Connor Blenkinsop

Connor is a journalist based in London, where he has covered news and business briefs for national news outlets. Away from deadlines, his interests include badminton and music.

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An app is enabling consumers to earn crypto by sharing their WiFi hotspots — and also enables users to stake tokens and receive NFTs through its decentralized e...

How WiFi and DeFi are coming together in decentralized ecosystem

Connor Blenkinsop

2021-02-19T09:45:00+00:00

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Noted blockchain expert Professor Ken Huang explains some of the key issues that are holding the industry back — and how they can be fixed.

Q&A: Can blockchain’s biggest challenges be overcome?

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-15T13:30:00+00:00

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Despite Telegram abandoning TON earlier this year, the technology underpinning the project lives on. Here’s what happened next.

Q&A: What happened after Telegram abandoned TON?

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-07T12:00:00+00:00

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Many cloud data storage providers rely on centralized servers that can be slow, expensive and insecure. This decentralized platform wants to change that.

Decentralized Cloud 3.0 to make storage faster, more secure and cheaper

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-06T15:02:00+00:00

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Hosting an Ethereum 2.0 node is a big responsibility — and if things go wrong, this could result in some painful penalties. ...

Dangers of hosting your own Ethereum 2.0 node, explained

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-03T15:16:00+00:00

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A decentralized exchange says that users don’t need to complete Know Your Customer checks because of how it’s based on a smart contract.

DEX offers margin trading, anonymity, fast withdrawals and no KYC

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-03T13:29:00+00:00

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Eth2 staking has its downsides — people may not have the means to contribute 32 ETH, or the technical knowhow to run a node. Can these i...

The challenges of Eth2 staking, explained

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-02T16:53:00+00:00

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A project is building a blockchain ecosystem that unites freelancers, entrepreneurs and business investors in a new, logical way.

New blockchain platform vows to shake up startups with ‘collabvesting’

Connor Blenkinsop

2020-12-01T18:21:00+00:00

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