Become a contributor

Bookmark Econotimes

Sat, Aug 22, 2026 03:33 PM All times are UTC

Follow Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.

A block chain or blockchain is a permissionless distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of transaction records hardened against tampering and revision. It consists of blocks, holding batches of individual transactions. Each block contains a timestamp and an information linking it to a previous block. The block chain is seen as the main technical innovation of bitcoin, where it serves as the decentralized public ledger of all bitcoin transactions. This original design has been the inspiration for other cryptocurrencies and distributed databases. In this series, we cover latest development stories related to blockchain and its applications around the world.

Blockchain Revolution Series

Part II — The listing: NFTs as bottle-stamps, and a vault the family is in no rush to sell

Jun 29, 2026 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency

Part I A Korean Family Spent 34 Years Hoarding Chinese Tea. Now Theyre Putting It on the Blockchain When the son-in-law proposed grafting blockchain onto a centuries-old tea tradition, the tradition pushed back....

Blockchain Revolution Series

A Korean Family Spent 34 Years Hoarding Chinese Tea. Now They're Putting It on the Blockchain.

Jun 29, 2026 06:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency

Kkikdageo(끽다거·喫茶去)s vault holds what it says is the worlds largest trove of aged puer 120,000 cakes that survived the Cultural Revolution. Its first tokenized batch just went live on a trading platform...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Native USDC & CCTP V2 Coming to Sei Network to Facilitate the Fastest Transfers Globally

Jul 11, 2025 02:15 am UTC| Digital Currency Business

The Sei Development Foundation said it will soon integrate native USD Coin (USDC) and Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V2) on the Sei Network, a move aimed at enabling faster and more reliable cross-chain...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Reinventing News: Tokenization and the Fight for Journalism

Oct 04, 2024 15:07 pm UTC| Digital Currency

Journalism is at a breaking point. The pursuit of page views has left media scrambling for eyeballs, with sensational headlines and fake news eroding public trust worldwide. Advertisers, eager for impressions,...

Blockchain Revolution Series

삼성, 스타트일랩스 투자 통해 소니움 블록체인 개발 지원에 소니와 합류

Sep 06, 2024 07:41 am UTC| Business

삼성의 투자 부문인 삼성넥스트(Samsung Next)가 소니의 소니움(Soneium) 블록체인 개발의 핵심 역할을 하는 Web3 스타트업 스타트일랩스(Startale Labs)에 투자했다. 이번 협력은 탈중앙화 애플리케이션(dApps) 발전을 위한 중요한...

Blockchain Revolution Series

카르다노(Cardano)와 폴카닷(Polkadot), 블록체인 거버넌스 경쟁 직면

Sep 06, 2024 06:10 am UTC| Digital Currency

Investing.com에 따르면, 카르다노(ADA)와 폴카닷(DOT)는 이더리움(Ethereum)의 한계를 극복하기 위한 다른 접근 방식으로 인해 이더리움 킬러로 불린다. 이들 프로젝트 간의 경쟁이 치열해짐에 따라, 사용자에게 미래 결정권을...

Blockchain Revolution Series

How Web3 and Blockchain Are Shaping the Future of Digital News

Aug 23, 2024 14:40 pm UTC| Digital Currency

The digital media industry is at a crossroads, facing ongoing challenges in delivering trustworthy news in an era of information overload. Web3 and blockchain technology are emerging as potential game-changers, offering a...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Economy

China opens new Arctic trade route – but obstacles will prevent its wider use

Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service between China and Europe via the Arctic. The announcement follows a trial crossing in 2025 that saw a container ship...

US Dollar Heads for Worst Week Since July as Fiscal Concerns Mount

The U.S. dollar was on course Friday for its steepest weekly decline since late July as mounting fiscal concerns and unusual Treasury market intervention weighed on investor confidence. The U.S. Dollar Index, which...

Gold Prices Hit Three-Month High as Dollar Weakens

Gold prices surged to a three-month high on Friday and headed for strong weekly gains as a weaker U.S. dollar and mounting concerns over Treasury yields and government debt boosted demand for the precious metal. Spot gold...

Wall Street Ends Higher as Crypto Stocks and Materials Rally

Wall Street closed higher on Friday as gains in materials and cryptocurrency-related stocks helped offset renewed pressure from rising U.S. Treasury yields and elevated oil prices. The SP 500 gained 0.4% to finish at...

US Debt Tops $40 Trillion as Global Borrowing Costs Surge

U.S. government debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, highlighting growing fiscal pressures as major economies face rising spending demands from ageing populations, defence, climate change and higher interest...

Politics

NATO Facilitates Allied Talks on Strait of Hormuz Navigation

NATOs top military commander convened a videoconference this week to help interested allies coordinate potential contributions aimed at protecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while stressing that the...

Prince Harry, Elton John Ordered to Pay £9.54 Million in Daily Mail Legal Costs

Britains Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other prominent figures have been ordered to make a 9.54 million ($12.7 million) interim payment toward the legal costs of Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers after...

EU’s Von der Leyen Condemns Israel’s E1 West Bank Settlement Plan

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday strongly criticized Israels decision to issue construction tenders for the controversial E1 residential development in the occupied West Bank, adding to growing...

Trump Administration Moves to Strip ABA of Law School Accreditor Status

The U.S. Department of Education moved on Friday to revoke the American Bar Associations longstanding recognition as the official accreditor of U.S. law schools, escalating tensions between President Donald Trumps...

Prince Harry Faces Potential Multi-Million-Pound Legal Bill in Daily Mail Case

Prince Harry could soon learn how many millions of pounds he and other claimants must pay toward the legal costs of the publisher of the Daily Mail after losing a high-profile privacy lawsuit. On Friday, London High Court...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Anthropic IPO Could Challenge SpaceX’s Record $86 Billion Offering

Anthropic is reportedly considering an initial public offering that could rival or surpass SpaceXs record-breaking IPO, potentially making the artificial intelligence company responsible for the largest public share sale...

Samsung Shares Rise on $72 Billion Shareholder Return Plan

Samsung Electronics shares climbed on Friday following reports that the South Korean technology giant is preparing a shareholder return package potentially exceeding 100 trillion won ($72 billion). Samsungs board is...

Alibaba Shares Fall as AI Spending Hits Profit

Alibaba shares dropped nearly 3% in Hong Kong trading on Friday after the Chinese technology giant reported a steep decline in quarterly profit, as aggressive artificial intelligence investment weighed on earnings and cash...

Samsung Eyes $72 Billion Shareholder Return Plan as AI Chip Boom Fuels Profits

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing a new shareholder return policy worth more than 100 trillion won ($71.75 billion), as booming demand for artificial intelligence chips drives expectations of record profits at...

SK Hynix Shares Surge on Record $28.6 Billion Buyback

SK Hynix shares staged a strong rebound on Thursday after the South Korean memory-chip giant announced a record 40 trillion won ($28.6 billion) share buyback and cancellation plan, providing fresh confidence to investors...