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Why You Are Thinking About Ethereum All Wrong

Why You Are Thinking About Ethereum All Wrong

About the Author As EY Global Blockchain Leader, Paul Brody is responsible for driving initiatives and investments in blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines, including the build-out of the first EY global SaaS platform, Blockchain.EY.com. With Brody at the helm, EY was the first and only professional services firm to commit to […]

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Proof-of-Reserves: Is it applicable to MicroStrategy?

Proof-of-Reserves: Is it applicable to MicroStrategy?

The following is a guest post and analysis from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief fromThe Tokenist. On Tuesday, Michael Saylor, the Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), riled up the Bitcoin part of the internet. At an event adjacent to Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Saylor was asked whether the company (rebranded as Strategy)

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The future of crypto belongs to communities—treasury governance will get us there

The future of crypto belongs to communities—treasury governance will get us there

The following is a guest post and analysis from Maarten Henskens, Head of Astar Foundation. Web3 has a problem with value capture. Despite billions in market capitalization, most projects continue to extract value from their communities rather than return it. While venture capitalists and founding teams reap substantial rewards through token sales and vesting schedules,

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Bitcoin vs Stablecoins: Bitcoin is an Unreplicable Lifeline in Authoritarian Regimes

Bitcoin vs Stablecoins: Bitcoin is an Unreplicable Lifeline in Authoritarian Regimes

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin vs Stablecoins: Bitcoin is an Unreplicable Lifeline in Authoritarian Regimes Eight years ago, I wrote a book about pitching technology. The core lesson was simple: To convince skeptics, you must show your solution’s value isn’t just better — it’s uniquely better. Years later, as I began advocating for Bitcoin’s role in humanitarian

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How smart EOAs are redefining the wallet experience

How smart EOAs are redefining the wallet experience

The following is a guest post and analysis from Nanfeng Jie, Lead Product Manager at Trust Wallet. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a clear shift in how people interact with digital assets. More users are choosing self-custody as a deliberate move toward greater control and accountability. This trend is reflected in the rapid

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AI can’t scale without trust. Trust starts with the data layer

AI can’t scale without trust. Trust starts with the data layer

The following article is a guest post and opinion of Johanna Rose Cabildo, Founder and CEO of Data Guardians Network (D-GN). The Illusion of Infinite Data AI runs on data. But that data is increasingly unreliable, unethical and tied with legal ramifications. Generative AI’s growth isn’t just accelerating. It’s devouring everything in its path. OpenAI

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Tether vows Bitcoin mining dominance as Pakistan, UK politicians look to advance Bitcoin reserves

Tether vows Bitcoin mining dominance as Pakistan, UK politicians look to advance Bitcoin reserves

Vegas glitters differently when thirty thousand badge-wearing bitcoiners clog the marble concourses of the Venetian, screens flashing a frothy $105-to-106k tape for BTC, and every espresso line buzzing with “hash-rate” small talk. Three-day festivals usually disperse into noise, yet this one distilled a single theme: the conversation has vaulted beyond legitimacy questions. Governments, regulators, and

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Europe is sabotaging its digital money

Europe is sabotaging its digital money

The following is a guest post and opinion of Sveinn Valfells, Co-founder of Monerium. Mario Draghi is right. Europe hobbles itself with substantial tariffs, including regulations on “the most innovative part of the service sector – digital”. The European Union has done just that by creating tariffs on stablecoins, a practical form of digital money

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staking, liquid staking tokens and vaulted strategies

staking, liquid staking tokens and vaulted strategies

The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora. The Bitcoin market cap recently surpassed $2 trillion, and with over 50 million bitcoin addresses with a balance, the value of the asset is becoming undeniable. However, where traditional currencies like dollars or euros typically pay interest on holdings, Bitcoin

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