Decentralization
Controversial Dapps Test Binance Smart Chain’s Decentralization
Developers built politically sensitive applications on Binance Smart Chain as a way of showing the increasingly popular blockchain platform is not as decentralized as Ethereum. The dapps remain online.
Lessons from CoinDesk's One-Day YouTube Shutdown
The helplessness we felt during the suspension points to a much bigger problem for everyone, writes Michael J. Casey.
JPMorgan Testing Blockchain Payments in Space
JPMorgan Chase has been testing blockchain payments using satellites in space, exploring payments for the internet of things (IoT) in a decentralized way. “The Hash” panel weighs in on the implications for future payments between everyday physical objects powered by blockchain technology.
Ideamarket Is a Literal Marketplace for Ideas (and Online Reputation)
The goal is to relieve social media platforms of the task of making judgments on behalf of the public.
Bloq Launches Vesper DeFi Project
The DeFi market is exploding. Matthew Roszak of Bloq joins First Mover to discuss his company's recent launch of Vesper, what the future of DeFi holds, and how consumers can score risk in potential DeFi investment opportunities.
Blockchain Bites: Why Buy an NFT?
Investors may be realizing the same deflationary market mechanisms that apply to bitcoin’s scarcity creates similar opportunities in NFTs.
Twitter’s Dorsey Elaborates on New Decentralized Social Media Platform
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey expanded on BlueSky, his vision to develop an open and decentralized network for social media. Benjamin Powers and “The Hash” team discuss.
Reddit's Super Bowl Ad and China Bans Clubhouse
What does Reddit's new five second Super Bowl ad celebrating WallStreetBets have to do with China banning audio chat app Clubhouse? The Hash team connects the dots and discusses the future of decentralization of social media.
Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization
"One thing is clear: This is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously," said Wladimir van der Laan.
Sci-Hub Leaves Handshake Blockchain After 2 Days, Citing Centralization Concerns
Sci-Hub, a pirate library of academic papers censored by Twitter, PayPal and domain systems, left the distributed domain platform Handshake after two days, unsatisfied by the level of decentralization.
