Russia’s Halal Fintech Push: Digital Sukuk From Dagestan to Dubai
Technology

Russia’s Halal Fintech Push: Digital Sukuk From Dagestan to Dubai

Russian banks are piloting Sharia-compliant digital financial assets—tokenised sukuk, halal accounts and AI screening—wh...

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Tether's CEO Denies Plans for a Tether Blockchain as Stablechain Rivals Emerge
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Tether's CEO Denies Plans for a Tether Blockchain as Stablechain Rivals Emerge

Tether's CEO denies the company is building its own blockchain, challenging a study that grouped it with Stripe and Circ...

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Japan's New FIEA Amendment Moves Crypto Into Financial Product Rules, LDP's Kihara Says
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Japan's New FIEA Amendment Moves Crypto Into Financial Product Rules, LDP's Kihara Says

LDP lawmaker Makoto Kihara says July's FIEA revision is the first step toward tokenized finance, where AI and blockchain...

Sinead Brennan 👁 45 💬 0
Inside Ripple: How the Blockchain Payments Protocol Takes on SWIFT
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Inside Ripple: How the Blockchain Payments Protocol Takes on SWIFT

A look at Ripple’s origins, technology, and the balance between institutional control and decentralization as it challen...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 45 💬 0
Circle Enlists BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard to Validate Its Arc Blockchain
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Circle Enlists BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard to Validate Its Arc Blockchain

Circle turned a quarterly profit but remains heavily reliant on interest income. Its Arc blockchain, launching September...

Declan Byrne 👁 32 💬 0
Paraguay Hosts Second Blockchain Summit, Courts Regional Crypto Hub Role
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Paraguay Hosts Second Blockchain Summit, Courts Regional Crypto Hub Role

Over 1,500 attendees, including regulators from El Salvador and Brazil, gather in Asunción to shape digital asset policy...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 32 💬 0
Chainlink Explained: How the Oracle Network Connects Blockchains to Real-World Data
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Chainlink Explained: How the Oracle Network Connects Blockchains to Real-World Data

Chainlink bridges the gap between blockchains and the outside world using a decentralized oracle network. A look at how ...

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Cardano Explained: The Scientist-Built Blockchain Taking on Ethereum
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Cardano Explained: The Scientist-Built Blockchain Taking on Ethereum

Cardano, the proof-of-stake blockchain co-founded by Ethereum's Charles Hoskinson, aims to fix Ethereum's scalability pr...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 32 💬 0
Solana 101: The High-Speed Ethereum Rival Behind the SOL Token
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Solana 101: The High-Speed Ethereum Rival Behind the SOL Token

A closer look at the blockchain network that claims 50,000 transactions per second and how its SOL token fits into the p...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 39 💬 0
Solana's Pitch: An Ethereum Rival Built to Handle 50,000 Transactions a Second
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Solana's Pitch: An Ethereum Rival Built to Handle 50,000 Transactions a Second

A profile of Solana, the Ethereum rival launched in 2020 on a speed-first design — and why its 50,000 TPS claim still le...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 37 💬 0
Solana's Pitch: A High-Speed Ethereum Rival and What Its Technology Actually Promises
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Solana's Pitch: A High-Speed Ethereum Rival and What Its Technology Actually Promises

A look at Solana, the fast-blockchain challenger to Ethereum, its proof-of-history design, and why its biggest claims re...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 41 💬 0
Cardano Explained: The 'Ethereum Killer' That Still Has to Prove Itself
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Cardano Explained: The 'Ethereum Killer' That Still Has to Prove Itself

A plain-English look at Cardano, the proof-of-stake blockchain founded by ex-Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson — and...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 33 💬 0
Cardano's 'Third-Generation' Pitch: A Science-First Blockchain Still Out to Prove Itself
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Cardano's 'Third-Generation' Pitch: A Science-First Blockchain Still Out to Prove Itself

A profile of Cardano, the proof-of-stake blockchain founded by Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson, and what its scala...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 32 💬 0
Ethereum Explained: The 2015 Project Behind Smart Contracts, dApps and ETH
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Ethereum Explained: The 2015 Project Behind Smart Contracts, dApps and ETH

A plain-language look at Ethereum — the 2015 project that added smart contracts and decentralized apps to blockchain, an...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 32 💬 0
Bitcoin Basics: How the 21 Million Cap, Mining and Satoshi Units Work
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Bitcoin Basics: How the 21 Million Cap, Mining and Satoshi Units Work

A plain-English explainer of the world's leading cryptocurrency: what blockchain is, how mining works and why supply is ...

