Blockchain takes the stage at Longevity+DeSci summit in New York

    This year’s Longevity+DeSci Summit in New York City showcased several decentralized solutions. Those seeking to slow the progress of time spent a few days immersed in that possibility from Aug. 10–11 at the Capitale conference hall in downtown New York City. There, the sixth-annual Longevity+DeSci summit convened for its third in-person event — sequestered to…

    ZK proofs could change the internet, not just Web3 — Aleo exec

    ZK-proofs could help online privacy by only revealing relevant user information, solving the internet’s “biggest problem,” says Brennen Schlueter. Zero-knowledge proofs could be used to solve the “biggest problem” plaguing the internet today: privacy, according to one cryptocurrency executive. Speaking with Cointelegraph at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) the marketing chief at privacy-focused infrastructure platform…

    Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi — dYdX Foundation CEO

    CEO Charles d’Haussy doesn’t view centralized exchanges as competitors for dYdX. The dYdX Foundation, an independent decentralized finance (DeFi) nonprofit founded to support the dYdX protocol, recently launched a public testnet for its latest version, v4. According to the foundation, this puts dYdX ahead of schedule for the impending launch of the v4 mainnet, something…

    SEC commissioner reiterates ‘the point of crypto’ as market aims for recovery

    Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce highlighted that despite a very bad year, there are lessons for the crypto industry to learn. Hester Peirce, a commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that after a terrible year, industry players need to remember what crypto is really about. In a speech at the Digital…