Rust Gains Traction in Blockchain and Beyond for Memory Safety

Rust's borrow checker eliminates memory bugs like null pointer dereferences and data races at compile time, preventing 70% of critical vulnerabilities Microsoft attributes to memory issues. The language powers blockchain platforms Solana, Polkadot, and Stellar's Soroban, and is adopted by Brazilian fintechs for tokenization. Rust also enters AI inference via frameworks Candle and Burn, offering native performance without Python overhead.