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WDRL — Edition 298: Email tech stacks, less CSS duplicates, simple color systems, a custom highlight API, UUID6 and more.
7.4.2022
Hey,
if you read this email, it’ll be technically different from the previous. When I recently updated my newsletter service server software nearly everything broke into pieces. I was using mailtrain v1 for a long time now but it’s deprecated and using old node versions. Upgrading to v2 wasn’t...
Hollywood Has Future in Blockchain, NFTs Says Outgoing Warner Media CEO
7.4.2022
Jason Kilar, the outgoing CEO of Warner Media, has touted blockchain as a technology that could transform the entertainment industry. He also said the tech could bring about new forms of financing. Transforming the Entertainment Industry The outgoing CEO of Warner Media, Jason Kilar, has said...
WAVES price crashes 50% in one week — watch these support levels next
7.4.2022
The latest brutal selloff in WAVES leaves it below a key support level and at risk for more downside
Cosmos-Based Juno Blockchain Pushed Offline in Apparent Attack
7.4.2022
A malicious smart contract has put the network out of commission for over 24 hours and comes less than a month after a controversial governance vote
Bitcoin transaction fees hit decade lows, here's why
6.4.2022
The cost of moving Bitcoin across the network has hit decade lows as Lightning Network, batching, miner behavior and protocol improvements have driven costs down
South Korean Tech Giant Kakao Takes Over Japanese Crypto Exchange in M&A Deal
5.4.2022
A Japan-based branch of the South Korean internet and tech giant Kakao has snapped up a controlling stake in a Japanese crypto exchange – which could see it seek to integrate its web-based cartoon output with its crypto services....
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Southeast Asian VC Firm SeaX Ventures Closes $60M Tech Fund
4.4.2022
The fund will invest $500,000- $5 million in technology companies, which includes blockchain and Web 3
Some 1,400 Ether From Ronin Exploit Is Moved to Tornado Cash
4.4.2022
More than $4.9 million worth of ether was moved this morning from addresses connected to the $625 million exploit, on-chain data show
RChain: 3 Lessons Web 3.0 Can’t Afford to Ignore
4.4.2022
There’s a tendency in the tech world to toss out old tech and go all-in on a new replacement. “Oh, don’t use that. That’s the old thing! Use the new thing instead.” This advice is best suited to those who adapt quickly to technological change—in other...
Kazakhstan Auditors Go After Crypto Miners Accused of Exploiting Tax Benefits
3.4.2022
Authorities in Kazakhstan have found several businesses minting digital currencies that took advantage of tax cuts they were allegedly not supposed to benefit from. Auditors said the crypto firms registered as “innovative companies,” to receive millions of dollars in tax preferences....
DeFi Lender Inverse Finance Exploited for $15.6 Million
2.4.2022
It is the third multi-million dollar crypto attack to make headlines in recent days
Ola Finance Says Attackers Stole $4.7M in Re-Entrancy Exploit
1.4.2022
A post-mortem released Friday showed the funds were lost in a “reentrancy” attack
BAYC Says Discord Briefly Compromised, Tells Users to Avoid Discord for Minting APE NFTs
1.4.2022
A ticket tool on Discord was briefly compromised and caught by the BAYC team in early Asian hours on Friday. It also affected other NFT projects
Layerzero Labs Secures $135 Million to Bolster Cross-Chain Interoperability
1.4.2022
Layerzero Labs, the firm behind the interoperability protocol Layerzero, has revealed the company has raised $135 million in a Series A+ finance round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), FTX Ventures, and Sequoia Capital. The new financing brings Layerzero Labs’ overall valuation to...
Ola Finance Exploited for $3.6M in Re-Entrancy Attack
31.3.2022
The attack took place on the DeFi protocol’s implementation on the Fuse blockchain
Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review
31.3.2022
“I am all for hope and am a big believer in quantum computing as a potentially disruptive technology,” said Sankar Das Sarma but noted quantum computers are nowhere near being close to cracking cryptography
Solidus AITECH Founder Paul Farhi Talks Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing
30.3.2022
Using the world’s first AI utility token AITECH, Government Authorities, Megacorps, SMEs, and Professionals will be able to acquire AI services through Solidus’ Artificial Intelligence infrastructure. AITECH can be purchased, staked, or held as a long-term investment. Paul Farhi...
So You’ve Stolen $600M. Now What?
30.3.2022
After the largest hack in DeFi history, the attacker has limited options
Komodo’s ‘ShibaDEX’ Lets Users Trade Shiba Inu for Tokens on Other Chains
30.3.2022
‘ShibaDEX’ is said to be the first cross-chain exchange for the millions of Shiba Inu community members
Waiting on the executive order: how users and financial professionals may benefit from it
29.3.2022
The fruits of President Biden’s EO will not materialize until months from now, but the need for regulatory change is far-reaching