Yael Ben-David 👁 55 💬 0
An Inside Look at Cardano, the 'Ethereum Killer' Built by Scientists
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An Inside Look at Cardano, the 'Ethereum Killer' Built by Scientists

An Ethereum co-founder built Cardano to fix Ethereum's scaling problems. The project's scientific pitch is compelling — ...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 35 💬 0
Solana: Inside the Ultra-Fast Blockchain Built to Take On Ethereum
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Solana: Inside the Ultra-Fast Blockchain Built to Take On Ethereum

Ethereum's speed-focused rival claims a theoretical 50,000 transactions per second — but its profile comes with caveats ...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 34 💬 0
Ethereum Explained: Smart Contracts, the EVM and the Second-Largest Crypto
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Ethereum Explained: Smart Contracts, the EVM and the Second-Largest Crypto

A plain-English look at Ethereum, the blockchain platform Vitalik Buterin launched in 2015, and why its smart-contract d...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 34 💬 0
Bitcoin Basics: How a 2008 Pseudonymous Invention Became Digital Gold
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Bitcoin Basics: How a 2008 Pseudonymous Invention Became Digital Gold

A clear breakdown of how Bitcoin works: blockchain, proof-of-work mining, the 21 million coin cap, and why its status as...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 35 💬 0
Ethereum Explained: Smart Contracts, Dapps and the ETH Token
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Ethereum Explained: Smart Contracts, Dapps and the ETH Token

An explainer of Ethereum, the 2015 blockchain platform that introduced smart contracts and the ETH token — and how it st...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 35 💬 0
Bitcoin's 2008 Origin and 21 Million Cap: A Primer on the Leading Cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin's 2008 Origin and 21 Million Cap: A Primer on the Leading Cryptocurrency

An online finance explainer walks through Bitcoin's origins, blockchain mechanics and the 21 million-coin supply cap — a...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 32 💬 0
Bitcoin, Explained: The 2008 Creation, the Blockchain and the 21 Million-Coin Cap
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Bitcoin, Explained: The 2008 Creation, the Blockchain and the 21 Million-Coin Cap

A concise guide to the world's largest cryptocurrency: how Bitcoin was created, how the blockchain works, and why its su...

Yael Ben-David 👁 41 💬 0
Chainlink Explained: How the Oracle Network Connects Blockchains to Real-World Data
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Chainlink Explained: How the Oracle Network Connects Blockchains to Real-World Data

A plain-English guide to Chainlink, the Ethereum-based oracle network that feeds verified real-world data into smart con...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 35 💬 0
Bitcoin Basics: What the 21 Million Coin Cap Actually Means
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Bitcoin Basics: What the 21 Million Coin Cap Actually Means

A Marketscreener primer walks through Bitcoin's origins, blockchain design and 21-million-coin supply cap. Here is what ...

Yael Ben-David 👁 37 💬 0
What Is Binance Coin? A Look at BNB's Role in Binance's Ecosystem
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What Is Binance Coin? A Look at BNB's Role in Binance's Ecosystem

BNB, created in 2017, is Binance's native utility token, used for fee discounts, staking, payments and more. Here is how...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 30 💬 0
Ethereum, Explained: How Smart Contracts Turned a Crypto Into a Platform
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Ethereum, Explained: How Smart Contracts Turned a Crypto Into a Platform

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, is better understood as a programmable blockchain than a simple digital coi...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 34 💬 0
Bitcoin, Explained: What the 21 Million Supply Cap Means for the 'Digital Gold' Debate
Markets

Bitcoin, Explained: What the 21 Million Supply Cap Means for the 'Digital Gold' Debate

A plain-language guide to Bitcoin's design: a capped 21 million-coin supply, proof-of-work mining and a public blockchai...

Yael Ben-David 👁 39 💬 0
Binance Coin Explained: What BNB Is and How It Is Used
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Binance Coin Explained: What BNB Is and How It Is Used

A concise primer on BNB, the Binance-issued cryptocurrency, and the exchange services and discounts that give the token ...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 34 💬 0
Ethereum, Explained: The Smart-Contract Blockchain Behind Ether
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Ethereum, Explained: The Smart-Contract Blockchain Behind Ether

Ethereum is far more than the second-largest cryptocurrency: its smart contracts and ERC-20 standard power thousands of ...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 35 💬 0
Bitcoin Explained: The 2008 Creation, Blockchain and Why Supply Is Capped at 21 Million
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Bitcoin Explained: The 2008 Creation, Blockchain and Why Supply Is Capped at 21 Million

A plain-language primer on Bitcoin: the pseudonymous creator, the decentralized blockchain ledger, mining economics and ...

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