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AI is consuming energy at a startling level. For example: data centers alone could account for 9% of U.S. electricity use by 2030, due to power-hungry AI training models like ChatGPT-4.4. However blockchain, once considered to have above-average mining energy use, is switching to proof-of-stake (PoS) systems like Ethereum, which reduced energy consumption by 99.988%.…

Before now, investing in things like commercial real estate, fine art, or private equity was mostly for the rich and big institutions. The high entry cost, complex rules, and limited access made it hard for everyday people to get involved. However, something known as asset tokenization is poised to transform all this. By using blockchain…

As of April 2025, stablecoins have exploded in popularity, which has grown to over $238 billion in market value, and in which over $16 trillion in transactions took place in 2024. This growth is fueled by increased institutional interest and greater regulation which we are seeing play out worldwide. In this article, we break down…

As Ethereum copes with scalability issues, a new batch of Layer 3 protocols seems to be solving blockchain’s “final frontier” of effortless, application-focused innovation. Like all Layer 3 solutions (which include Arbitrum and Optimism) built on top of foundational Layer 1 blockchains (Bitcoin and Ethereum), these are transforming what blockchain can achieve. These protocols relieve…