Decentralization

Decentralization

Tecnología

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.

Tecnología

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)

Opinión

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

Opinión

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?

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Opinión

Web3 Can Actually Compete in the Computer Chip Race

Decentralized infrastructure, aka DePIN, offers competitive alternatives for GPU-hungry AI startups in need of cheap and secure data storage and other computational resources.

GPU prices have taken a toll, and it's hitting Nvidia's bottom line. (FritzchensFritz/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Tecnología

‘Distributed Validator Technology’ Marks Last Key Milestone in Ethereum’s Current Era

The technology known as DVT involves splitting a validator's private key across several node operators. The goal is to increase the network's resilience – while also protect the individual validators – by reducing single points of failure.

Ethereum (ethereum.org)

Opinión

Ripple Does Not Care Whether XRP Is 'Sufficiently Decentralized'

Common interpretations of the so-called Hinman document dump misunderstand Ripple’s legal strategy.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020. (CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Classifying Crypto Tokens as Securities Will Hamper Some Blockchains’ Decentralization Efforts, Bernstein Says

The core issue is whether countries should use securities law framed decades ago to categorize crypto tokens, without realizing the efforts of blockchain networks’ to transform existing financial systems, the report said.

Decentralized network diagram (Shutterstock)