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The future of Blockchain

  • 183articles
  • 2016first covered
  • 15 May 2026latest update
  • 1linked technologies

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  1. Big US banks launch Tokenised deposit network to fight off Stablecoin threatsConnected society
  2. The Future of Money 2050Opinion
  3. A crypto firm with Trump ties sets out to tokenise his retal estate empireConnected society
  4. Stablecoin firms bet big on AI Agent payments networksConnected society
  5. Ethereum Founder sees Prediction Markets replacing Fiat CurrenciesConnected society
  6. ClawdBot AI Agents Became Unwitting Accomplices to a Crypto HeistSecurity and privacy
  7. NYSE to Launch 247 Blockchain Based Trading for Tokenized Stocks and ETFsConnected society
  8. Iran Internet Blackout Sparks Surge in Offline Bitcoin Solutions and Satellite-Based Crypto TradingConnected society
  9. Web 3.0 AI agents use new x402 protocol to create first non human economyAI and intelligence
  10. Intent based protocols transform how users invest in crypto and DeFiConnected society
  11. Blackrock starts launching tokenised ETFs into the marketConnected society
  12. Amazon and Walmart mull Stablecoin payments to avoid credit card feesConnected society
  13. Visa launches platform to help banks use fiat backed tokensConnected society
  14. Small investors can now buy into Dubai’s fractional housing marketConnected society
  15. COTI introduces a new Web 3.0 cross chain privacy protocolSecurity and privacy
  16. Neuromorphic computing breakthough enables blockchains on MarsComputing
  17. FAB and JP Morgan pilot programmable paymentsConnected society
  18. Coinbase launches cbBTC its wrapped Bitcoin for EthereumConnected society
  19. Indian tech billionaires back the development of a global FinternetConnected society
  20. Biconomy lets AI agents complete on chain transactionsConnected society
  21. Stablecoins help the US Dollar take over the world againConnected society
  22. Web 3 Play to Earn platform Hamster Combat surges past 100 Million usersConnected society
  23. Three major protocol players join forces to create decentralised AI servicesAI and intelligence
  24. Brazil could launch its new CBDC by 2025Connected society
  25. The world needs more data transparency and Web 3.0 is here to helpSecurity and privacy
  26. SWIFT conducts first ever successful CBDC interconnect trialConnected society
  27. Hackers find a new way to distribute malware by hiding malicious code in BlockchainsSecurity and privacy
  28. Bitcoin could be the perfect companion to help AI take over the worldSecurity and privacy
  29. In a first a hacker is demanding full control of a major companySecurity and privacy
  30. Hackers raid another crypto bridge in $7 Million take downSecurity and privacy
  31. Crypto firm Maker goes nuclear with Uranium backed stablecoinConnected society
  32. Decentralised DAO governance gets a boost with Polygon Protocol upgradeConnected society
  33. UBS pilots tokenised money market transfers on public blockchainsConnected society
  34. A world class airport is about to ditch passports foreverSecurity and privacy
  35. Quantum computers could cut the energy used by crypto by up to 90 percentComputing
  36. OMA3 offers users a way to easily travel between Metaverse worldsConnected society
  37. T-Mobile teams with crypto carrier Helium to help people make money on the sideConnected society
  38. TurboToad Memecoin created by ChatGPT hits $250 Million valuation in two weeksConnected society
  39. Move to Earn Solana app is crypto’s latest gaming crazeConnected society
  40. Tokenised gold surpasses $1 Billion in market cap for the first timeConnected society
  41. DAO’s could soon get legal standing under new California lawConnected society
  42. Predicting cyber attacks is the new cyber defense as Forta predicts $200 Ml Euler crypto hackSecurity and privacy
  43. Research shows up to 80 percent of jobs are exposed to ChatGPT automation risksRobotics
  44. EY launch immersive lab Wavespace to help clients realise the potential of Web 3.0Connected society
  45. Zero Proof Knowledge cryptography finally goes live on BitcoinSecurity and privacy
  46. Snoop Dog Larry hits up the Metaverse with new B.O.D.R trackVirtual worlds
