Blockchain

2022 was a hard year for crypto — but it may have been just what the industry needed

Blockchain is the technological foundation of cryptocurrencies — but its potential applications far exceed the simple exchange of digital currencies.

Blockchain is the technological foundation of cryptocurrencies — but its potential applications far exceed the simple exchange of digital currencies. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Dante Disparte
Chief Strategy Officer; Head, Global Policy, Circle Internet Financial
Mandeep Walia
Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, Circle
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