Cardano, in contrast to XRP, is a general-purpose smart contract chain that is not leading in any of today's dominant narratives. Its decentralized finance (DeFi) activity and app ecosystem lag far behind the leading chains, with a modest number of active decentralized applications and a relatively small pool of capital in its protocols.

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Bitcoin has been taking a breather for the past several weeks, but don't let that take attention away from its long-term performance. In the past five years, the leading cryptocurrency has soared 409% (as of Nov. 26). Investors might be inclined to take a chance on Bitcoin on the recent dip. But where will this digital asset be in 2030?

Picking between XRP ( XRP +0.45%) and Cardano ( ADA 4.26%) is really a choice between investing in a chain that wants to be plumbing for global money flows, and a chain that still feels like an ambitious research project looking for its killer use case.

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As President Trump’s administration has moved to loosen regulations on cryptocurrency and pledged to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world,” his family’s ties to the industry are raising ethical concerns and blurring the lines between business and government.

For years, a small crowd of technical thought leaders have talked about sprinkling tiny toll booths across the internet so content and data could be paid for in many little drips instead of through a few big monthly subscriptions. But the infrastructure to actually implement that idea never quite showed up.

The woman was freed at midnight and reported the abduction. Police later found her partner's body in a wooded area.

It’s a new verse, same as the first. Much more digital and a fair bit worse. As the limits of technology are pushed further, so too are the frontiers of scammers looking to make their money off of the misfortune of others.

Cryptocurrencies have been plummeting in recent weeks, but one in particular looks like a savvy buy right now.

Seven people have been arrested in connection with a September home invasion robbery in Irvine, where residents were held at gunpoint, their hands and mouths duct-taped in an attempt to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, prosecutors announced Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Juventus’ owners have publicly rejected a buyout offer from a cryptocurrency firm. The move ensures that the most successful club in Serie A history will remain controlled by the Agnelli family.