The U.S. government grapples with a persistent challenge: improper payments. In fiscal year 2023, incorrect judgment and sloppy accounting resulted in over $100 billion in excessive disbursement. Taken together, these problems added up to a shocking $240 billion. This huge number highlights the serious need for new solutions to improve...
My name is Amahle, and I’m writing to you from Johannesburg! One more thing, when I look at these crypto predictions, I see something much more profound than price charts. Oh sure, the figures are in – forecasts for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and a laundry list of other digital currencies....
Tired of the crypto establishment? Tired of seeing your crypto fortune manipulated by profit-driven centralized exchanges? Tired of stablecoins that don’t really stay stable, but instead feed the power of governments and corporations? I am. And that’s why I’m so excited to tell you about Qubetics ($TICS) – because it’s...
The SEC's recent decision to delay the approval of Ether (ETH) staking within Grayscale's Ethereum Trust ETF and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF feels less like measured regulation and more like slamming the brakes on a promising future. Caution is certainly warranted in the developing and unpredictable space of crypto....
Even USAID—an agency frequently identified with boots-on-the-ground humanitarian assistance—is flirting with blockchain. In particular, the U.S. International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) has indicated a desire to use it to facilitate internal procurement. The promise is alluring: increased transparency, efficiency, and tamper-proof record-keeping. Picture this—they want a system similar to Amazon’s QLDB,...
Senator Moreno’s bipartisan blockchain bill is riding high on the enthusiasm of its supporters, and at first glance appears to be a good thing. More blockchain adoption? Who's against that? Hold on a minute here. As someone who's been neck-deep in this technology for years, I see potential pitfalls that...
So, USAID is eyeing blockchain for procurement. Not for getting help to starving children, mind you, but for monitoring purchase orders. Sounds…efficient? Or does it just read like another tech-bro fantasy getting stuffed down the gullet of a federal agency that’s already choked on plenty of red tape?Tech Fixes for...
Ethereum is rapidly emerging as the primary platform for building a decentralized artificial intelligence. It offers answers to the current and future problems of centralized AI systems. These are just a few of the challenges AI is currently facing that experts agree Ethereum’s unique capabilities can help solve. These are...
Among Blockchain Caucus members, Sen. Bernie Moreno to introduce bipartisan legislation to strengthen blockchain technology. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a "National Blockchain Deployment Advisory Committee" within the Commerce Department, enhancing the Commerce Secretary's advisory role on blockchain-related matters. It mirrors a similar House bill championed by Reps. Kat...
Ethereum. The name evokes romantic visions of a decentralized future, a world without the grasping hands of big tech. Now, the whispers are growing louder: Ethereum will decentralize AI. Eric Connor, a former Ethereum core developer, is one of the most vocal proponents. Before we all uncork the champagne and...