While much of blockchain's attention has focused on trading, tokens and market cycles, payments is one of the most durable opportunities for the industry today.

Big TPS numbers point to scale, but each additional transaction compounds the work every node must perform unless proof-based systems such as ZK alter the tradeoff.

Full nodes maintain the entire blockchain, ensuring maximum security and transaction integrity. Light nodes offer fast, resource-efficient access to Bitcoin, ideal for mobile and low-power devices.

Today, XYO, the first DePIN and blockchain project with 10M+ nodes, launches XYO Layer One, a blockchain network designed specifically for data-heavy industries, such as those in artificial ...

Most blockchain technology relies on cryptography and distributed computing to maintain security. TEEs add a different approach, namely, hardware-level trust. A Trusted Execution Environment is an ...