blockchain

Blockchain is a decentralized, distributed ledger technology that records transactions across multiple computers to ensure security and transparency. It is primarily used for cryptocurrencies and is being explored by financial institutions for secure data transfer and settlement.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to major financial institutions like Swift and Oracle integrating blockchain technology and Blockchain.com pursuing a high-valuation IPO.

Latest on blockchain

• Blockchain.com Seeks US Approval for Event Contracts and Derivatives
• NextBlock backs Soda Labs with $3M to bring privacy to public blockchains
• Swift blockchain ledger requires key internal layers, Taurus co-founder warns
• Quantum computers threaten exposed private keys rather than blockchains, Europol warns
• MDI Ventures sharpens SEA thesis around AI, blockchain, digital asset infra
• The Public Blockchain Debate is Already Obsolete for Banks
• Microsoft's M12 backed the first Web3 company without solving how an enterprise AI system actually *trusts* data that lives on a blockchain instead of behind a firewall.
• Cronos halts blockchain after $75 million lending exploit hits lending app Tectonic
• The other is betting that blockchain solves the cost and verification problem those models will face
• Tokenization converts traditional assets like securities and commodities into digital tokens on blockchain networks.
• tokenizing traditional assets like bonds and commodities on distributed ledgers
• EU’s financial regulator prioritizes AI, tokenization as key risks for 2027

Connections

27 entities linked to blockchain across the news graph.