Security
Custodial and Self-Custody Wallets: A Threat-Model Comparison
Custody choices redistribute key, counterparty, recovery and interface risks. A threat model is more useful than treating either model as universally safer.
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BlockchainQNT Editorial Team
The BlockchainQNT Editorial Team covers digital-asset infrastructure, markets, security, regulation and practical blockchain education.
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Research
How Cambridge Estimated Ethereum’s Post-Merge Energy Use
Cambridge researchers estimate Ethereum uses 7.87 GWh a year after the Merge, based on measured hardware and a mapped full-node network.
Guides
UTXO and Account Models Explain Different Wallet Behaviors
Bitcoin spends discrete outputs while Ethereum updates account state. That design choice shapes change, fees, privacy, nonces, and wallet software.
Research
Blockchain Interoperability Is a Trust-Model Decision
Interoperability connects isolated ledgers, but every relay, validator set and bridge introduces assumptions that must be made explicit and monitored.
Bitcoin
Shielded Bitcoin Moves Privacy Above the Consensus Layer
Shielded Bitcoin proposes private transfers recorded on Bitcoin without changing consensus, while leaving deployment and bridge questions open.