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What are open-source protocols, and how do they work?
29.10.2023
Open-source protocols have numerous advantages over proprietary protocols. They include greater transparency and accessibility
How to Get the Current Branch Name with git
28.10.2023
Most developers spoil themselves with fun command line utilities to make their work easier and more efficient. One such command line helper allows developers to always show the git branch in the command line. How can you get the current branch? With this handy snippet: git branch --show-current...
Vodafone DAB and Chainlink Labs work to transform global trade
25.10.2023
Vodafone DAB, Digital Asset Broker, has demonstrated the capabilities to transform global trade through Blockchain innovation. The same has been done in association with Chainlink Labs. DAB leveraged the potential of proof-of-concept to address the challenges of the exchange of data and services....
How are new F2P games doing on Steam in 2023?
23.10.2023
Looking at the last year's results to work out what's hitting, and what isn't
Bitmain to Support Aleo’s PoW Blockchain With Latest Antminer Release
23.10.2023
Crypto mining rig manufacturer Bitmain plans to release a new Antminer supporting the proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain network Aleo. The announcement comes after Bitmain’s recent launches of filecoin and kaspa machines and the company’s latest series of bitcoin miners. Aleo’s...
Lightning Network Developer Warns About Major Vulnerability, Abandons Security Tasks
23.10.2023
Antoine Riard, a Lightning Network (LN) developer, recently disclosed a major vulnerability affecting Bitcoin’s scaling layer. This vulnerability, which was addressed with a series of mitigations, involves a “new transaction-relay jamming attack” that can affect shared funds...
Centralized Mining Pools ‘Antithetical to the Ideals That Gave Rise to BTC and the Blockchain Movement’ — Tomer Afek
22.10.2023
The apparent centralization in both proof-of-work and proof-of-stake protocols is “tragic because it’s antithetical to the cypherpunk ideals” that birthed the the bitcoin and blockchain movement, Tomer Afek, the CEO at the crypto platform Spacemesh, has argued. To back this assertion...
Roblox to End Remote Work Policies; Metaverse and Digital Workspaces ‘Still Not There’
21.10.2023
Roblox, a metaverse gaming company, has recently announced the end of its remote work policies, calling all but a few workers to work from its headquarters in San Mateo, California. Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki stated that the metaverse and digital workspaces were still not...
Lightning Labs Wants to 'Bitcoinize the Dollar' with Stablecoins – How Does it Work?
20.10.2023
Lightning Labs, one of the major firms responsible for developing Bitcoin’s lightning network, has released the mainnet alpha of its long-awaited “Taproot Assets” protocol on Wednesday, allowing stablecoins and other tokens to functionally trade on Bitcoin.
In its Wednesday announcement, the firm...
Report: Valr Partnership With Visa to Expand the Reach of the South African Crypto Exchange
18.10.2023
The South African crypto exchange Valr said its partnership with the global card firm Visa is set to expand the former’s reach. The two companies said they would work on a solution that enables Valr customers to use the card firm’s network to make or receive payments. Harnessing Visa’s...
SBF and Caroline Ellison conspired to keep Bitcoin under $20K, but did it work?
16.10.2023
SBF, Caroline Ellision, Alameda and FTX may have conspired to keep Bitcoin price below $20,000, but is it actually possible and worth the effort?
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as SHIB Continues to Decrease in Value – Can 'Buying the Dip' Strategy Work?
13.10.2023
The price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) has remained basically flat in the past 24 hours, rising by a modest 0.3% to $0.00000683.
This contrasts with a crypto market that has dipped very slightly, although SHIB is down by 5% in a week and by 6% in a month, with the meme token also having fallen by 15.5%...
Blocknative Reduces Headcount by Third, After Suspending Work on Relay Project
9.10.2023
The company completed a restructuring in the wake of its decision to exit services related to its MEV-Boost Relay, a type of software used by Ethereum network validators
Leading Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger to Lay Off 12% of Work Force – When Will the Crypto Winter End?
5.10.2023
Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger is laying off 12% of its workforce, reported Bloomberg on Thursday.
Ledger is the crypto industry’s leading maker of so-called hardware wallets – physical devices the provide the secure storage of an individual’s private keys, the password needed for them...
What is the CryptoNight mining algorithm, and how does it work?
4.10.2023
Blockchain technology relies on mining algorithms, such as CryptoNight, to regulate cryptocurrency projects. Find out here what CryptoNight is and how it works
Sam Bankman-Fried's Deal with Tom Brady: $55 Million for 20 Hours of Work
3.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried had agreed to pay sports icon Tom Brady $55 million for just 20 hours of his time annually over a span of three years.
Despite Bankman-Fried's reported lack of interest in sports, he entered into lucrative partnerships with Brady and his then-wife Gisele Bündchen, appointing them...
EU Seeks More Data on Crypto’s ‘Significant’ Environmental Harm
28.9.2023
The bloc’s executive arm is commissioning a $842K study as it considers what to do about energy-hungry proof-of-work technology
Binance’s Work Culture Explained
22.9.2023
Game rooms, unlimited food buffets, massage chairs and all those gimmicks were so 2010’s. Sure, it has been fun for a while, but soon enough, we started seeing more and more reports and news articles about how these incentives don’t accomplish their goal. No matter how many fancy perks there...
Meet The Early Lies Of P Mini-Boss That’s Terrifying Players
21.9.2023
Lies of P, the punishing Soulslike about Pinocchio looking for his dad Geppetto, has plenty of tough enemies waiting to meet you. They’re all terrifying, ranging from a poison-imbued slug beast to a dude who literally thinks he’s God, but there’s one mini-boss who sucks so much I can’t wait to meet...
Grayscale officially abandons post-Merge PoW Ethereum tokens
20.9.2023
One year after the Ethereum Merge, Grayscale has finally taken a decision to abandon all the rights to proof-of-work Ethereum tokens