Category: Cryptocurrency - Page 2

Privacy-preserving identity verification uses blockchain, zero-knowledge proofs, and decentralized IDs to let you prove who you are without sharing your personal data. It's transforming banking, healthcare, and government services.

Data Ownership Protocol (DOP) is an Ethereum-based privacy protocol that lets users control their on-chain data with selective transparency. Unlike anonymous coins, DOP enables private transactions while generating compliance-ready audit trails for businesses.

Beldex isn't a crypto exchange - it's a privacy blockchain with encrypted messaging, a decentralized VPN, and anonymous transactions. Learn how BDX works, its real use cases in censored countries, and why it's not a good investment for most people.

The CPR CIPHER 2021 airdrop was a CoinMarketCap distribution campaign meant to revive the struggling Cipher token. Learn what happened, why it failed, and whether your old CPR tokens are still worth anything.

Monolith (TKN) was a pioneering crypto debit card that let Europeans spend ETH and other tokens like cash. It shut down in 2025 after processing $113M in transactions. TKN still trades, but has no utility left.

In September 2025, the U.S. sanctioned nine Myanmar-based crypto entities tied to a $10 billion cyber scam network operating in Shwe Kokko. These operations, protected by the Karen National Army, use forced labor to scam Americans. The sanctions freeze assets and block transactions, marking a major escalation in U.S. efforts to shut down crypto-fueled human trafficking rings.

Veno Finance (VNO) is a multi-chain liquid staking protocol that lets you stake CRO, ATOM, and ETH while keeping your assets liquid. Earn auto-compounding rewards and use your staked tokens in DeFi - all without locking them up.

Blockchain is cutting insurance fraud by 68% in pilot programs by creating tamper-proof claims records. Learn how it works, who's using it, and why it's not a magic fix.

British Columbia has banned new cryptocurrency mining connections to its hydroelectric grid until December 2025, prioritizing clean energy for homes and businesses over energy-intensive crypto operations. Courts have upheld the ban, and permanent rules are coming.

Merkle trees let blockchains verify transactions with minimal data, enabling lightweight wallets and secure scalability. They turn thousands of transactions into one hash, making tampering impossible and verification lightning-fast.

Byzantine Fault Tolerance enables permissioned blockchains to achieve fast, secure consensus among trusted participants. Learn how PBFT works, real-world use cases, performance numbers, and why enterprises choose it over public chains.

Bitcoin has around 24,000 nodes running globally, each validating transactions and securing the network. More nodes mean greater decentralization, censorship resistance, and security-making them essential to Bitcoin's survival.