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Decentralization

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
'What Are We Waiting for'? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Discusses Moving Crypto Regulation Forward
Known for her fiery dissenting opinions, "Crypto Mom" discusses how the SEC operates, why she wants to see crypto thrive and her "Safe Harbor" proposal to allow projects to de...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersSECHester PeirceGary GenslerDecentralizationConsensus 2024
(Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Must Bitcoin ‘Drop Ideals’ of Decentralization to Achieve Mass Adoption?
Key management is crucial to crypto maintaining decentralization. But, as hacks and exploits have grown in number, the dream of self-custody has become more difficult to maint...
(Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 3, 2024 at 5:04 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2024
OpinionBitcoinHalvingCultureDecentralizationPrivate KeysSecurityCertiK
Merger (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)
Finance
Fetch.ai
Three Decentralized Platforms to Merge AI Tokens, Create AI Alliance
Fetch.ai, SingularityNET and Ocean Protocol agreed to combine their crypto tokens into one and create an alliance for decentralized AI.
Merger (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)
By Jamie Crawley
Mar 27, 2024 at 11:17 a.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2024
Fetch.aiSingularitynetOcean ProtocolAITokensDecentralization
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Finance
Decentralization
Layer-1 Blockchain Peaq Raises $15M to Expand Its DePIN Ecosystem
Crypto market data provider Messari estimates that decentralized physical infrastructure networks could have a market value of $3.5 trillion by 2028.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 27, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2024
DecentralizationFunding Rounds
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Finance
Ai
Web 3 Startup Tensorplex Labs Raises $3M Seed Funding to Decentralize AI
Tensorplex said decentralization can help prevent tech giants monopolizing artificial intelligence, making them prone to biases or censorship.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 21, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2024
AIDecentralizationFunding Roundsseed funding
(Possessed Photography/ Unsplash)
Finance
Opinion
Digital Assets Innovation Needs to Balance Decentralization and Security
The immaturity of security controls in DeFi is a challenge for institutional adoption. Here’s how to address that.
(Possessed Photography/ Unsplash)
By Jean-Philippe Aumasson
Mar 6, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2024
OpinionCrypto Long & ShortSecurityDecentralizationInstitutional Adoption
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Finance
Decentralization
Decentralized Infrastructure Provider Grove Raises $7.9M
Decentralized infrastructure is the use of blockchain technology and token incentives to build physical networks so other projects do not need to incur the costs of buying and...
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By Jamie Crawley
Nov 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2023
DecentralizationInfrastructureFunding Rounds
Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync and the author of the new "BitVM" paper. (Robin Linus)
Technology
Decentralization
Bitcoin Researcher Behind 'BitVM' Ignites Fresh Buzz With New Paper on File Hosting
The proposal by Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync, a developer of zero-knowledge proofs for use on the Bitcoin blockchain, sets out how an open market for content ho...
Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync and the author of the new "BitVM" paper. (Robin Linus)
By Jamie Crawley
Nov 13, 2023 at 4:52 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2023
DecentralizationFile SharingBitcoin
(Polygon Labs)
Technology
Matic
Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members
The committee will consist of 13 people including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation.
(Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 19, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2023
MATICPolygonDecentralizationEthereum
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
Technology
Optimism
At Last, Blockchain Developer OP Labs Delivers ‘Fault Proofs’ Missing From Core Design
The developer’s OP Stack software, the blueprint for Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, had been criticized for the lack of a crucial security feature – likened to driving a fast...
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 3, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
OptimismDecentralizationBaseProofrollupRollupsZero knowledgeZero-Knowledge Proofs