Cross-chain transfers rely on an accounting promise: an asset issued or acknowledged on one network should correspond to an asset locked, burned or otherwise removed from circulation elsewhere. When that…
Consensus protocols have traditionally been judged by two core guarantees: consistency and liveness. Consistency ensures that nodes agree on the same set and sequence of transactions. Liveness ensures that the…
When the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) dropped its policy statement PS26/7 last Thursday, I felt a sudden wave of déjà vu. I’d seen something like this before. Blockchain, crypto,…
Crypto didn’t get kneecapped by regulators. It didn’t get sabotaged by banks. And it definitely wasn’t some outside conspiracy. The worst damage last cycle was self-inflicted. In the scramble to…
Transaction counts are one of the most cited — and most misunderstood — metrics in crypto. They are easy to compare, visually compelling, and often used as shorthand for “adoption.”…