  47. This house was just sold as an NFTConnected society
  48. UK courts become the first in the world to let lawyers serve NFT court ordersConnected society
  49. Lawyers are air dropping NFT’s on anonymous criminals to serve court ordersConnected society
  50. Jack Dorsey launches BlueSky Social a completely new kind of decentralised social networkConnected society
  51. Privacy advocates cry foul after WEF publishes plans for personal carbon trackingConnected society
  52. Mastercard finally brings crypto trading to banks and the publicConnected society
  53. Tommy Hilfiger CEO spills the beans on how Metaverse fashion week added valueVirtual worlds
  54. BCG estimates the token economy will hit $17 Trillion by 2030Connected society
  55. Ethereum completes The Merge to cut energy use by over 99 percentConnected society
  56. Scammers burn crypto and re-configure smart contracts to steal millionsSecurity and privacy
  57. DAO’s could change how we all work and how we’re all paidConnected society
  58. Web 3.0 data wallets might solve users data privacy problemsConnected society
  59. As Web 3.0 gets going Jack Dorsey just announced Web 5.0Connected society
  60. Minecraft gets a huge Web 3.0 upgrade thanks to a new Polygon modConnected society
  61. Ethereum could settle over $8 Trillion worth of transactions this yearConnected society
  62. Zaha Hadid architects lay out plans for a giant libertarian city in the metaverseVirtual worlds
  63. The world’s first NFT mortgage lets you buy real property in new waysConnected society
  64. New Metaverse mortgages could leave people bankruptVirtual worlds
  65. Bulgari’s immersive NFT art installation experiments with algorithms and crypto artVirtual worlds
  66. Sony and co form an alliance to use blockchain tech to fight DeepFakesSecurity and privacy
  67. Digital design studio The Fabricant lets everyone become a Metaverse fashion designerVirtual worlds
  68. Jack Dorsey wants Elon Musk to turn Twitter into a protocol not a companyConnected society
  69. Adidas jumps into the world of NFTs with Bored Ape Yacht ClubVirtual worlds
  70. Adidas dives into the Metaverse with AI created avatars and banging sneakersVirtual worlds
  71. Blockchain could help autonomous swarms of drones and robots communicate securelyConnected society
  72. JPMorgan opens the world’s first bank branch in the MetaverseVirtual worlds
  73. Ukraine jumps onboard the crypto and NFT express to fund its war effortConnected society
  74. Miami becomes the first city to mine crypto and give citizens dividendsConnected society
  75. Virtual land in the Metaverse sells for millions of dollars as prices jump by 500%Virtual worlds
  76. Botto the decentralised AI artist bags its first million dollarsAI and intelligence
  77. New survey says central banks are lining up to create CBDCs but not on the blockchainConnected society
  78. Walmart patents show it’s mulling entering the Metaverse with own NFTs and cryptoVirtual worlds
  79. Hidden PayPal code reveals the company might be creating its own Stablecoin cryptocurrencyConnected society
  80. Daymak unveil Spiritus the world’s first cryptocurrency mining carTransport and mobility
  81. Bitcoin wallets could be hacked by quantum computers by 2025 but there’s hopeConnected society
  82. French central bank successfully completes first test of their sovereign digital currencyConnected society
  83. Facebook backed cryptocurrency Diem to launch later this yearConnected society
  84. Green Bitcoin alternative Chia causes global hard drive shortagesConnected society
  85. Federal Reserve’s Digital Dollar initiative has Wall Street panickingConnected society
  86. A US realtor is trying to sell an actual house as an NFT nowConnected society
  87. Global NFT craze helps digital assets of all kinds sell for record breaking sumsConnected society
  88. The Future of Web 3.0 and Human Potential | Michigan State University, USA | Matthew Griffin | Lecturer and Keynote SpeakerArticles
  89. India drafts legislation to ban private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and develop a national coinConnected society
  90. Blockchain would finally let gaming characters cross between franchisesVirtual worlds
  91. European Central Bank announces it’s seriously exploring a digital EuroConnected society
