Srinivasan Ragothaman rsrini7

A huge traditional bank (State Street) and major market infrastructure players (DTCC, Galaxy, WisdomTree, etc.) are starting to use Stellar’s blockchain for “tokenization” – turning traditional financial products into digital tokens – and this could make Stellar (XLM) an important hidden player in future finance.[1][2]

Key news

State Street and Galaxy are launching a new tokenized cash fund called the State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund (SWEEP).[3][1]
The fund aims to let big investors move cash into and out of a blockchain‑based fund 24/7 using PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin.[4][1]
It is expected to launch with about 200 million dollars in seed capital from Ondo Finance and will start on Solana, with Stellar and Ethereum planned as next chains, using Chainlink for cross‑chain connections.[5][1][4]
Nadine Chakar, a senior executive who moved from State Street to Securrency (later acquired by DTCC) and is now **Managing Director and Global Head of D

Complete Learning Guide: Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications with R3 Corda

A Comprehensive Path from Theory to Implementation

This unified learning guide combines structured video-based learning with hands-on implementation, providing a complete path to mastering R3 Corda—an open-source distributed ledger technology (DLT) designed for enterprise use cases like finance, supply chain, and healthcare.

Based on: Six-part YouTube video series by Telusko (Naveen Reddy), uploaded April-May 2021.

Prerequisites:

Basic Java or Kotlin knowledge (Corda runs on JVM)
Java 8 JDK (specifically Java 8 - Oracle, Amazon Corretto, or OpenJDK)

The Dawn of the Post-LLM Era: Five Breakthroughs Poised to Revolutionize Artificial Intelligence Over the Next 18 Months

Abstract

Large Language Models (LLMs) have dominated the AI landscape, enabling unprecedented natural language processing capabilities. However, their autoregressive architectures, quadratic scaling limitations, and rigid reasoning paradigms are reaching inflection points. This whitepaper synthesizes emerging research and innovations that signal the retirement of traditional LLMs, forecasting a paradigm shift by 2026. We examine five key breakthroughs: Diffusion LLMs for efficient generation, Power Attention for scalable context handling, latent-space thinking with private chains of thought, Nested Learning for continual adaptation, and Continuous Thought Machines as a foundational departure from Transformers. Drawing from expert interviews, academic papers, and prototypes, we argue these advancements will yield 10x inference speeds, infinite-context reasoning, unsupervised internal

Coins and tokens are both crypto assets, but coins run on their own blockchain while tokens live on top of someone else’s blockchain and usually represent a specific project or use case.[1]

What a coin is

A coin is the native asset of its own blockchain and is used to pay transaction fees and secure the network (e.g., BTC on Bitcoin, ETH on Ethereum, BNB on BNB Chain).[1]
Creating a coin means building and maintaining a full blockchain infrastructure, like buying and maintaining your own gym equipment or car instead of using someone else’s.[1]

Example:

Bitcoin (BTC): Native coin of the Bitcoin blockchain, used mainly as digital money and store of value.
Ether (ETH): Native coin of Ethereum, used to pay gas fees and secure the network.

Complete Blockchain Ecosystem: Developer-Focused Comprehensive Guide 2025

The Layered Architecture of Blockchain Technology

A Technical Analysis of Scalability, Interoperability, and Application Design

1. Executive Summary

Blockchain technology is not a monolith but a modular stack of protocols designed to solve the "Scalability Trilemma"—the difficulty of achieving decentralization, security, and scalability simultaneously. This paper dissects the four critical layers (0 through 3) that comprise the modern Web3 stack, analyzing how each layer addresses specific technical bottlenecks to enable real-world utility.

2. Layer 0: The Network & Interoperability Layer

Function: The "internet of blockchains." Layer 0 (L0) provides the underlying infrastructure that allows multiple Layer 1 blockchains to function and communicate. It solves the issue of fragmentation by enabling cross-chain interoperability and shared security.

1. Project overview

This tutorial repo is a modified Hardhat boilerplate that uses Docker, TypeScript, Viem, and a Vite React dApp to show a complete local Web3 stack. It runs a local Hardhat node in Docker, deploys a token contract with Ignition, and connects a front end through MetaMask to interact with that contract.[1]

2. Prerequisites

Ensure the following are installed on your machine before starting:

Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine + Docker Compose) for running the Hardhat node and associated services.[1]
Git and a recent Node.js (if you want to run any commands directly inside the containers with npx).[1]

Mastering Hardhat for Solidity Development

A Technical Guide to Building, Testing, and Deploying Smart Contracts

Executive Summary

Hardhat is a comprehensive development environment for Ethereum software. It facilitates performing frequent tasks, such as running tests, automatically checking code for mistakes, interacting with smart contracts, and debugging. Unlike web-based editors like Remix, Hardhat offers a robust local environment essential for professional-grade development, enabling faster iteration and integration with local blockchains [00:22].

Plugin & Extension Architecture in Java — System Design Perspective

Problem Statement

How do we design a system that can evolve, be extended, or customized without tightly coupling components or redeploying the entire application?