Decentralization


Finance

Digital Assets Innovation Needs to Balance Decentralization and Security

The immaturity of security controls in DeFi is a challenge for institutional adoption. Here’s how to address that.

(Possessed Photography/ Unsplash)

Finance

Decentralized Infrastructure Provider Grove Raises $7.9M

Decentralized infrastructure is the use of blockchain technology and token incentives to build physical networks so other projects do not need to incur the costs of buying and running their own equipment.

two fingers adding a coin to one pile of coins among many

Tech

Bitcoin Researcher Behind 'BitVM' Ignites Fresh Buzz With New Paper on File Hosting

The proposal by Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync, a developer of zero-knowledge proofs for use on the Bitcoin blockchain, sets out how an open market for content hosting could be created by "an atomic swap of coins for files."

Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync and the author of the new "BitVM" paper. (Robin Linus)

Tech

Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members

The committee will consist of 13 people including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation.

(Polygon Labs)

Tech

At Last, Blockchain Developer OP Labs Delivers ‘Fault Proofs’ Missing From Core Design

The developer’s OP Stack software, the blueprint for Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, had been criticized for the lack of a crucial security feature – likened to driving a fast car without airbags.

OP Labs CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)

Tech

Ether Staking Landscape Gets Boost as SSV Mainnet Seeks to Dispel Centralization Concerns

The launch comes as the staking landscape is dominated by centralized staking providers, which together hold more than 70% of the staked ether (ETH) supply.

Depiction of light rays connecting blocks.

Tech

Coinbase, in Uncharted Territory as Public Company Running Blockchain, Pledges Neutrality

The U.S. crypto exchange’s ‘Base Neutrality Principles’ are a series of guidelines aimed at maintaining a decentralized and neutral blockchain, according to a blog post.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Opinion

Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty

Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data. Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.

Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr

Opinion

AWS-Reliant Blockchains Won’t Bring Transparency to AI

Blockchain will play a vital role in the rollout of AI, if scalable and fully decentralized.

AI, robotic head digital image. (Steve Johnson/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

Is It Finally Time to ‘X-it’ Twitter for Threads?

Meta's Threads hopes to swoop in and capture Web3 users that are looking for social media alternatives. But does the app have what crypto natives are looking for?

(Getty Images)