Crypto should be about freeing people, not esoteric tech — Vitalik Buterin

Crypto should be about freeing people, not esoteric tech — Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin’s presentation at the EthCC event comes amid an inflection point for the crypto industry as it attempts to reconcile growth and the Cypherpunk ethos. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech at EthCC on Wednesday, asking blockchain developers to focus on freeing humanity through their inventions rather than building more technically advanced…

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Katana’s mainnet debuts with 0M in active DeFi deposits

Katana’s mainnet debuts with $200M in active DeFi deposits

Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, launched with over $200 million in productive TVL, offering institutional-grade liquidity strategies and native asset support. Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, went live on mainnet with over $200 million in pre-deposits just weeks after its public reveal, making it one of the most capitalized debuts of any layer-2…

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The renaissance returns with decentralized AI

The renaissance returns with decentralized AI

Decentralized AI breaks open the gates of intelligence, with communities worldwide building, customizing and governing their own tools. DeAI dismantles centralized control and empowers communities to create and govern their own AI systems. Opinion by: Matt Wright, co-founder and chief executive officer of Gaia In the mid-1400s, Gutenberg’s press removed the monopoly on written knowledge….

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Emerging economies have sparked crypto’s most important retail revolution yet

Emerging economies have sparked crypto’s most important retail revolution yet

Emerging markets are not just adopting crypto, they’re redefining it. People in high-friction economies set new standards for the global crypto ecosystem. Opinion by: Youngsun Shin, Head of Product, Flipster Where friction is the highest, previously marginalized users are empowered to utilize crypto as an effective hedge against dollar devaluation. As emerging economies look at…

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Aptos Labs, Jump Crypto launch Web3 cloud storage layer

Aptos Labs, Jump Crypto launch Web3 cloud storage layer

Shelby launches amid surging demand for cloud services, driven by the rapid growth in global data storage needs. Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto have introduced a cloud-based storage network tailored for Web3 and decentralized applications — a system its creators say rivals traditional cloud services. Unveiled on Tuesday, the network — called Shelby — is…

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Crypto Biz: AI money rush could reshape digital asset industry

Crypto Biz: AI money rush could reshape digital asset industry

Cointelegraph moderated an AI funding panel at the Web Summit conference in Vancouver, Canada. The convergence between blockchain technology and artificial intelligence is intensifying, with key industry figures like Ben Goertzel convinced that AI should be decentralized.  This convergence was even highlighted by the World Economic Forum, which argued in 2024 that “Synergies between spatial…

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Cointelegraph goes onchain: CTDG initiative to secure Web3 with live validators

Cointelegraph goes onchain: CTDG initiative to secure Web3 with live validators

The Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians (CTDG) initiative is operational with validators on Solana, Chiliz, Polkadot, Coreum, Canton and Mantra. Cointelegraph is evolving from industry commentary to active participation in securing Web3 with the launch of the Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians (CTDG) initiative, debuting live, institutional-grade validators on major blockchains including Solana, Chiliz, Polkadot, Coreum, Canton and Mantra….

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