Blockchain – Dec LM

Noble’s New ‘AppLayer’ Lets Developers Build Stablecoin Tools on Celestia

Noble, a blockchain for issuing real-world assets (RWA) and stablecoins, announced Wednesday that it will expand its platform by introducing “AppLayer,” an Ethereum-compatible rollup that allows developers to create...

Where Top VCs Think Crypto x AI Is Headed Next

The proliferation of mainstream artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the last couple of years has stirred the crypto and blockchain industry to explore decentralized alternatives to Big Tech products....

1 In 5 Cross-Chain Crypto Investigations Involve More Than 10 Blockchains, Elliptic Finds

Crypto criminals are taking increasing pains to evade detection, moving assets between a multitude of blockchain ecosystems in an effort to throw investigators off their trail. A full 20%...

Inside North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Laundering Tool: THORChain

John-Paul Thorbjornsen, a former Australian Air Force pilot turned crypto entrepreneur, has spent recent weeks promoting his new crypto wallet, "Vultisig." Built on THORChain — a blockchain he founded...

South Korea’s National Pension Service Eyes Blockchain for 0B Fund’s Transactions

South Korea’s National Pension Service Eyes Blockchain for $890B Fund’s Transactions

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), which manages 1,224 trillion won ($836 billion) in assets, plans to look at how a blockchain could be used in its fund transaction...

Wall Street Giant DTCC Unveils Tokenized Collateral Platform in Crypto Push

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the world’s largest securities settlement system, is pushing deeper into crypto with introducing a blockchain-based platform for tokenized collateral management. Collateral is...

Ben Fielding: Decentralizing Machine Intelligence

It started with a noisy desk. The desk was a wooden cubicle in a lab at Northumbria University, in northern England, where a young AI researcher began his PhD...

Peter Thiel-Backed Plasma Unveils ‘HotStuff-Inspired Consensus’ For High-Frequency Global Stablecoin Transfers

Crypto start-up Plasma unveiled technical features of its stablecoin-specific blockchain, promising fast and efficient küresel stablecoin transfers by employing a "HotStuff-inspired" consensus mechanism. The HotStuff consensus is an example...

Celo Migration To Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing In New Era For The Blockchain

The Celo blockchain's long-awaited plan of becoming an Ethereum layer-2 chain has been completed, ending an almost two-year process, the main organizations behind the network said Wednesday. The transition...

BlackRock, Securitize Expand .7B Tokenized Money Market Fund BUIDL to Solana

BlackRock, Securitize Expand $1.7B Tokenized Money Market Fund BUIDL to Solana

BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund, BUIDL, has become available on Solana, Securitize announced, marking another step in the asset manager’s push into blockchain-based finance. The expansion makes BUIDL available...