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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct Joey Garcia’s title at Xapo Bank and the spelling of Stefan Rust’s name. The ‘Crypto & Blockchain Outlook in 2024‘ event hosted by Benzinga spotlighted the critical issue facing the crypto world...

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) on Friday released its 2024 predictions report, which focused on democratization, user experience and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) as the driving forces behind crypto's evolution. Decentralization Takes...

Liquid staking protocol Lido (CRYPTO: LDO) on Monday announced that the platform's Total Value Locked (TVL) surpassed $20 billion for the first time since April 2022, and the number of first-time ETH stakers on Lido exceeded 200,000 in November. However, this rapid growth has sparked...

Venture capital firm a16z is predicting a future where blockchain technology is becoming more user-friendly and accessible. What Happened: According to its annual trend report, a16z is betting that developers will make it easier for people to use and interact with decentralized applications (dApps...

Blue Wave CTO and Waterfall Head of Research Sergii Grybniak on Friday delved into the critical success factors for layer-one blockchain protocols, emphasizing the balance between scalability and decentralization, the evolution of consensus mechanisms and the necessity...

Perhaps best known for his price targets on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Tim Draper is a venture capital investor who was an early investor in many well-known technology companies. In an exclusive interview, Draper shares his take on future technology, Bitcoin and more. Draper on Artificial Intelligence...

Ethereum network revenue surged to $10 billion in seven years, but the network’s decentralization has come down to only four relayers. This poses a threat to the platform’s functioning. What Happened: Blocknative, a relayer for the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) platform, announced its exit...

The Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) ecosystem, anchored on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain, launched its Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, Shibarium, at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. This development followed the successful testnet phase in which Shibarium recorded more...

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler is taking the lead in regulating the crypto industry, while Republicans have yet to propose any restraints on his authority. With the 2024 campaign season approaching, and Democrats controlling the Senate, time is running out for GOP...

Cross-Chain Router Protocol Multichain has issued an urgent warning to its users after approximately $126 million worth of cryptocurrencies were drained from its platform. The service has suspended operations, with all bridge transactions currently stuck on the source chains. The company...

There is a significant shift underway in the cryptocurrency industry due to two major trends: decentralization and artificial intelligence (AI). Blockchain technology continues to evolve, and decentralization and AI are presenting new avenues of finance and more robust trading methods every day....

Blockstation CEO Jai Waterman believes conventional financial powerhouses could effectively harness their credibility and infrastructural advantages to dominate the digital assets trading landscape. Traditional financial institutions manage the majority of investors' money, Waterman told...

Amid the U.S. Securities and Exchange's crackdown on the crypto industry, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) intends to expand its horizons to the U.K. The San Francisco-based firm commends the country for what it considers an innovative approach to cryptocurrency and...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) advocates have dreamed for years of a world where Bitcoin becomes the world’s reserve currency. It’s easy to see why— if Bitcoin had as big a share of global currency markets as the US dollar, it would mean a Bitcoin price of over $2 million USD. ...

Sam Altman’s crypto initiative, Worldcoin, has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round. Blockchain Capital and Tools for Humanity (TFH), which Altman co-founded, are among the backers, along with a16z crypto, Bain Capital Crypto, and Distributed Global. The new funds are expected to...