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Scientists propose quantum proof-of-work consensus for blockchain

A team of researchers from universities in Australia and the United States, working in collaboration with quantum technology company BTQ, recently published research proposing a novel proof-of-work (PoW) scheme for blockchain consensus that relies on quantum computing techniques to validate consensus.Our new paper on using NISQ-era quantum sampling problems in

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TradFi Investors Remain Bullish on Crypto’s Long-Term Prospects — Consensus Survey

At last month’s Consensus 2023, CryptoX hosted two invitation-only Investor Manager Roundtables, one designed specifically for institutional investors (35 pensions, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments and foundations) and the other for asset allocators (50 fund of funds, asset managers, and pension consultants). Source

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Vitalik Buterin warns against overloading Ethereum consensus

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a lengthy blog post warning of the dangers of “stretching” Ethereum's consensus past its core functions of validating blocks and securing the network. Ethereum consensus is the process whereby blocks are validated by the proof-of-stake mechanism implemented in September 2022 with “the Merge.” In a

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Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

What was also really fascinating to me is that my colleagues, who don’t necessarily have to address regulatory issues, also called out regulation as a key topic. Both Nick Baker, CoinDesk’s deputy editor-in-chief and Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s managing editor for Consensus Magazine, mentioned regulatory issues in the same column. The

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On the shutdown of Bittrex in the US and SEC actions — Bittrex Global CEO at Consensus 2023

Oliver Linch, chief executive officer of cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Global, has pushed back against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming the company never had a clear opportunity to discuss a potential enforcement action.Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Consensus 2023 conference in Austin, Texas on April 28, Linch

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