Blockchain Technology

Consensus Conversations 2023
CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: The Growth Areas for Crypto With Saga CEO Rebecca Liao
Millennials, women, and minorities are the fastest-growing segments in the crypto industry.
Consensus Conversations 2023

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Optimism’s OP Token Jumps Ahead of a16z Project Announcement
Traders anticipated Andreessen Horowitz's plans to build a scaling product on top of Optimism.
OP's price chart (Trading View)

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China Targets Blockchain Breakthroughs With Beijing Research Center: Report
The center will focus on blockchain use related to the economy and individuals' livelihoods in an attempt to make the technology central to China's digital infrastructure.
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Forget CBDCs, Here’s Where the Biden Administration Needs to Focus in 2023
Rather than centralizing the digital dollar, lawmakers should focus on exploring a decentralized identification program and develop financial literacy programs for the general...
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Argentina has created a national committee to help develop blockchain technology. (Unsplash)
Argentine Government Creates National Blockchain Committee
The initiative seeks to promote the development of public policies and technological solutions based on blockchain technology.
Argentina has created a national committee to help develop blockchain technology. (Unsplash)

Global coordination is needed to discourage regulatory arbitrage, Bank of America says. (Shutterstock)
Bank of America Says Regulation Is Key for Mainstream Adoption of Crypto
Despite the correction in cryptocurrency markets, the development of blockchain technology has accelerated, a report from the bank said.
Global coordination is needed to discourage regulatory arbitrage, Bank of America says. (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin White Paper Celebrates 14th Birthday
A technical manifesto, the Bitcoin white paper was released 14 years ago today under an MIT public license for all to learn from, share and enjoy.
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Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson (Franklin Templeton)
Blockchain Technology Could Be ‘Massive Disruptor’ for TradFi, Says Franklin Templeton CEO
Jenny Johnson, president and CEO of the capital markets giant, joined CoinDesk TV live from I.D.E.A.S. 2022 in New York City to discuss the firm’s outlook on blockchain techno...
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson (Franklin Templeton)

Gennaro D'Urso
How One Scientist-Turned-Founder Is Bridging Drug Discovery With Blockchain
Genetic Networks founder Gennaro D'Urso is exploring the ways in which DAOs can benefit the drug discovery industry.
Gennaro D'Urso

Abstract Ethereum blocks and dollars (Dall-E, modified by CoinDesk)
What Is MEV, aka Maximal Extractable Value?
Miners and validators have found ways to profit off of pending transactions by including, excluding or reordering transactions in any block they mine.
Abstract Ethereum blocks and dollars (Dall-E, modified by CoinDesk)