Blockchain Articles

Ari Joury, Ph.D.

Updated on March 13, 2025

Proof of work uses crypto mining to validate transactions while proof of stake uses those who have the most coins on a network as validators. Take a deep dive into the differences between PoW and PoS and the future outlook of consensus mechanisms.

Ben Beckmann

Updated on March 04, 2025

Blockchain regulations may be ramping up, but the industry continues to thrive as developers find new ways to solve old problems. Our expert details why more regulations are a good thing for the industry.  

Jeff Rumage

Updated on February 25, 2025

Block rewards incentivize miners to validate transactions and add new blocks to the blockchain, bolstering the network’s security and stability while bringing new cryptocurrency into circulation.

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 20, 2025

A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is a blockchain-based community with members working toward a common goal and making collective decisions. Here’s how DAOs work, their types, use cases, benefits, challenges and future outlook.

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 19, 2025

Decentralized social media offers a new way to connect online, where users can engage freely — sharing content, sending messages and liking posts — without handing over control of their data to corporate-owned platforms.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on February 19, 2025

Altcoins are the pioneers of the crypto world, taking blockchain technology to places beyond Bitcoin’s original vision. They solve new problems, improve speed and security and bring fresh features to the market, pushing the entire industry forward.

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 12, 2025

Ethereum staking lets users lock in Ether (ETH) to become a validator on the Ethereum network — and get paid for it.

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 06, 2025

Leveraging blockchain technology, this Web3 innovation hands users the keys to their own digital identity, giving them full control over who gets access to their personal information and how much is actually shared.

Judith Etugbo

Updated on January 31, 2025

A multi-signature crypto wallet is a form of crypto security that requires at least two or more passkeys from different cosigners to unlock. Here’s how they work.

Sam Daley

Updated on January 30, 2025

Check out why blockchain as a service (BaaS) has become a rising star in the business world.