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Subspace Labs raises funding for a more scalable, sustainable blockchain

TechCrunch

As the crypto space has grown in popularity, some of the most popular blockchains have struggled to meet user demand. . New projects are aiming to tackle issues like notoriously high energy use, hefty gas fees and low transaction throughput that are plaguing some of the major blockchain networks.

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Stanford cryptography researchers are building Espresso, a privacy-focused blockchain

TechCrunch

If blockchain technology is to reach true mass adoption, it will have to become cheaper and more efficient. Low transaction throughput on some of the most popular blockchains, most notably Ethereum, has kept gas fees high and hindered scalability. million funding round last week. . million funding round last week. .

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5 things only massively scalable enterprise blockchains can do

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After a dark few years in the wake of the FTX collapse and the digital currency winter that followed, theres light at the end of the tunnel, and optimism is returning to the enterprise blockchain industry. This time, the focus is squarely on utility and scalable ledgers.

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Sequoia backs blockchain scaling startup StarkWare at $2 billion valuation

TechCrunch

To speed and cheapen transactions on Ethereum, developers are looking toward so-called Layer-2 (L2) blockchains, which build on the Ethereum network, offloading the computational stresses while still writing transaction data to the main network. This latest raise values the Israeli startup at a whopping $2 billion. billion fund.

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Japan’s gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises $20M in private token sale

TechCrunch

Whether they do it out of a fear of missing out or genuine belief in blockchain technologies, the trend appears irreversible at least for now, as investment keeps pouring into the industry. Oasys, a Japan- and Singapore-based startup that’s building a blockchain for gaming developers, has just raised $20 million.

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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

TechCrunch

Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. One of the startups working toward this vision is Zimbabwe’s FlexID, which is building a blockchain-based identity system for those excluded from the banking system due to their lack of identity documents.

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Learn and Understand the Intersection of Python, AI, and Blockchain

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In recent years, three technologies have dominated the tech landscape: Python, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Blockchain. This blog explores the intersection of Python, AI, and Blockchain, highlighting how they complement each other and the opportunities they create for developers and businesses. Why Python, AI, and Blockchain?