Decentralization

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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.
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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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Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync and the author of the new "BitVM" paper. (Robin Linus)
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)

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Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members
The committee will consist of 13 people including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation.
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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)

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Ether Staking Landscape Gets Boost as SSV Mainnet Seeks to Dispel Centralization Concerns
The launch comes as the staking landscape is dominated by centralized staking providers, which together hold more than 70% of the staked ether (ETH) supply.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
Coinbase, in Uncharted Territory as Public Company Running Blockchain, Pledges Neutrality
The U.S. crypto exchange’s ‘Base Neutrality Principles’ are a series of guidelines aimed at maintaining a decentralized and neutral blockchain, according to a blog post.
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Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr
Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty
Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data. Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.
Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr

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AWS-Reliant Blockchains Won’t Bring Transparency to AI
Blockchain will play a vital role in the rollout of AI, if scalable and fully decentralized.
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Is It Finally Time to ‘X-it’ Twitter for Threads?
Meta's Threads hopes to swoop in and capture Web3 users that are looking for social media alternatives. But does the app have what crypto natives are looking for?
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