The Great Lock-in: Why Privacy Chains Could Quietly Capture Most of Crypto This Year
Privacy-first blockchains could emerge as crypto’s dominant power centers, as a16z crypto argues secrecy, not speed, may create winner-take-most dynamics…
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Could retail actually rebound in 2026? These are the chains — and trends — to watch.
Beyond the biggest chains, the past few years have largely been ones to forget for retailers, as shoppers have remained…
BNB Chain’s 2025 upgrades slash fees 98% as daily users hit 4.8m
Summary Lorentz and Maxwell upgrades enabled parallel execution, cutting block times from ~3s to ~0.75s with a 0.25s target and…
Most supply chains won’t be ready for transparency
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AI Phishing, Supply Chains, and $3.5B Lost — Crypto’s Brutal 2025
2025 marked a turning point in crypto security with the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, the largest DeFi breach ever, executed…
Avalanche bets on purpose-built chains as AVAX builders shrug off short-term hype
Ava Labs’ John Nahas says Avalanche is betting on sovereign, purpose-built blockchains, targeting ~200 institutional and enterprise chains across finance…
Fifth La Niña in Six Years to Disrupt Crops and Supply Chains
The climate pattern’s return exposes fragile food networks and heightens risks worldwide. www.bloomberg.com #Niña #Years #Disrupt #Crops #Supply #Chains
XRP Liquidity Scales Across Chains as wXRP Expands Through Hex Trust
Institutional-grade infrastructure is expanding XRP beyond payments as regulated wrapped XRP launches with deep liquidity, enabling cross-chain DeFi activity, new…
Energy Minerals Observatory: The Data Deficits in Critical Supply Chains
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Critical minerals, such as copper, cobalt, and silicon, are vital…
Waterstones would sell books written by AI, says chain’s boss
Felicity Hannah,Big Boss Interviewand Michael Sheils McNamee,Business reporter PA Waterstones would stock books created using artificial intelligence, the company’s boss…