BLOCKCHAIN
Blockchains incorporate several important features such as immutability, encryption and distributed storage, which combined makes secure peer-to-peer transactions possible and in turn has created the means to end human dependence on credit and thus credit intermediaries. Due to these features, blockchain has been referred to as ‘the Trust Machine’ and is forecasted to transfer the trust from agencies and institutions which are enforced by law to machine-based networks guaranteed by technology and mathematics.
Algorand (ALGO) Foundation Hires Key Engineers After 25% Workforce Cut
ALGO Foundation brings on cryptography expert Chris Peikert as CSO and four engineers from Algorand (ALGO) Technologies following recent layoffs and ecosystem unification.
How a Single Word Derailed China's Blockchain Industry
The Catastrophic Consequences of Translating "Token" as "Dài Bì" (代币 — Currency Substitute)
Danny Deng
Associate Research Fellow, School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Co-Director, AI FinTech Trading Research Group
XRP Ledger Deploys AI Red Team to Hunt Bugs Ahead of Institutional Push
Ripple (XRP) announces AI-driven security overhaul for XRPL, with dedicated red team already finding 10+ bugs as network prepares for institutional DeFi expansion.
Algorand (ALGO) Foundation Promotes Bruno Martins to CTO in Leadership Shake-Up
Algorand (ALGO) Foundation names Bruno Martins as CTO and promotes two product leaders as it consolidates ecosystem operations under unified leadership.
a16z Crypto Shares Enterprise Blockchain Sales Playbook for Founders
Andreessen Horowitz reveals why technically superior blockchain products fail in enterprise sales and how founders can win by treating institutional constraints as design inputs.
Algorand (ALGO) Aid Trust Portal Brings On-Chain Tracking to Humanitarian Funds
Algorand (ALGO) Foundation launches Aid Trust Portal to track billions in humanitarian aid flows on-chain, partnering with UNDP, Visa, and Circle for real-time transparency.
WisdomTree and Glassnode Push Blockchain Analysis Beyond Price Charts
New framework from WisdomTree and Glassnode treats blockchains as economic systems, using transaction fees and hashrate as valuation metrics for institutional investors.
Dune Analytics Launches Agent-Native Tools for AI-Powered Onchain Queries
Dune ships CLI and Skills framework giving AI agents direct terminal access to blockchain data across 130+ chains without human intervention.
EigenCloud Challenge Reveals 5 AI Agents Using TEEs for Verifiable Trust
EigenCloud's $10K innovation challenge produced AI agents that prove their honesty through Trusted Execution Environments, from whistleblower platforms to automated negotiations.
DTCC Pilots T+5 Second Settlement Using The Graph GRT for Data Infrastructure
DTCC's Great Collateral Experiment achieved near-instant repo settlement on blockchain rails, with The Graph's subgraphs powering the critical data layer.