Why Washington is experimenting with public blockchains for economic data

In 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce, led by Secretary Howard Lutnick, announced that GDP data would be published on ...

Vitalik’s take on decentralized stablecoins: What it means for DeFi

Vitalik Buterin says DeFi still lacks truly decentralized stable money. Here’s what his views on benchmarks, oracles and ...

Polygon Labs Inks Deal to Acquire Coinme, Sequence for $250M+ to Expand Into U.S. Licensed Stablecoin Payments

Together with Polygon, the businesses have processed more than $1 billion in offchain sales and more than $2 trillion of onchain value transfers. As payment activity scales, Polygon Chain captures the ...
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Hedera Launches Python SDK for Agent Kit to Expand AI-Blockchain Development

Hedera has launched a Python SDK for its Agent Kit, expanding access to blockchain-enabled AI development and complementing ...
IEEE

Comparing Electricity Consumption Per Use of Blockchain and Generative AI

Abstract: The rapid adoption of blockchain technology and generative AI contributes significantly to global electricity consumption, raising concerns about environmental sustainability. The first step ...