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OpinionSep 15, 2026

The CLARITY Act Is Dead. DAOs Died Long Ago. Is AI a New Hope?

A blockchain builder reflects on the Senate vote, token governance, and whether AI agents can do any better.

OpinionSep 14, 2026

On the Eve of the CLARITY Vote: A Blockchain Builder's Case for Clear Boundaries

We need more than one crypto-friendly administration. We need legal boundaries that builders can follow across administrations.

OpinionAug 18, 2026

After Software: Collaboration, Production, and How Value Gets Shared

Making software no longer requires making a company first. When productive capacity is scattered across people and AI, collaboration, ownership, and value need a new organization.

OpinionAug 7, 2026

CLARITY Is Not About "Legalizing Tokens"—Here's Why the Industry Still Needs It

CLARITY is not a pass for anything labeled a token. It is an attempt to distinguish a real right, a resource claim, and market activity from a label. The bill is still pending, and that distinction still has to prove itself.

OpinionAug 7, 2026

A Useful Token Must First Stand for Something of Real Value

AI services already use credits to meter storage, compute, and API calls. As Agents begin to act across systems, the important work is not giving those units a fashionable name. It is making the rights, authority, and usage they represent possible to verify and reconcile.

OpinionAug 2, 2026

AI Agents Need More Than a Wallet

Payment is the most visible connection between AI Agents and blockchains, but the more fundamental questions are: who is the Agent, who authorized it, what can it do, and how do we reconcile what happened when something goes wrong?

OpinionAug 2, 2026

From Blocklet Server to ARC: Why Owning Software Is Harder Than Generating It

AI can turn a request into software, but it does not automatically make that software, its data, or its identity belong to the user. ARC is the new architecture ArcBlock is building for that problem.

OpinionJan 23, 2025

The Future of Blockchain is Gas-Free Transactions, Decentralized AI and Interoperability

The rapid evolution of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping our view about infrastructure, applications, and data ownershi

ExplainerSep 12, 2024

Understanding ArcBridge Node Slashing

The ArcBridge Node plays a crucial role in our decentralized ecosystem, facilitating seamless asset transfers between the ArcBlock Main Chain and Et

ReleaseAug 8, 2024

ArcBridge: Much Lower Deposit/Withdraw Requirements

ArcBridge has been working smoothly for months since our last change , and we are announcing a further update to the ArcBridge configuration that wil

NewsMay 17, 2024

ArcBlock Services Price Reduction

Today, we announce a series of price reductions on our services to better foster the growth of our ecosystem and enhance user experience. We will per

ReleaseApr 23, 2024

ArcBridge: Lower Fee Rate and Minimum Requirements

We are pleased to announce further updates to the ArcBridge configuration that will enhance your experience and reduce the cost barriers for transact

ReleaseApr 3, 2024

Blockchain upgrade: Gas-free staking now easier than ever!

We're thrilled to announce an update to our blockchain that marks a tiny milestone in our journey towards simplifying and enhancing user experience. T

ExplainerDec 6, 2022

What is staking and slashing? How we take it to a new level

What is Staking ? The term "staking" has been misused and misinterpreted in the blockchain space and in crypto for a very long time. Most people have

EngineeringDec 5, 2022

New Features: Gas, Staking and Stake for Gas-free

We are going to have an important upgrade for ArcBlock's blockchain, and some new features are coming with this upcoming upgrade. For those who alrea

NewsJan 12, 2022

ArcBlock Testified in Support of WA Blockchain Bills

(Olympia, Washington) Jan 12. ArcBlock and members of the Cascadia Blockchain Council testified today in supporting of two WA Blockchain Bills:SB 5534

NewsMay 18, 2021

ArcBlock DevCon 2021 will be held online on June 18

The official website of ArcBlock DevCon 2021 was launched on May 18, 2021, predicting that the second ArcBlock Developer Conference will be held in on

NewsNov 11, 2020

ArcBlock 新书《2020 区块链漫游指南》出版

由 ArcBlock 区块基石团队合著的《2020 区块链漫游指南》日前由中国工信出版集团人民邮电出版社出版，新书官网也同期上线。《2020 区块链漫游指南》是荟萃 ArcBlock 团队过去三年笔耕布道的技术博客的文集。作为横跨中美两地的区块链初创公司，ArcBlock 自成立第一天起，从创始人、

NewsOct 12, 2020

ArcBlock Joins Microsoft to Discuss Decentralized Identity

ArcBlock CEO Robert Mao joins Microsoft's Director of Identity Standards Pam Dingle to discuss Decentralized Identity at the Washington Technology Ind

NewsOct 12, 2020

ArcBlock Hosts Panel on Decentralized Finance

ArcBlock VP Matt McKinney will host a panel on Decentralized Finance and Tokenization during the Washington Technology Industry Associations' (WTIA) u

NewsSep 29, 2020

Blockchain in UX Workshop

ArcBlock joins an evening discussion around the theme of UX for Blockchain with industry leaders, practitioners and experts.ArcBlock will be joining t

NewsSep 29, 2020

ArcBlock Joins Blockchain Unconference

ArcBlock will participate in the WTIA's Blockchain UnconferenceArcBlock will be participating in the Washington Technology Industry Associations (WTIA

OpinionAug 7, 2020

从 TikTok 危机看去中心化应用未来曙光

作者：陈俊（ArcBlock 副总裁）45 天之后，抖音海外版 TikTok 不是被美国公司收购，就是被勒令退出美国市场——这款风靡海外青少年用户的短视频分享应用最近极具戏剧性的遭遇无疑牵扯了许多人的目光和心情。撇开所有浓缩在它身上的关于全球两强政治经济科技社会等多维度博弈对抗及恩怨情仇，从 IT

OpinionAug 3, 2020

拥抱区块链技术，为什么首先需要摒弃“名词之争”？

作者：冒志鸿（ArcBlock 首席执行官、首席架构师）“名词之争”第一次了解“名词之争”这个概念，我是在 2018 年初参加甲子光年主办的区块链大会上。甲子光年创始人甲小姐在开场演讲中引用了胡适先生的这段文字作为开场——要真正理解和拥抱区块链技术，需要首先摒弃“名词之争”，透过现象看本质。胡适

OpinionJul 21, 2020

何积丰院士如何推荐《区块链实战：从技术创新到商业模式》？

作者：冒志鸿（ArcBlock 首席执行官、首席架构师）2019 年 12 月 6 日，我在上海同济大学的一次学术会议上有幸初会中国科学院院士何积丰先生，虽然过去有一些学术上的来往，但都是书信和文章形式，而且我远在大洋彼岸一直未有机会当面交流。在给何院士介绍我们区块链产品和技术的时候，我刚好想起前

OpinionJul 19, 2020

关于合著《区块链实战：从技术创新到商业模式》的 3 组关键词

作者：陈俊（ArcBlock 副总裁）2020 年 1 月 19 日，农历庚子春节前夕，当我将与 ArcBlock 区块基石创始人冒志鸿合著的《区块链实战：从技术创新到商业模式》初稿交给中信出版集团之后，心情如释重负的同时，脑海中却闪过以下这个字眼——Mission Impossible Acco