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Corastone and Zcash’s ZODL show blockchains growing up for real finance

Two new funding rounds for Corastone and Zcash Open Development Lab show blockchain infrastructure maturing for real‑world scale, private markets, and privacy‑first payments. Summary Corastone raised backing from Fidelity, Hamilton Lane and others to run a private, permissioned blockchain as shared infrastructure for private‑market workflows.​ Zcash Open Development Lab secured [...]

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Vitalik Buterin outlines ‘DVT-lite’ plan to simplify distributed Ethereum staking

Vitalik Buterin has outlined a plan to simplify distributed staking infrastructure on Ethereum, arguing that running validator nodes should not require specialized technical expertise. Summary Vitalik Buterin outlined a “DVT-lite” approach designed to simplify distributed Ethereum staking infrastructure. He argued that complex validator setups are “anti-decentralization” and should be replaced [...]

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Real-time settlement is the missing infrastructure layer in distributed energy | Opinion

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The energy transition is accelerating. Rooftop solar is scaling. Batteries are proliferating. Electric vehicles are becoming mainstream. Virtual Power Plants are aggregating distributed resources into grid-responsive portfolios. [...]

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