Thanks to the incredible speed Solana offers, and due to the timing of Solana’s market entry coinciding with “DeFi summer,” DeFi applications have always been a mainstay for this cryptocurrency.

DeFi is not the only driver of Solana adoption. Digital artists have also embraced the platform’s low fees and created some smash Solana NFT hits in the process.

The multichain ecosystem of Polkadot was designed for mass adoption using interoperable blockchains and it does not want to compromise on the blockchain trilemma: decentralization, scalability and security.

In 2016 Gavin Wood left Ethereum and founded the Web3 Foundation and Parity Technologies, both of which were tasked with researching and developing the project that evolved into Polkadot. But who is Gavin Wood?

Polkadot, now live as the Relay Chain, only plans to launch the ability to validate up to 20 shards per block, gradually scaling up to 100 shards per block.

When evaluating the technology of a Blockchain it is always important to look at the Consensus Mechanism that this Blockchain uses. When it comes to newer chains, like Polkadot, it is also a good idea to compare them to their more established competitors…

Polkadot’s native utility token, DOT, is used for multiple purposes, including bonding, governance and staking.

To date, Polkadot has raised roughly $200 million from investors from two sales of its DOT cryptocurrency, making it one of the most well-funded blockchain projects in history.

It took Wood over three years to carefully design and develop the Polkadot ecosystem without compromising the blockchain trilemma.

Algorand was founded in late 2017 as the brainchild of the renowned Italian Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Silvio Micali.

Algorand's democratized version of PoS, called Pure Proof-of-Stake, is the network's secret recipe for achieving scalability, decentralization and security.

The institutions are here, and they are buying the dip: 62% of professional investors currently hold digital assets!

This report presents the survey results of Cointelegraph’s second annual survey of professional investors from traditional finance (TradFi).

According to the survey by Fidelity, slightly more than half (52%) of institutions surveyed across Asia, Europe and the U.S. have already invested in cryptocurrencies. The results of Cointelegraph Research’s survey corroborate the findings of Fidelity’s 2021…

Over the last year we have seen legislation waking up to the promises and dangers of blockchain technology in the last year and hope that they can provide clarity and guidance that enables innovation while protecting investors and consumers.

The adoption of cryptocurrencies by institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies, and asset managers, is an important development in the crypto space.

The adoption of cryptocurrency by institutional investors has been a hot topic in recent years. In this article, we will examine some of the trends in this regard!

Cryptocurrency has been a topic of much debate in the investment community. While some see it as a valuable asset class, others still view it with skepticism.

As digital assets continue to grow in popularity, asset managers around the world are increasingly interested in understanding the best approaches for investing in these new types of assets.

It should come as no surprise that professional investors are primarily holding Bitcoin (94%) and Ether (75%).

The Metaverse, a virtual world where people can interact and participate in various activities, has captured the attention of consumers and executives alike.