Trends & Signals
Blockchain
Explore the latest insights, thought leadership, and research from FCAT®
A Closer Look at Bitcoin Ordinals
September 7, 2023
The introduction of ordinals has sparked debate across the Bitcoin community regarding proper use of block space. Some consider ordinals as "spam" to the blockchain, occupying unnecessary space. On the other hand, proponents view ordinals as a way...
Meet the Hosts: Ryan Stuebe
August 3, 2023
A conversation with Ryan Stuebe, Director of Bitcoin Mining within the FCAT Blockchain Incubator.
From Skepticism to Opportunity: A Software Engineer’s Transition to Finance
June 27, 2023
A conversation with Aurobindo Nayak, software engineer for the FCAT blockchain team.
Inside the Efforts to Tokenize Money
June 20, 2023
Up to $5 trillion could move to tokenized money formats like CBDCs, stablecoins, and deposit tokens by 2030. At this scale, at stake is not just the type of money used to buy goods, but the structure and operations of the financial system itself.
An Overview of Solidity Development Frameworks
May 23, 2023
Solidity development has been a rapidly growing topic within the world of blockchains, specifically Ethereum.
Smart Contract Security
May 10, 2023
To mitigate the risks of financial loss and fraud, smart contract developers must prioritize smart contract security best practices from the outset.
Meet the Hosts: Parth Gargava
May 5, 2023
Parth Gargava readily admits that he’s not an expert on crypto regulations. And he’s not going to lose sleep if one country or another says they want to put a bunch of rules around digital currencies. He’s too busy tweaking and tinkering, fussing...
Can AI Speed Up Blockchain Development?
April 20, 2023
This article was written in collaboration with Erman Akdogan of Fidelity Enterprise Cybersecurity and Chris McGahon of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. All figures were generated in February using ChatGPT (GPT-3.5 model).
What’s Next for Blockchains?
April 11, 2023
Despite a rocky 2022 for the digital assets industry, blockchains remain a foundational technology poised to transform business operations and commerce. And while the big picture of how chains will communicate and interoperate with legacy...
MEV and Its Impact on the Future of DeFi
April 6, 2023
Although the blockchain architecture is decentralised, block content creation is a centralised process performed by miners. Therefore, miners have complete control over transaction ordering and inclusion, leading to the Miner (or Maximal)...