Decentralized Applications

The Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) year-to-date surge of almost 60% has captured the most attention, but the crypto's move pales in comparison to the massive gains of meme coins like Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Dogwifhat (CRYPTO: WIF) and...

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...

Cryptocurrency Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has soared in value over the last week gaining over 20%, with gains outpacing both Bitcoin and Ethereum. Here's a look at how investors could perform if they invest in Solana now and if the coin returns to all-time highs. What Happened: Solana been in the news a...

Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) provider Web3Auth has joined forces with onchain asset custody protocol Safe to introduce SafeAuth, in a bid to streamline the process of creating and using crypto wallets. The goal is to improve user accessibility and security in the blockchain...

Crypto exchange Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) on Wednesday introduced its self-custody Web3 Wallet, making a significant move in the cryptocurrency space. The announcement came during Binance Blockchain Week in Istanbul, emphasizing the wallet's ease of use and high security. This initiative is...

Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) announced on Wednesday the integration of a new messaging feature into its Wallet, aiming to enhance user interaction within the crypto community. To provide a seamless and secure user experience, Coinbase Wallet partnered with XMTP...

Axelar (CRYPTO: AXL), a cross-chain protocol, has set its sights on developing a blockchain-driven tool designed to provide businesses and users easy access to decentralized applications (dapps) on Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Azure cloud platform. Quoting an Axelar representative,...

Mantle Network, an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) layer-2 network, is voting to form a $200 million ecosystem fund. The so-called Mantle EcoFund will focus on developer and decentralized applications (dApps) adoption. It will consist of $100 million USDC from the Mantle Treasury and an expected matching...

There are currently over 1,000 crypto projects that are using artificial intelligence (AI) in some way, according to Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN). The market capitalization of crypto projects directly developing AI models on the blockchain, applying AI to decentralized applications, or solving for AI-...

Zero-knowledge startup Lagrange Labs on Thursday announced a pre-seed funding round of $4 million to boost its proprietary zero-knowledge proof system. The round, led by 1kx, included Maven11, Lattice Fund, CMT Digital, and Daedalus Angels, among others. The company in an emailed...

This article was originally published on Smart Content and appears here with permission. Decentralized applications (dApps) are a new type of digital application built on blockchains. Unlike most Apps today, which consist of closed-source code running on centralized servers, dApps are open-source...