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Blockchain

Purple digital waves

The Future of Crypto Trading Is Hybrid: CeFi and DeFi Unite

Ignacio Aguirre Franco, CMO at Bitget, the world’s largest universal exchange (UEX), examines why the next generation of crypto trading depends on hybrid CeFi-DeFi models. Aguirre Franco explains how interoperability, unified workflows and shared liquidity are enabling safer, more efficient and seamless trading, unlocking the full potential of both traditional and crypto-native assets.
By Ignacio Aguirre Franco
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RWA Platforms Keep Launching—Then Hitting the Same Regulatory Wall

Corey Billington, co-Founder and CEO of Blubird, examines why real-world asset (RWA) platforms keep stalling at the same regulatory wall despite growing institutional interest and trillions in projected market value. Billington argues that the key to global RWA adoption lies in building modular compliance systems, tools that make regulatory complexity as seamless as payment processing. Until then, every new RWA platform will keep running into the same border it can’t cross.
By Corey Billington
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Decentralizing the Dollar: A Financial System Beyond Washington

Anurag Arjun, co-founder of Avail and one of the original architects behind Polygon, examines how decentralization could redefine the dollar’s future. As modular blockchain infrastructure advances, Arjun explores the provocative question: what happens when the dollar no longer depends on Washington? He argues that the next phase of the global financial system may not be led by governments, but by code, consensus and community.
By Anurag Arjun
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The Tokenization Boom Can’t Scale Without Cross-Chain Coordination

By Edwin Mata
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Artificial Intelligence Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Art Valuation

By Daniel Grant
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Big Tech Is Turning Blockchain Into a Corporate Toll Road

By Arthur Azizov
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Aleksandra Artamonovskaja On Technology’s Role in Art’s Evolution

By Elisa Carollo
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Asia’s Fintech Revolution: Mobile Banks Are Reshaping Finance

By Maksym Sakharov
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Hidden Liabilities: How Rare Manuscripts Threaten Institutional Reputations

By Brett Erickson
Illustration of business figures on a paper boat approaching a digital iceberg, symbolizing the unseen complexity of blockchain technology beneath government initiatives.

Blockchain Comes to USAID. Will It Survive Washington?

By Arthur Azizov
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Blockchain’s Billion-Dollar Blunder: How Finance’s Tech Revolution Became an Awkward Evolution

By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
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Proving You’re Human Is Harder Than Ever (But It Doesn’t Have To Be)

By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
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The Crucial Role of Blockchain in Data Privacy

By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
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Louis Vuitton Is Selling Its Iconic Trunk as a $39k NFT

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Meet the Platform Selling Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ to Investors for $53 a Share

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Diana Sinclair and IX Shells to Inaugurate Sotheby’s New Secondary NFT Marketplace

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A woman plays a video game.

Web3 Games Are Huge in Asia, So Why Haven’t They Taken Off in the US?

By Rachyl Jones
LEDs light up in a server rack in a data center.

Meta is Reportedly the Latest Social Media Company to Embrace ActivityPub Technology

By Rachyl Jones
Shara Senderoff looks into the camera with praying hands

With Mantras, Energy Healers and Quantum Physics, Shara Senderoff Is the Guru of the Metaverse

By Rachyl Jones
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Christie’s Auction House Launches Blockchain NFT Sales With New Platform, Christie’s 3.0

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Despite an NFT Downturn, Christie’s Just Launched a Venture Fund to Improve Technology in the Arts

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Zoop Avatars

New Platform Zoop Will Offer Tradable NFTs Without the Baggage of NFTs

By James Ledbetter
Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary

Shark Tank’s Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary is an NFT Believer

By James Ledbetter
Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk and VCs Are Arguing About Web3—What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

By Sissi Cao
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