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Quick Hit #16
5.9.2024
“Never, ever hire for JavaScript framework skills. Instead, interview and hire only for fundamentals like web standards, accessibility, modern CSS, semantic HTML, and Web Components.” — Alex Russell…
Quick Hit #16 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
Unified Global Framework Crucial for Multi-Trillion-Dollar RWA Market, Says Finance Veteran
4.9.2024
The real-world assets (RWAs) tokenization sector is predicted to become a multi-trillion-dollar market, but achieving this growth will likely require a unified global regulatory framework, according to Shy Datika, founder and CEO of INX. Datika, a veteran of both traditional and digital finance...
What Web3 Games Need to Do to Break into the Japanese Market – IVC Partner Ann Chien
1.9.2024
IVC is a Web3 venture capital fund backed by leading Japanese gaming studios. They focus on Web3 gaming, digital entertainment, AI, DeFi, and infrastructure, and have invested in over 200 projects. They also host Japan’s largest Web3 conference, IVS Crypto, which attracts over 12,000 attendees...
Rollups Are ‘Copies of the EVM,’ Not True Scaling Solutions, Says Developer
1.9.2024
According to Adrian Brink, co-founder of Anoma and Namada, rollups offer little new functionality beyond the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). He argues they are essentially execution-sharding solutions presented as true scaling solutions. Brink instead touts Plasma as the “only true scaling...
Trump Maintains Slight Advantage in Election Odds on Polymarket After Harris Interview
30.8.2024
After a 40-day interview hiatus, Vice President Kamala Harris has finally given her first Q&A session since President Joe Biden announced he won’t seek re-election in 2024. According to Polymarket’s election betting odds, former President Donald Trump is currently edging ahead...
Navigating the Web3 Gaming Frontier: Insights From Ilya Abugov of Sanctor Capital
29.8.2024
Sanctor Capital is a sanctuary where bright minds can find the support they need to maximize their impact on the industry. They have a long successful track record of guiding early-stage projects to Web3 market success. Ilya Abugov is a Partner at Sanctor Capital, a blockchain investment firm....
How Mason Madden Went From WWE's Undesirable Superstar To AEW's Undeniable Anime Wrestler
28.8.2024
Professional wrestling, in many ways, is a love story. Sometimes, it’s a love story about a 6'6" black otaku making good on a 9-year-old promise he made on a video game podcast to make professional wrestling into an anime. AEW wrestler Mason Madden is a testament to how the two seemingly very...
How Logos Is Onboarding Early Supporters Onto Its Network State Technology Stack With a Bitcoin Ordinals Collection
28.8.2024
Logos is a fully decentralized, privacy-preserving, and politically neutral technology stack that provides the necessary support for self-sovereign virtual territories. The stack includes three modular, blockchain-based protocols: Nomos (consensus), Codex (storage), and Waku (messaging). Combined...
What Sets Utherverse Apart From Other Metaverse Offerings With Founder and CEO Brian Shuster
27.8.2024
Utherverse has operated the most successful Metaverse platform in history, with more than 50 million uses worldwide since the launch of their first generation metaverse in 2004. They are now in Beta testing of their third commercial generation metaverse which is designed as a platform upon which...
How to Make Bitcoin Spendable Again With Tectum Founder and Lead Architect Alex Guseff
23.8.2024
Tectum, developed by Crispmind, is the world’s fastest layer-1 blockchain, achieving 3.5 million transactions per second through a proof of utility consensus mechanism. It guarantees seamless, private transactions using layered processing and zero-knowledge proofs. Alex Guseff, the owner...
Gold-Backed and Ready to Shine: HAQQ Founders Share Story Behind Deenar Stablecoin
22.8.2024
HAQQ brings together the most reputable actors of Ethical finance in order to promote community-driven decentralized technologies worldwide. HAQQ is an EVM-equivalent chain, based on Cosmos SDK. The technology behind HAQQ makes it possible for any smart contract created on other EVM chains to...
Joker 2 Director Says Gaga's Harley Quinn Lacks 'High Voice, Accent,' And Sass
21.8.2024
This year’s highly anticipated Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, sees Joaquin Phoenix return as the famous crime prince and Batman villain. But this time, he’s not alone as the sequel adds Harley Quinn, played by pop superstar and decorated actor Lady Gaga, to the upcoming DC film. But if you were...
Innovation in Crypto Moves Faster Than Governments, Needs Self-Regulation, Says Serial Innovator
18.8.2024
Although the blockchain industry owes much of its success to so-called bridges, these are far from perfect solutions, argues Justin Wang, the founder and CEO of Zeus Network. While they help address the problem of liquidity segmentation that afflicts the Web3 industry, Wang insists that they pose...
NFTs Enrich Gaming Communities, Drive Stronger Engagement, Says Gaming Veteran
18.8.2024
According to Luke Paglia, the COO at AGMI Studios, while traditional non-fungible token (NFT) art has lacked real utility, which explains its declining popularity, NFTs still have an important role to play in the gaming industry. To back this assertion, Paglia cites game developers’ use of NFTs...
Eric Trump Interview Teases ‘Digital Real Estate’ Crypto Venture
17.8.2024
Eric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, recently shed some light on the mysterious crypto project that he and his brother, Donald Trump Jr., have been hinting at. In an exclusive interview with the New York Post, Trump revealed that the project revolves around “digital real...
Rogue One Will Be A 'Different' Movie After Andor Season 2, Says Diego Luna
16.8.2024
The Star Wars: Rogue One prequel series Andor is set to return with its second season in 2025. And its main star says that when it finally returns, it will make Rogue One feel like a “different film.” Read more
The 4DX Movie Renaissance Is Upon Us, And It’s Fascinating
16.8.2024
A few weeks back, I left a screening of Twisters in 4DX (a multi-sensory experience in which your seat moves, water sprays in your face, wind whips your hair, and flashing lights mimic lightning) feeling like I had just ridden the wildest roller coaster at Six Flags. A giddy grin remained plastered...
First Mover Americas: BTC Muted After Crypto Goes Unmentioned in Musk-Trump Interview
13.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Musk claims X hit by ‘massive DDoS attack’ delaying Trump interview
13.8.2024
Many X users have complained they have been unable to join the livestream of Elon Musk’s scheduled interview with Donald Trump on the platform
Musk claims X hit by ‘massive DDoS attack’ delaying Trump interview
13.8.2024
The livestream ended up kicking off 30 minutes after the scheduled start, with the pair discussing immigration and the attempt on Trump’s life