  92. China accelerates digital currency trials with massive 10 million Yuan giveawayConnected society
  93. Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra was so powerful it could have ended state control of moneyConnected society
  94. New peer to peer EV charging system means you’ll never run out of juiceEarth and energy
  95. Microsoft just patented a way to let you mine cryptocurrency with your mindConnected society
  96. Sweden starts breaking up with cash as government starts trials of digital E-KronaConnected society
  97. Innovation Shouldn’t Cost The Earth | AccountancyAge, Brussels | Matthew Griffin | Sustainability Keynote SpeakerArticles
  98. Experts warn Facebook’s cryptocurrency could help it become a virtual nationConnected society
  99. An Instagram blogger just bought a custom digital dress for $9,500Virtual worlds
  100. Blockchain startups are trying to break big tech’s hold on AIAI and intelligence
  101. Ownerless companies on the rise as startups experiment with new business modelsConnected society
  102. Dutch firm unveils the world’s first autonomous self-balancing energy grid for EV’sEarth and energy
  103. JP Morgan becomes the first major US bank to roll its own crypto coinsConnected society
  104. US military identifies virtual nations as a potential security threat to US sovereigntyConnected society
  105. Life in 2030 | RWE, Germany | Matthew Griffin | Leadership Keynote SpeakerArticles
  106. Ohio becomes first US state to let people pay business taxes in BitcoinConnected society
  107. Decentralised hedge funds take aim at Wall Street eliteConnected society
  108. Bangkok residents cut out the energy companies and trade energy over the blockchainEarth and energy
  109. DeepFake busting app spots even a single pixel out of placeAI and intelligence
  110. The web is broken so it’s founder is re-inventing itConnected society
  111. IBM breakthrough uses AI to make blockchain more energy efficientConnected society
  112. Estonia becomes the world’s first virtual nation capable of rebooting itselfConnected society
  113. Blockchain startups are lining up to decentralise and revolutionise the internetConnected society
  114. Microsoft gets rid of blockchain miners with new Ethereum blockchain serviceConnected society
  115. After the goldrush comes the crash, over 800 cryptocurrencies are now deadConnected society
  116. IBM joins Sovrin Foundation to give individuals back control of their dataConnected society
  117. Hackers use 51 percent attack to commandeer three cryptocurrencies, steal millionsConnected society
  118. Air France KLM and Microsoft use blockchain to improve MROConnected society
  119. Adapt or Die | Cherwell, Reading | Matthew Griffin | Disruption Keynote SpeakerArticles
  120. Decentralised energy grids and renewables get a boost from CentricaEarth and energy
  121. The world’s first Quantum blockchain is a “quantum time machine”Connected society
  122. Basis creates a stable crypto currency, raises $133m from A-list investorsConnected society
  123. UPS bets on blockchain to transform the $1 Trillion shipping industryConnected society
  124. IBM wants to combine AI and blockchain to transform healthcareConnected society
  125. Ethereum falls after rumours of new powerful ASIC emergeComputing
  126. IBM breaks the record for the world’s smallest computerComputing
  127. Companies have a plan to fix blockchain’s massive energy problemEarth and energy
  128. Blockchain without the miners, IOTA unveil their revolutionary new cryptocurrencyConnected society
  129. Pioneering blockchain experiment rewards volunteering and helping the communityConnected society
  130. The Future of Sustainable Cities | ChangeNOW, Paris | Matthew Griffin | Smart Cities Keynote SpeakerArticles
  131. Blockchain Autonomous Organisations, a new way to tackle corporate fuelled wealth inequality?Connected society
  132. Infographic: The Future of MoneyConnected society
  133. Russia announces plans to create its own national cryptocurrencyConnected society
  134. Ditch your telco provider, Blockchain based Mesh networks are coming to townConnected society
  135. Blockchain entrepreneurs are helping utilities re-invent the powergridEarth and energy
  136. World first as AI and Blockchain come together to boost “Robot Intelligence”AI and intelligence
