May was full of news and events for Nexa. The major highlight took place in Toronto, Canada, at the Blockchain Futurist Conference, where B.U. President Andrew Clifford spoke. Amid over 10,000 exchange-traded cryptocurrencies Nexa proved to be one of a kind, and in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nexa Chief Scientist Dr. Peter Rizun delivered a keynote on hardware acceleration. Here’s what happened in May.
Blockchain Futurist Conference 2025
Nexa is pleased to announce the expansion of its team with a new Community Manager, Francis, who also attended the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. Futurist is Canada’s biggest Web3 event, and Nexa participated as a Golden Sponsor. The conference brought together leading projects and their teams, institutional and retail investors, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts to explore recent innovations in blockchain protocols, decentralized finance applications, and digital asset ecosystems. A short clip from the conference is below, and Nexa looks forward to releasing more content in the coming weeks.
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Hardware Acceleration Presentation by Dr. Peter Rizun in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Representatives from Bitcoin Unlimited and Nexa—Dr. Peter Rizun (B.U. Secretary & Nexa Chief Scientist), and Dagur Valberg (Rostrum Developer at Nexa), attended the Bliss Conference from 13-15 May 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dr. Rizun presented on hardware acceleration and shared his latest research findings with the audience. Nexa will share more news and content soon; for now, here’s a short clip from Ljubljana.
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Nexa Community Event: Create a NiftyArt NFT Collection
The digital art world is abuzz as NiftyArt.cash rolls out its 2.0 upgrade. To mark the release of the upgraded platform, Nexa is organizing a community event. Nexa invites you to try out the platform, engage with fellow creators, and participate in creating a mini NFT collection of 20 pieces to be eligible to win 250 million Nexa coins.
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Guide: How to Create an NFT on Nexa via NiftyArt
This guide walks you through every step to become a digital creator, from installing Wally Wallet to minting your finished artwork on NiftyArt. After reading it, you’ll be ready to launch your own NFT collection with confidence.
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Nexa Academy: What is Cryptocurrency?
In this article, Nexa explains the fundamental nature of cryptocurrency, outlines the historical and theoretical context in which it arose, and explores why it’s gaining prominence in the global financial ecosystem. Over the past decade a novel form of monetary instrument known as “cryptocurrency” has emerged promising to reshape how we think about money and payment systems.
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New Nexa Feature: OP_MERKLEROOT Script Explained
Blockchain applications increasingly demand data integrity and efficient, verifiable interactions with off-chain systems. Nexa’s new OP_MERKLEROOT opcode embeds Merkle-proof verification directly into script execution, bridging on-chain consensus and external databases to enable smart contracts to confirm insertions, deletions, and updates without trusting third parties or using prohibitive resources.
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Guide: How to use the Nexa Explorer to see Nexa as Digital Cash in Action
If you use cryptocurrencies you know blockchain explorers are indispensable for tracking your funds and inspecting on-chain assets, and Nexa Explorer takes this further by giving you coin-level detail so you can see exactly how each coin moves through the UTXO ledger. In this guide you’ll learn how to interpret inputs, outputs, and change to verify transactions, manage coin control, and deepen your understanding of the Nexa blockchain.
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Summary
May is already packed with news, events, and exciting developments, and Nexa is only halfway through. Expect more updates and one more exciting announcement next week along with fresh content and videos from Toronto and Ljubljana. Stay tuned and keep following Nexa’s journey!