Explore the modular blockchain thesis and how separating consensus, execution, data availability, and settlement boosts scalability.

Bitcoin nodes independently validate transactions and enforce shared rules without a central authority. Proof-of-work converts energy expenditure into a measurable coordination mechanism. Miners ...

Discover what a crypto worm is and how this self-replicating form of crypto-malware exploits blockchain vulnerabilities ...

XRP and XLM share roots but follow different paths. Read more on their origins, use cases, milestones, and what separates the two networks.

Much of our effort in business and beyond is focused on creating an ordered society, centralized or decentralized, autocratic or democratic, manual or mechanical. Even with the infiltration of ...

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Bons criticized what he calls “centralized blockchains.” He argued that several networks rely on permissioned validator structures, pointing to XRP Ledger’s ...

The genesis block kickstarts a blockchain by establishing the network, adhering to consensus rules and linking all future blocks back to the origination point. In proof-of-work (PoW) chains, the ...

When many people hear the word “blockchain,” the first thing that comes to mind is cryptocurrency. If you’re one of them, you’re not alone. Understanding what blockchain is and how it works may feel ...

Paris Blockchain Week 2025 gathered the industry’s leading voices for important announcements, lively discussions and high-level networking. The event brought together about 9,600 attendees from 95 ...