4th gen crypto needs collaborative tokenomics against tech giants — Hoskinson

4th gen crypto needs collaborative tokenomics against tech giants — Hoskinson

Charles Hoskinson says crypto must adopt cooperative tokenomics to compete with tech giants as US regulation opens the door to Apple, Amazon and others. The next generation of cryptocurrency projects must embrace a more collaborative approach to compete with major centralized tech companies entering the Web3 space, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. Speaking at…

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AI and blockchain — A match made in heaven

AI and blockchain — A match made in heaven

The convergence of blockchain and AI is not optional but essential for creating a secure, transparent and decentralized foundation for autonomous agent economies. Opinion by: Merav Ozair, PhD Tech moguls cannot stop heralding the artificial intelligence revolution — from Bill Gates to Sundar Pichai to Jensen Huang — signaling that agentic AI and robotics will…

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Sentient open-source AI search outperforms GPT-4o and Perplexity

Sentient open-source AI search outperforms GPT-4o and Perplexity

“AI should belong to the community, not controlled by closed-source corporations,” Sentient’s co-founder told Cointelegraph. Sentient, an artificial intelligence development platform backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, has released an open-source AI search framework that it says outperforms leading closed-source competitors. The company announced the public release of Open Deep Search (ODS) on April 2,…

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Privacy will unlock blockchain’s business potential

Privacy will unlock blockchain’s business potential

Innovative solutions like selective disclosure and dual-asset systems can balance data protection with regulatory compliance, paving the way for widespread adoption and innovation in Web3. Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Midnight  It’s been almost 16 years since blockchain emerged from its esoteric fringes to enter global discourse, evidenced most recently by continued backing from…

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#Web3 has a metadata problem, and it’s not going away

#Web3 has a metadata problem, and it’s not going away

As Web3 grows, its metadata problem intensifies, risking a global data security crisis. Can anonymity networks and new technologies protect users from AI-powered surveillance? Opinion by: Casey Ford, PhD, researcher at Nym Technologies Web3 rolled in on the wave of decentralization. Decentralized applications (DApps) grew by 74% in 2024 and individual wallets by 485%, with…

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# Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

# Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

Critics often overlook the inconvenient fact that “decentralized” blockchains in fact depend on centralized points of failure that have the potential to corrupt entire ecosystems. One of the laziest and most frustrating criticisms of digital currencies — particularly Bitcoin (BTC) — is when pundits liken it to a pyramid scheme dependent on the “greater fool”…

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