Opinion

Opinion

Opinion

AI Safety for Smart Contracts Is AI Safety for the World

Web3 infrastructure can bring new safety and reliability tools to AI, a cycle that will make the intersection of AI and Web3 massively and mutually beneficial, Chainlink scientist Ari Juels and Google AI lead Laurence Moroney write.

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Opinion

How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s

Increasing on-chain use of the network are driving up fees.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Will Power the Next DeFi Summer

The blockchain is emerging as a critical security-provider for decentralized apps and as an asset with newfound utility and interoperability.

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Consensus Magazine

Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Halving' Get Higher Than 4/20

One of the closely watched indicators of retail interest is booming.

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Opinion

Leaving Behind Bitcoin Sectarianism

After years of infighting over how to scale the blockchain, the community is again experimenting with ways to turn Bitcoin into a suitable platform to develop on.

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Consensus Magazine

This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?

Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin reward — could be relatively muted?

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Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s Supply Reduction

What does Bitcoin’s fourth halving mean, and why does it matter?

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Opinion

What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge?

The cryptocurrency underperformed this week as an economic safe haven. But bitcoiners are taking a longer term view.

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Markets

Bitcoin Miners Are Set for a Coiled Spring Rally

Miners face uncertain times as the halving changes Bitcoin’s economics. Which groups are best positioned for the future? Dan Weiskopf, at Tidal Financial Group, gives a run-down.

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Finance

Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out

Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC.

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