Blockchain

Blockchain is the underlying technology for almost all cryptocurrencies. It is a distributed ledger jointly maintained by decentralized nodes around the world. Blockchain is hailed as "the trust machine", enabling trustless peer-to-peer payments. Blockchain will become the infrastructure for the next generation of the Internet - Web 3.

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CARV Deep Dive: Cashie 2.0 Integrated x402, Turning Social Capital Into On-Chain Value
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CARV Deep Dive: Cashie 2.0 Integrated x402, Turning Social Capital Into On-Chain Value

Cashie 2.0 is a core module within the CARV AI Being system. It maps social interactions into verifiable, on-chain incentives by integrating the x402 payment protocol, the CARV ID identity oracle, and the ERC-8004 agent execution standard.
12-11-2025, 11:44:02 AM
hyperfinancialisation
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hyperfinancialisation

The article combines historical context, theoretical analysis, and contemporary phenomena, such as speculative behavior among retail investors and the rise of populism, to deeply reveal the mutually reinforcing cycle between financialization and gambling culture. It also prompts readers to reflect on the double-edged sword effect of market mechanisms and human fallibility on society.
12-11-2025, 11:37:34 AM
StableChain Deep Dive: Vision, Architecture, and the USDT-Native Payment Ecosystem
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StableChain Deep Dive: Vision, Architecture, and the USDT-Native Payment Ecosystem

StableChain is a USDT-native payment public chain supported by Bitfinex and Tether. This article provides an in-depth analysis of its vision, core features, technical architecture, team background, its differentiated advantages compared to stablecoin protocols such as MakerDAO and Frax, and explores its application prospects in the payment and DeFi ecosystems.
12-11-2025, 9:27:34 AM
Tether in 2025: a Capital Analysis
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Tether in 2025: a Capital Analysis

The article deconstructs the weighting of credit/market/operational risks and refutes the assumption that group retained earnings are not mandatory buffers. Its framework is professional, structurally rigorous, and demonstrates deep insight into the banking industry.
12-10-2025, 9:43:52 AM
Price Discovery Onchain
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Price Discovery Onchain

The article empirically analyzes the structural inefficiencies of traditional markets through data, addressing pain points such as discounts in private markets and settlement delays.
12-10-2025, 9:39:01 AM
Getting started on Monad (developer edition)
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Getting started on Monad (developer edition)

This article selects official documentation resources to help developers enjoy the efficient development experience and ecosystem integration of the Monad mainnet without modifying Solidity.
12-10-2025, 9:25:41 AM
Crypto is going mainstream—just not in the way you might think
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Crypto is going mainstream—just not in the way you might think

This article proposes a new framework for the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies: blockchain will not enter the mainstream world in the form of Bitcoin, Ethereum, or NFTs, but will quietly become the underlying communication layer of the internet, similar to the widespread adoption of HTTPS. The article systematically explains why future infrastructure will be driven by a decentralized "world database," supporting application chains, real-time cross-chain messaging, and seamless financial interoperability.
12-10-2025, 8:38:42 AM
Mobile First: How Banks Are Becoming Crypto Products
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Mobile First: How Banks Are Becoming Crypto Products

This article begins with the historical context of fiscal dominance in currency issuance to explore the evolving dynamics between stablecoins, U.S. Treasuries, and DeFi amid the latest wave of financial system transformation. It systematically analyzes the breakdown of the “central bank–bank” framework and the structural drivers behind fiscal authorities reclaiming monetary issuance power. The piece offers a detailed comparison of consumer-focused DeFi applications like Aave, Morpho, and Spark, examining how these platforms are redefining credit, leverage, and risk management in mobile environments. Ultimately, it reveals how traditional banking is steadily being supplanted by blockchain-based systems.
12-10-2025, 8:22:01 AM
The Decentralized Continent: The Real Face of Europe’s Web3 Landscape
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The Decentralized Continent: The Real Face of Europe’s Web3 Landscape

This article provides a comprehensive look into the real Web3 landscape across Europe. It explores Germany's engineering-driven culture, France's business momentum, Switzerland's regulatory advantages, and Lisbon's thriving digital nomad scene—revealing a crypto continent that is highly fragmented yet remarkably dynamic. The piece explains how Europe has forged distinctive paths in stablecoin adoption, regulatory compliance, and decentralized principles. It also breaks down the structural challenges facing banks, regulators, and payment networks in the age of crypto, offering a clear perspective on the values, opportunities, and limitations that shape European Web3 entrepreneurship.
12-10-2025, 8:07:20 AM
Why South Korea May Be The Most Important Crypto Market Of The Next Decade
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Why South Korea May Be The Most Important Crypto Market Of The Next Decade

This article provides an in-depth analysis of why South Korea may become the most strategically valuable cryptocurrency market in the next decade. From early adopter culture and institutional participation to enterprise-level blockchain applications, real-name trading systems, tokenization pilot programs, and developer ecosystems, the article systematically examines South Korea's evolution from "retail frenzy" to "institutionalized innovation," revealing the underlying logic behind its potential to become a global crypto hub.
12-10-2025, 8:00:29 AM
USD1: How a Stablecoin Backed by a Presidential Family Stands Out in Global Finance
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USD1: How a Stablecoin Backed by a Presidential Family Stands Out in Global Finance

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the USD1 stablecoin, launched by World Liberty Financial, revealing its distinctive approach across dimensions such as political endorsement, compliance framework, product mechanisms, and ecosystem expansion. By systematically comparing it with mainstream stablecoins like USDT, USDC, DAI, and FDUSD, this article explores how USD1 represents a new direction for the "nationalized digital dollar" paradigm, as well as the trust, liquidity, and regulatory challenges it faces.
12-8-2025, 10:30:59 AM
From a traditional market-making giant to a core market maker in prediction markets, SIG's forward-looking strategy in crypto.
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From a traditional market-making giant to a core market maker in prediction markets, SIG's forward-looking strategy in crypto.

This article examines major investments in Pyth Network, Hxro, SynFutures, zkPass, and other projects, revealing a forward-thinking strategy focused on liquidity infrastructure, data solutions, and compliance identity protocols. It showcases a practical approach for traditional institutions undergoing crypto transformation.
12-8-2025, 4:59:49 AM
History of Privacy in Crypto
Intermediate

History of Privacy in Crypto

The article uses Arcium as a core case study to illustrate how Privacy 2.0 breaks through the limitations of traditional privacy tools, offering richer privacy computing capabilities and collaborative scenarios. It also introduces emerging applications based on this technology, such as the Umbra private pool, private prediction markets, and the confidential SPL standard.
12-8-2025, 4:45:49 AM
A Scarcity Engine and the Synthetic Shadows
Intermediate

A Scarcity Engine and the Synthetic Shadows

The article explores the century-long confrontation between the synthetic monetary system controlled by financiers and the scarcity engine of Bitcoin championed by sovereigntists.
12-8-2025, 3:04:37 AM
Can L1s Compete Against BTC as Cryptomoney?
Intermediate

Can L1s Compete Against BTC as Cryptomoney?

This article provides an in-depth analysis of why, in the long-term competition of the cryptocurrency market, mainstream Layer 1 protocols such as ETH and SOL are gradually losing monetary premium to Bitcoin. By dissecting market capitalization structures, the revenue and real economic activities of L1 protocols, their relative returns compared to BTC, and differences in monetary attributes, the article points out that as ecosystem growth slows at the margin and narratives become harder to sustain, L1s are steadily losing their dominance over the "crypto monetization" narrative, while BTC's status as a monetary asset continues to solidify.
12-8-2025, 1:42:38 AM
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