Over the last year the concept of “private blockchains” has become very popular in the broader blockchain technology discussion. Essentially, instead of having a fully public and uncontrolled network and state machine secured by cryptoeconomics (eg. proof of work, proof of stake), it is also possible to create a system where access permissions are more
Ethereum price remained trapped near $1,920 on July 30 as resistance below $2,000, restrictive US monetary policy, delayed crypto legislation, and broader market fear limited demand. Summary Ethereum price traded near $1,922, below resistance around $1,938 and the psychological $2,000 level. 4-hour momentum remains constructive, but a negative CMF reading shows weak capital inflows. US
Originally published in American Banker on 26 May 2026 A recent note from the IMF highlights tokenisation as a structural shift in financial architecture; it reconfigures trust, settlement, and risk management to the benefit of investors and issuers, but in their view also risks amplifying financial instability. To counter these risks, the Note emphasizes the
This affects users of Alethzero GUI client on Windows. Users of eth CLI client or not on the Windows platform are unlikely to be affected but should take action detailed below. Users of Frontier command line interface geth are unaffected. Issue description: While setting privacy permissions on the keys directory, insufficient error handling can cause the
The Bank of Korea has successfully completed live cross-border payment tests using tokenized central bank reserves under the Bank for International Settlements-led Project Agora, processing transactions across six currencies and multiple payment scenarios. Summary Bank of Korea completed live Project Agora payment tests using tokenized reserve funds across six currencies. South Korean banks tested cross
This following shows our current and planned expectations concerning maximum likely chain-reorganisation depth. We would not consider transactions within this depth to have an exceptionally high chance of being permanent. These are our own expectations only and do not constitute any sort of guarantee. They are derived from theoretical considerations, ongoing empirical data, human factors
In crypto news today (July 30), Bitcoin climbed -0.5% overnight, dropping below $64,000 following yesterday’s FOMC meeting, in which a rate hike wasn’t announced but SEC Chair Paul Atkins hinted at hikes to come, causing a slight sell-off across crypto. However, crypto held up well in comparison to the US stock market, which saw $1Bn
Adam Hollander has announced that he has stepped down as OpenSea’s chief marketing officer after serving in the role for roughly a year and a half, saying the decision was driven by personal priorities rather than the company’s business outlook. Summary OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander has announced his departure after serving in the role for
After a successful launch, Frontier passed it’s 100000th block earlier this week. Here are some interesting stats from these first blocks. The first 50 block times (in seconds): Right after genesis, it took 29 seconds for the second block to appear, then 31 and 29 seconds for the next couple of blocks. Not too surprising
Major cryptocurrencies are unchanged over 24 hours. But masking the calm are erratic back-and-forth price swings around the Fed meeting that flushed out leveraged futures bets, triggering heavy liquidations. About $286 million in positions were liquidated across 87,294 traders in 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. Longs accounted for $186 million of the damage and shorts
