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P2P Networks

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks connect participants directly to one another to share data or resources without a central server. Blockchains and file-sharing protocols such as BitTorrent rely on this architecture. Read the latest news about P2P Networks on Cointelegraph. Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks connect participants directly to one another to share data or resources without a central server. Blockchains and file-sharing protocols such as BitTorrent rely on this architecture. Read the latest news about P2P Networks on Cointelegraph. Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks connect participants directly to one another to share data or resources without a central server. Blockchains and file-sharing protocols such as BitTorrent rely on this architecture. Read the latest news about P2P Networks on Cointelegraph.

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Bitcoin advocate, human rights activist María Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Vince QuillOct 10, 2025

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TON may become the first everyday blockchain by 2027

Jul 30, 2025

DeFi must go back to its P2P roots to gain mass adoption

Jun 3, 2025

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Tron network exceeds Ethereum revenue over the past 90 days

Aug 15, 2024

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Japan’s regulator suggests ‘stopping’ P2P transfers from fiat to crypto

Feb 14, 2024

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Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets

Sep 25, 2023

P2P Networks: All latest articles

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P2P marketplaces need to become unstoppable, permissionless — Paxful co-founder

A new project aims to build a peer-to-peer marketplace to facilitate censorship-resistant, permissionless trading among Bitcoin users.

Aug 25, 2023

Gareth Jenkinson

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Blockchain IoT firm Nodle goes open source with Web3 Bluetooth ‘nanocomputer’ sticker

Nodle unveils open-source Bluetooth ‘nanocomputer’ N1 sticker aimed at increasing IoT connectivity across industries.

Aug 2, 2023

Gareth Jenkinson

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TransUnion to begin providing identity-protected credit scoring for DeFi lending

The American credit reporting agency is teaming up with Spring Labs and Quadrata for a new service that should make DeFi borrowing easier and less risky.

Apr 20, 2023

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Peer-to-peer crypto exchanges struggle to navigate shifting legal landscape

Two major P2P platforms announced their closure in the first quarter of 2023. Many blame it on growing regulatory scrutiny, but experts call for better alternatives.

Apr 17, 2023

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Paxful shutdown hits Nigeria harder than the rest of the world — Here’s why

Paxful’s shutdown has left its global community heartbroken, but it has significantly impacted the Nigerian community, where it pioneered P2P crypto use.

Apr 5, 2023

Amaka Nwaokocha

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Nigerian crypto investors question central bank’s decision to flag P2P users

Crypto P2P users in Nigeria worry over using various platforms to transfer funds as the country’s central bank cracks down on bank accounts that received a share of Flutterwave’s rumored stolen funds.

Mar 29, 2023

Amaka Nwaokocha

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Bitcoin nodes data: Frankfurt houses the largest city-wide network

Distributed across 5,773 cities worldwide, over 60% and 14% of the Bitcoin nodes run on IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, respectively, while more than 25% run anonymously on .onion.

Jan 11, 2023

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Bitcoin hash rate marks all-time high as BTC price drops below $25K

Complimenting the new hash rate ATH of 231.428 exahash per second, Bitcoin’s network difficulty stands at a strong position of 30.283 trillion.

Jun 13, 2022

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Bitcoin ATM installations record low in May, biggest drop since 2019

Since January, Bitcoin ATM installations have seen a gradual slowdown, eventually falling 89.75% from December 2021’s 1,971 new installations.

Jun 5, 2022