When Ethereum was launched in July 2015, the world was introduced to the concept of smart contracts that hoped to revolutionize the blockchain space and allowed anyone from developers to enthusiasts ...

Programming languages like Solidity, which is used to build smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain network, are frequently used in blockchain development. Ganache helps developers test and debug ...

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At its most fundamental level, a blockchain application utilizes the decentralized, unchangeable aspects of blockchain technology to enable secure, transparent, and in many cases, automated systems.

In a significant development for the blockchain sector, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced the launch of its new blockchain platform, the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), on ...

It’s safe to say 2022 was a tough year for the global cryptocurrency industry. It began with the price of bitcoin steadily falling from its all-time high of nearly $69,000 and ended with the stunning ...

Traditional financial entities like banks have not entirely been on board with the disruptive capability of blockchain technology, but a recent collaboration with U.S. banks shows that the tide could ...

In September 2013, whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that American and British intelligence agencies had successfully cracked much of the online encryption internet users used to keep their ...

Dark Forest shows how advanced cryptography can be used in a game—and how blockchains might host decentralized digital worlds. Start exploring in Dark Forest, and you quickly realize just how much you ...