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The kidnapping of David Balland and his companion this week, as well as the upsurge in assaults targeting key figures in the crypto ecosystem, have highlighted the dangers faced by major holders. These events highlight the crucial importance of personal and asset security for the fortunes of the sector. For
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The ICO phenomenon An alternative to traditional venture capital, ICOs have revolutionised the financing of blockchain projects. The principle is simple: these projects can raise funds directly from their community by selling their own cryptocurrency. Halfway between equity crowdfunding and an IPO, this method of financing has been a runaway
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Since December 2020, US start-up Ripple Labs, creator of the cryptocurrency XRP, has been at the centre of a legal tug-of-war with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US financial watchdog. The SEC is accusing Ripple of illegally raising more than $1.3 billion through unregistered sales of XRP,
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The XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its flagship product: On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) Launched on 2 June 2012 by Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto and David Schwartz, XRP Ledger is a blockchain specifically designed to facilitate cross-border payments, usually requiring one to several days and significant fees to execute. XRP, the native currency
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Introduced during the Dencun update in March 2024, blobs represent a major innovation in Ethereum's architecture. These temporary storage spaces represent a sophisticated technical solution to the blockchain's scalability challenges. The revolutionary aspect of blobs lies in their pricing mechanism, which is separate from the main
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An analysis of recent trends reveals a major structural issue in the blockchain ecosystem: the scalability of layer 1s. Faced with the growing adoption of decentralised applications (dApps) and NFTs, these fundamental infrastructures are showing their limits. The data speaks for itself: saturation of layer 1 networks is leading to
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The relationship between Ethereum and its layers 2 is crucial, as it forms the core of the roadmap to strengthen and enhance the Ethereum ecosystem. However, this strategy has recently been the subject of criticism and doubt, particularly due to applications seeming to want to leave Ethereum or describing layers
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In 2025, the Wild West era of cryptocurrencies in Europe is set to come to an end, marked by unprecedented regulation and fiscal oversight. The regulatory landscape will be marked by the full entry into force of MiCA(Markets in Crypto Assets), the European framework designed to harmonise rules across
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The year 2024 marks a decisive turning point in the evolution of blockchain infrastructures, with rollups emerging as the preferred solution for solving the scalability challenges of Ethereum and, increasingly, Bitcoin. This innovative technology represents a major strategic advance, enabling the performance of blockchains to be optimised without compromising their
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They are still barely visible in our daily lives, but their impact is already being felt on a global scale. Stablecoins, digital assets backed by traditional currencies, are quietly but surely making their way into the world of payments. Boosted by their promise of immediacy, low cost and transparency, they