The Accumulate Blog
News & updates from web3’s data & scaling solution.
Data Mapping Infrastructure: Merkle Trees & BPTs
Merkle Trees are a core component of blockchain architecture and design. For the Accumulate network, Merkle Trees are the glue that ties...
Key Management for DeFi
Enterprises are becoming more involved with blockchain both from an investment perspective and through integrating the technology into...
Delegated Transactions: An Efficient & Economical Form of Smart Contract
One of the challenges with adopting smart contracts is that they are computationally expensive. This is due to the complex way most smart...
Testnet 7.0 Ponte Vecchio – Mainnet Release Candidate 1
Accumulate developers are announcing Testnet 7 Ponte Vecchio - Mainnet Release Candidate 1. Named after the Ponte Vecchio bridge located...
How Accumulate Provides Blockchain Infrastructure for Identity and Security Management
Web3 is a user-centric vision of the World Wide Web that adds blockchain technology to the backend of the existing internet to create a...
Solving for State Bloat With Anchoring
The primary purpose of a blockchain is to serve as an immutable ledger of transactions that can be transparently accessed by anyone at any...
Scratch Accounts Simplified
Students often use scratch paper in math class to organize their work and show the steps to solve math problems. The scratch paper was...
Creating an Audit Trail for Centralized Finance (CeFi)
The past 3 months have been a revelation for crypto market participants about the consequences of lack of transparency in a complex...
Rethinking the Way Blockchain Bridges Work Through Token Gateways
The advent of bridges and wrapped tokens have enabled massive amounts of capital to flow between blockchain networks and expanded on-chain...
Accumulate Governance
Accumulate developers are announcing the release of the Accumulate official Governance docs, which include the network's constitution, its...
Chain of Chains Overview
A common misconception about Accumulate is that it is simply another monolithic blockchain like Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana. While...
Introduction to IoT Applications with Blockchain
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a catch-all phrase for any physical device which can send and receive data. Every day, you likely interact...
Accumulate Testnet 6.0 Zakim Release
With article contributions from Drew Mailen & WIsdom Nwokocha Accumulate developers are announcing the release of Testnet 6.0, Zakim...
Scaling Blockchain Payments With Synthetic Transactions
The ability to create a blockchain network that can process payments at scale while maintaining decentralization and security remains a...
Accumulate Named as Sponsor of CoinDesk Consensus Web3athon
Accumulate is among the list of sponsors for Web3athon, a hyperlocal people-first crypto hackathon that lasts from June 9, 2022, to August...