⚡️️ RESEARCH: Can hardware-based trust reshape blockchain privacy and scale? Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) let nodes run code inside secure CPU enclaves, keeping data confidential and verifiable. It enables private smart contracts, low-cost off-chain computation, MEV-proof block building, and could power future decentralized AI. Today, over 50+ projects are exploring TEEs. Future TEE adoption is expected to move beyond privacy, driving blockchain scalability and enabling efficient off-chain computation for advanced decentralized apps.(Cointelegraph)