New Rails for Digital Dollars: Plasma’s Mainnet Beta Is Live
Plasma launched the beta of its layer one (L1) mainnet and the XPL token on Thursday, pitching a chain purpose-built for stablecoin transactions and declaring more than $2 billion in…
Plasma’s Mainnet Beta Goes Live Sept. 25 With $2B+ Stablecoin Firepower
Plasma plans to flip the switch on its mainnet beta on Thursday, Sept. 25, pitching itself as the layer one (L1) built to move digital dollars at scale. Stablecoin Rails:…
Ethereum’s Silent Crisis: Core Devs Paid Half What They’re Worth
A survey by Protocol Guild reveals Ethereum core developers are significantly underpaid, earning a median of $140,000 annually compared to market offers of $300,000. Risks to the Ethereum Protocol A…
Blockchain Payments Streamline Access to Education for Indonesia’s Unbanked
Indonesian conglomerate Indomobil Group has partnered with Space Time Foundation to launch an initiative aimed at providing verifiable education to over 50,000 Indonesian students. A Blockchain Initiative for Education and…
Galaxy Opens Onchain Equity Bridge for GLXY via Superstate on Solana
Galaxy has partnered with Superstate to let stockholders tokenize and hold GLXY shares on Solana, a structure the companies claim is the first instance of SEC-registered public equity issued directly…
US Dept. of Commerce Partners With Chainlink to Bring Macroeconomic Data Onchain
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Chainlink have partnered to bring official government macroeconomic data onchain. Government Macroeconomic Data Goes Onchain via Chainlink Six key metrics from the Bureau of…
Security Experts Flag Possible 51% Attack on Monero, Citing 6-Block Reorganization
Several reports indicate that the Qubic project has captured 51% of the network’s hashrate, with some observers warning that Qubic mining pools have the ability to reorganize the blockchain and…
Circle Unveils Arc Blockchain With USDC as Native Gas
Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group, Inc. announced plans to roll out its own layer one (L1) blockchain, designed to use USDC as the fuel for transaction fees. Circle Debuts Plans…
Biometric ID Platform Humanity Protocol Launches Mainnet, Enhancing Privacy-First Digital Identity
Humanity Protocol has officially launched its mainnet, introducing a unified identity layer that connects Web2 credentials with decentralized Web3 services through zero-knowledge Transport Layer Security (zkTLS). This technology allows users…
The Lightning Issue: Letter From The Editor
Bitcoin Magazine The Lightning Issue: Letter From The Editor Bitcoin doesn’t scale. That shouldn’t be read to mean that Bitcoin, the asset, or different ways to use it don’t scale.…