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Opinion by: Constantine Zaitcev, CEO of dRPC.The future of blockchain won’t be won by whoever offers the highest transactions per second. It will be won by whoever makes it feel invisible — by turning infrastructure into something so seamless and intuitive that users never have to think about it.Predictive intelligence
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