Tag: transparency

Bubblemaps Boosts TON Blockchain Transparency with New Integration

Bubblemaps Boosts TON Blockchain Transparency with New Integration

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The Open Network (TON) blockchain, was supported by the messaging platform Telegram. It now features even more transparency with a new integration with Bubblemaps. Together, TON and Looker Studio have opened the door to real-time visual analytics for the TON ecosystem—one quantum leap towards greater on-chain visibility. Users can visualize...

TON's Transparency Gambit: Can Bubblemaps Tame the Wild West?

TON's Transparency Gambit: Can Bubblemaps Tame the Wild West?

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Is TON, with its recent skyrocketing inherently driven by Telegram’s acceptance, really to swap its cowboy hat in favor of a badge? The integration of Bubblemaps, a self-proclaimed "InfoFi" analytics company, into the TON blockchain feels less like a technical upgrade and more like a preemptive surrender to the inevitable:...

Own's Blockchain Transparency: A Revolution Or Just Clever Marketing?

Own's Blockchain Transparency: A Revolution Or Just Clever Marketing?

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Enter Own, the new Web3 social platform that aims to deliver TikTok-like quick-loading, short-form content with crypto payments and blockchain-powered transparency. A crucial question lingers: Is logging everything on the Base Layer 2 blockchain a genuine revolution for content ownership, or just a brilliantly disguised marketing ploy with potentially dangerous...

AI's Trust Problem Solved? Blockchain's Radical Transparency Holds the Key

AI's Trust Problem Solved? Blockchain's Radical Transparency Holds the Key

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We stand at a precipice. The unyielding advance of Artificial Intelligence offers unprecedented progression, but equally includes the harbingers of a dystopian reality. Bias in algorithms, mass manipulation, job displacement — these are all very real concerns. Irresponsible AI advancement is driving all of this and cutting off millions from...

Trump's Crypto Gamble: Will USD1's Lack of Transparency Sink It?

Trump's Crypto Gamble: Will USD1's Lack of Transparency Sink It?

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In the Wild West of crypto, transparency is no longer a luxury—it’s the law enforcement officer. The Trump family’s connection to the USD1 stablecoin, a controversial crypto asset, deserves further investigation. Instead, it looks like the wild west indoc with a lot of secrets to hide.USD1 is currently making waves,...

Paris Blockchain Week's Dirty Secret No One Wants to Admit

Paris Blockchain Week's Dirty Secret No One Wants to Admit

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One year later, another avalanche of buzzwords, wide-eyed entrepreneurs, and venture capital dollars flooding through the halls of the Carrousel du Louvre. Wow, look at that attendance! As the lineup continued with legendary names such as Hoskinson and Long, the PSG alliance with Matchain rang in as a strong step...

Japan's Bitcoin Revolution: A Boon for Artists and Web3 Creators?

Is Japan on the verge of accidentally unleashing a tsunami of creative destruction and financial liberation onto the rest of the emerging markets? I know this seems like a tall order, but hear me out. Japan’s regulatory change to officially recognize Bitcoin as a financial product. This step is a...

5 Ways This Crypto Bill Empowers Southeast Asian Artists, Not Wall Street

Let’s be honest, when you hear about crypto regulation, your first thought probably isn't Southeast Asian artists finding new avenues for creative expression. Surely visions of Wall Street honchos and inscrutable derivatives dance in your head. Well, what if I told you that the Senate’s Banking Committee just released their...

Crypto's 'Light-Touch' Regulation Gamble Will It Protect You?

The Senate Committee’s proposed “light-touch” regulatory framework for crypto is a long high-stakes poker game. Are we all truly holding a winning hand, or are we collectively bluffing our way into a future financial crisis? It’s a question every investor, every innovator, and frankly, every citizen should want to know....

Trump Jr. at KBW2025: Web3's Punk Rock Moment or Sellout?

Or I think about Nandar, a wonderful Burmese artist that I met in Yangon, sharing with me her latest NFT collection. Each work exploded with vivid imagery, bravely fighting back against the junta’s repressive hold. She began selling them directly to supporters around the world, allowing her to cleverly sidestep...

Donald Trump Jr. Headlines Korea Blockchain Week 2025

Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2025, Asia’s largest and most influential Web3 conference, is returning to Seoul this coming September. The collaborative innovation summit recently announced its second wave of speakers and lead partners. You can expect big names such as Donald Trump Jr., Keone Hon from Monad Foundation, Guy Young...

KBW2025: Is Trump Jr. Web3's Trojan Horse or its Savior?

Donald Trump Jr. at Korea Blockchain Week? It's a head-scratcher, isn't it? About as easy as locating a MAGA hat at a Burning Man soirée. Before we put this down as just another short-lived publicity stunt, let’s take a closer look at what this could IoTally Web3 means. Cynical ploy...

Schiff's Crypto Ban: Is He Protecting Us or Silencing Innovation?

Senator Adam Schiff's proposed crypto ban, the COIN Act, aimed at preventing the President (read: Donald Trump) from dabbling in digital assets, raises a critical question: Is this genuine protection against corruption, or a veiled attempt to stifle innovation, especially for emerging markets? Let's be real, the optics are terrible....