Blockchain has slipped from the front pages, but it has not disappeared. The speculative frenzy has given way to a quieter ...

A protocol and framework for creating Layer 2 blockchains and sidechains, both of which run parallel to and interact with the Ethereum network. Introduced in 2017 as the Matic network, which was a ...

Blockchain is being pulled between traditional finance and its decentralized ethos as the industry shifts to serve ...

About three months ago, one of our reporters, Theo Normanton, set out to examine Digital Asset Holdings—its past, present, and future. The thinking was this: The blockchain revolution that was ...

Aptos Labs, the blockchain startup founded by former Meta Platforms Inc. employees behind the defunct Diem blockchain, today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to “explore innovative ...

With regard to blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum (until September 2022) that use a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, validators are computers dedicated to maintaining a blockchain's ...

The Cardano blockchain was designed by former members of the Ethereum team. Cardano launched support for smart contracts in September 2021. The Ouroboros Hydra consensus protocol will boost the ...