  137. Ethereum founder thinks crypto can disrupt Mastercard and Visa in “next few years”Connected society
  138. Chinese Government orders the “immediate shutdown” of all Bitcoin exchanges, BTC balksConnected society
  139. Estonia announces plans to create its own national cryptocurrencyConnected society
  140. Blockchain experts are putting a stop to governments putting backdoors in softwareSecurity and privacy
  141. Building a blockchain based Flash Organisation; by Ken BodnarOpinion
  142. Australian researchers claim a blockchain record of 440,000 transactions per secondConnected society
  143. China’s cashless future, PBoC gets ready to launch world’s first national cryptocurrencyConnected society
  144. The Future of Money and Gaming | iGaming, Amsterdam | Matthew Griffin | Gaming Keynote SpeakerArticles
  145. A secret trader just made over $200 million in a month trading EthereumConnected society
  146. The United Nations taps blockchain to solve world hungerConnected society
  147. Behind the Scenes at Marketforce’s OpsTechFS EventArticles
  148. The Future of Minds and Machines | IAICC, Dubai | Innovation Keynote SpeakerArticles
  149. Russian researchers have created a ‘Quantum safe’ blockchainComputing
  150. Toyota ties up with blockchain startups to connect its worldConnected society
  151. DTCC wants to put hundreds of trillions of dollars of securities transactions on the blockchainConnected society
  152. New blockchain tools are helping people reclaim control of their online identitiesConnected society
  153. IBM and Hyperledger launch enterprise ready blockchainConnected society
  154. Wall Street supremo’s pile into a new AI hedge fund dubbed the future of financeAI and intelligence
  155. Google DeepMind uses bitcoin like tech to track NHS patient dataConnected society
  156. JPMorgan unleashes artificial intelligence to automate its legal workAI and intelligence
  157. Blockchain and Universal Basic Income join forces to lift 22,000 children out of povertyConnected society
  158. The Future of Capital Markets | Accenture, London | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote SpeakerArticles
  159. Entrepreneurs think blockchain is the future of cloud computing and HPCComputing
  160. Goldman Sachs wants to put FX trades on the blockchainConnected society
  161. Banks are using mind reading technology to interview graduatesAI and intelligence
  162. Facebook gets an EU E-Money license, parks its bus on the banks lawnsConnected society
  163. The Future of Asset Management | Euromoney, London | Matthew Griffin | Investment Keynote SpeakerArticles
  164. Walmart improves public safety by putting pork on the blockchainConnected society
  165. Sweden wants to become the worlds first cashless societyConnected society
  166. The internet pioneer behind Apache pushes blockchain to fuel the next big internet revolutionConnected society
  167. New blockchain DNS system would put an end to DDoS attacksSecurity and privacy
  168. UN backs ID2020 blockchain consortium to give 2 billion people an identityConnected society
  169. New GE connected dishwasher could disrupt two industriesConnected society
  170. Pentagon mulls putting the whole US military onto blockchainSecurity and privacy
  171. The Future of Blockchain | Marketforce, London | Matthew Griffin | Web 3.0 and Blockchain Keynote SpeakerArticles
  172. Dubai announces plans to put the entire Emirate onto the blockchainConnected society
  173. Nasdaq-GE blockchain paves the way for Virtual Power Plants and distributed energy gridsConnected society
  174. From line to plate, Tuna gets its own blockchainConnected society
  175. Amazons drones will recharge themselves using street lampostsRobotics
  176. Wanxiang announces plans to use Blockchain to underpin it’s $30 Billion Smarter Cities programConnected society
  177. BHP turns to blockchain to improve its supply chainConnected society
  178. Accenture debuts editable blockchain prototypeConnected society
  179. Bitcoin slumps twenty percent after $65m Bitfinex hackConnected society
  180. The Hard Fork, D-Day for Ethereum and the DAOConnected society
  181. Ethereum community votes to reverse DAO hackConnected society
  182. Future corporations will run without HumansOpinion
  183. Smart appliances will disrupt bankingOpinion

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