Decentralization Financial News

11.07 / 13:53

Blockchain privacy Decentralization Dapps Want a compelling use case for privacy blockchains? Look no further than dating

The excitement surrounding Web3 is palpable — and undeniable. Projects are flooding into the space to build cutting-edge versions of the sites and apps served up by centralized Web2 rivals, covering every sector imaginable.

06.07 / 18:17

defi lending Decentralization Compound DeFi is ‘Designed to Avoid This Bullshit,’ Compound Founder Says About Crypto Bailouts

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols “don’t need to get bailed out,” and were “designed specifically to avoid this bullshit,” the founder of DeFi protocol Compound (COMP), Robert Leshner, has said.

04.07 / 15:13

defi security Decentralization DeFi Suffers from Too Much Centralization, What Can Be Done?

"If any part of their business model incorporates centralization <...> then it is centralized no matter what other decentralized features it deploys."

30.06 / 03:07

Blockchain Ethereum Adoption Decentralization Ethereum Is Business-ready, Says Foundation-linked Body, but ‘Caveats’ Remain

The authors of a new report claim that Ethereum (ETH) is “ready” for use in the world of business – albeit with “some caveats.”

29.06 / 20:25

Polkadot Decentralization governance Polkadot Unveils Governance V2 to Become More Decentralized and Censorship-Resistant

Blockchain protocol Polkadot (DOT) has announced changes to its governance mechanism in a bid to become more decentralized and censorship-resistant.

24.06 / 05:03

business Blockchain Binance Decentralization NOT ‘Bad’ crypto projects should not be bailed out says Binance founder CZ

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao argues that “bad” crypto projects should be left to fail and not receive bailouts from crypto firms with healthy cash reserves.

21.06 / 23:09

security Decentralization Proof-of-stake Staking NOT Vitalik Buterin Confirms Post-Merge Ethereum Centralization Concerns, Urges Not to 'Overly Catastrophize' It

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said he is "definitely" worried about centralization risks following The Merge, the event when the current Ethereum Mainnet merges with the beacon chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system.

14.06 / 00:33

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption Decentralization Scientists claim to have designed a fully decentralized stablecoin pegged to electricity

Researchers at the federally-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have combined statistical mechanics and information theory to design a stablecoin they call Electricity Stablecoin (E-Stablecoin) that would transmit energy as a form of information. Livermore’s Maxwell Murialdo and Jonathan L. Belof say their innovation would make it possible to transmit electricity without physical wires or a grid and create a fully collateralized stablecoin pegged to a physical asset – electricity – that is dependent on its utility for is value.

10.06 / 23:11

Decentralization Bitcoin Move Over Web3 (and Web4), Jack Dorsey’s TBD Is Building Web5

Twitter and Block co-founder Jack Dorsey is back at taking shots at Web3 again as TBD, a Bitcoin (BTC)-focused subsidiary of Block, announced that it is building Web5 - a Decentralized Web Platform (DWP) that is meant to enable ‘truly’ decentralized apps and protocols.

09.06 / 11:49

Ethereum Decentralization Optimism Wintermute's 'Amateur Mistake' Leads to Loss of 20M Optimism Tokens

A mistake by crypto market maker Wintermute has resulted in the loss of 20m Optimism (OP) tokens currently worth USD 17m.

23.05 / 23:19

regulation Europe Decentralization World Economic Forum defi protocols WEF 2022: Most DeFi protocols aren’t really decentralized, says European Parliament VP

Most decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols aren’t truly decentralized, which means we need proper regulations in place to understand the inner workings of this emerging technology, according to European Parliament vice president Eva Kaili.

23.05 / 16:23

NFT Non-fungible tokens fees Decentralization OpenSea’s New Marketplace Protocol Could Become ‘Uniswap Moment’ of NFTs

The popular non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has unveiled a new protocol that allows anyone to set up new and decentralized NFT marketplaces. And judging from some members of the community, the protocol could become the “Uniswap moment” of NFTs.

13.05 / 10:55

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption Decentralization Terra Usd Terra Trust in stablecoins 'infinitely more important' than collateral

In light of recent market effects due to the collapse of the Terra USD (UST) stablecoin, several questions should be answered about what makes a stablecoin usable as the crypto market expands.

04.05 / 15:07

Blockchain NFT Decentralization Bitcoin Bitcoin NFT marketplace announces new brand in alignment with release of social hub

Identity, the qualities, beliefs and appearance that characterize a person are considered an individual's most valuable assets. While one's identity was once represented by their participation in the real world, it has quickly shifted to take on the meaning of "internet identity" on social media.

25.04 / 08:27

Stablecoin Adoption defi Decentralization Decentralization 'absolutely essential' in building crypto capital markets

If crypto capital markets have a chance of becoming an institutional reality, decentralization will be one of the key aspects according to one industry insider.

21.04 / 06:27

Blockchain defi Decentralization Derivatives Derivatives exchange dYdX to become '100% decentralized by EOY'

Ethereum Layer 2-based crypto derivatives trading platform dYdX has vowed to become “100% decentralized by EOY” via the protocol's V4 update.

20.04 / 18:23

NFT coinbase Non-fungible tokens Decentralization Coinbase NFT Marketplace Launches in Beta, Plans to Move Beyond Ethereum

Coinbase NFT, a new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace by crypto exchange Coinbase, launched in beta on Wednesday.

17.04 / 05:21

Blockchain Adoption Decentralization Internet Future The future of the internet: Inside the race for Web3’s infrastructure

People interact with open-source applications like MetaMask, Web3 games, the metaverse and DeFi protocols every day but don’t often stop to think about what happens in the background for it all to work. If we think of Web3 as a burgeoning new city, node infrastructure providers are the underlying power grid that makes operations possible.

07.04 / 16:55

defi Polkadot Decentralization Bitcoin Interlay Interlay introduce XCC protocol to enhance Bitcoin’s reciprocal relationship with DeFi

Interoperability network Interlay has released a 21-page technical whitepaper, titled XCC: Theft-Resilient and Collateral-Optimized Cryptocurrency-Backed Assets, advocating for the imminent development of cross-blockchain interoperability solutions to unlock a plethora of potential within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

05.04 / 19:25

Blockchain defi Decentralization Proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain project proposes infinite scalability as part of trilemma solution

The perfect blockchain comprises three elements: security, decentralization and scalability. The first two are said to go hand in hand, with decentralization being the backbone of blockchain technology, which requires no central authority or intermediary to operate. For this reason, Bitcoin initially arose as a solution with the ability to transfer funds without involving a central bank. Without an intermediary, security is maintained through a method of validation, where network nodes must approve a transaction.

04.04 / 16:39

Ethereum Decentralization Proof-of-stake Bitcoin stake Top Narratives About Ethereum and Its Merge with Its Proof-of-Stake Beacon Chain

Ethereum (ETH) has launched Kiln, the final testnet its development community will use prior to the blockchain network's long-awaited transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. Now that Kiln has gone live, it should be more or less only a matter of time before Ethereum will complete its ‘merge’ with the PoS beacon chain, which is due in Q2 2022.

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