Blockchain
Protocol upgrades, security research, and developments across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader blockchain ecosystem.
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North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin Just Killed the Overnight Bank Wait
What happens to a farmer’s Saturday payment when the bank network never closes? North Dakota just found out, and the answer could reach 10,000 banks nationwide.
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Brazil’s $4 Trillion Fund Market Just Got a Blockchain Paper Trail
What happens when a $4 trillion slice of Brazil’s financial system gets a public blockchain receipt? Banks get faster answers, and investors get fewer surprises.
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Seven UK Banks Just Put Your Moving Money in a Digital Lockbox
Three real transactions, zero wire-fraud window: here’s what changes when banks stop trusting an email and start trusting code.
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Citi and Coinbase Just Ended the 4-Day Wire Wait
A top-five bank just went live on a public blockchain, and businesses moving money across borders stand to save days and real dollars. Here’s what actually changed, and what to watch for.
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Base’s Cobalt Upgrade Teaches Crypto Payments to Check First
What if your crypto wallet could check your balance before sending a payment, automatically and for free? Base’s new Cobalt upgrade just made that possible for everyday transactions.
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Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Could Cut Your Gas Fees by 71%
What if sending someone twenty dollars in crypto did not cost you four dollars in fees? Ethereum’s next upgrade is betting it can get a lot closer to that by October.
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Coinbase Clearing Just Ended the Weekend Wait on Crypto Trades
Every weekend, traditional finance shuts its doors for two days straight. Coinbase Clearing just proved crypto’s plumbing doesn’t have to.
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NEAR Intents’ Fraud Detection Just Passed a Live Hacker Test
Would you trust a decentralized network to catch a hacker faster than your bank could? One protocol just proved it can, at least partly.
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Chainlink’s CCIP 2.0 Closes the Bridge Flaw That Cost $292 Million
A single point of failure once cost investors $292 million in one afternoon. See how Chainlink’s latest upgrade closes that gap for good.
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ECB’s Pontes Platform Brings Blockchain Settlement to Banks
A dozen major European banks just started moving real transactions over a blockchain bridge built by their own central bank. Here’s what changes.