Christian Catalini, co-creator of Facebook’s Libra project, warned on Friday that Stripe’s Tempo and Circle’s Arc could succeed commercially but at the cost of crypto’s decentralization ideal.Launched in 2019, Libra…
Bitcoin’s core promise of decentralization is facing a major test. Two pools now control a majority share of the network’s hashrate. This level of concentration challenges the very foundation of…
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter.In this issue:Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin wants the crypto industry to grow up fast — stressing that the industry is at an “inflection point.”Speaking in front of a packed room at the…
In brief
Botanix, a layer-2 blockchain built on Bitcoin, launched its mainnet on Tuesday.
The network has touted its decentralization credentials, revealing a federation of notable node operators.
Botanix has launched with a…
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Optimism is set to update its governance system for the second time this year — this time, with the intent of becoming more decentralized.In a blog…
A $200 million-plus exploit targeting Cetus, a decentralized exchange on the Sui network, has reignited debate over decentralization in blockchain protocols after Sui validators collectively froze $162 million of the…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe.Sui’s largest decentralized exchange, Cetus, was exploited on May 22 for over $220 million — the most severe…
It’s been 30 years since computer scientist Ben Goertzel wrote his first line of AI code, already convinced that artificial intelligence should be decentralized. Today, as the world approaches the…
Cetus is offering a $6 million white hat bounty in an effort to recover $220 million in stolen digital assets, while emergency responses from the Sui Network have raised concerns…