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Little Shapes was a ‘social experiment’ to expose NFT botnets: founder
4.2.2023
In a 158 document, the team behind Little Shapes alleged that NFT scammers utilized bot networks to rug-pull "$200 million+ out of the ecosystem.”
Toyota to Experiment With Blockchain Use Cases by Sponsoring Astar Network's Hackathon
1.2.2023
The auto giant may use technology developed from the hackathon for its internal use
Saudi Central Bank Says Ongoing CBDC Experiment Focused on Domestic Wholesale Use Cases
27.1.2023
Saudi Arabia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiment, which is being carried out in conjunction with local banks and fintechs, is presently focused on domestic wholesale uses cases, the central bank has said. Meanwhile, the Saudi Minister of Finance has said CBDCs can be...
Bank of Spain Greenlights Euro-Backed Stablecoin Token Pilot Program
23.1.2023
The Bank of Spain has given approval for the launch of a pilot program involving the issuance and usage of euro-pegged stablecoins. The program, which MONEI, a fintech institution, is launching, will allow users to issue digital euros with fiat deposits in order to experiment with these in payment...
Kontroverzní experiment: Čína uvažuje o páření myší a opic ve vesmíru
17.1.2023
Čínští vědci připravují z vědeckého pohledu fascinující, nicméně eticky kontroverzní experiment – na vesmírné stanici Tchien-kung se chtějí pokusit o páření myší a opic
How the Biggest Money Experiment in Human History Will Impact Global Payments
15.1.2023
Ran Goldi is VP of Payments for Fireblocks, a provider of digital asset infrastructure.__________ ...
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Výsměch i sexismus. Změnili hlas na ženský, experiment online hru naráz změnil
13.12.2022
Nezisková organizace Women In Games Argentina uspořádala experiment, kterým dokázala, že prostředí v online kompetitivních hrách je z velké části sexistické. Třem profesionálním hráčům střílečky Valorant digitálně upravila hlas, aby zněl žensky, a poté pozorovala změny v chování jejich protihráčů
Ukradené dětství: Neúspěšný dánský sociální experiment s dětmi Inuitů
11.12.2022
Po druhé světové válce panovala v Grónsku chudoba, životní úroveň byla velmi nízká a většinu negramotného obyvatelstva trápily nemoci. Dánové chtěli svou kolonii modernizovat, zavést reformy a přetvořit původní obyvatele v „malé Dány“
Spain’s central bank to experiment with wholesale CBDCs
8.12.2022
The Bank of Spain said the study can help determine to what extent it can adapt to the "needs and demands of an increasingly digital society.”
New York Fed and 9 Major Banks to Test ‘Interoperable Network of Central Bank Wholesale Digital Money’
19.11.2022
Nine major financial institutions and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have started to experiment with a digital dollar proof of concept to see if distributed ledger technology can improve settlement between central banks, commercial banks, and regulated non-banks. The New York Fed details that...
Making Static Noise From a Weird CSS Gradient Bug
18.11.2022
What I will be doing here is kind of an experiment to explore tricks that leverage a bug with the way CSS gradients handle sub-pixel rendering to create a static noise effect — like you might see on a TV with no signal.
Making Static Noise From a Weird CSS Gradient Bug originally published...
‘Atomic Settlement’ — New York Fed Completes First Phase of Digital Dollar Experiment Called ‘Project Cedar’
4.11.2022
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published findings stemming from an experiment dubbed “Project Cedar,” a protocol that uses a wholesale digital dollar in order to improve financial transactions. Michelle Neal, head of the bank’s Markets Group remarked on Friday that...
Crypto Biz: Is Zuckerberg’s $100B metaverse experiment doomed to fail?
28.10.2022
Meta's Reality Labs division lost $3.672 billion in the third quarter. Some shareholders aren't happy with the company's oversized investment in metaverse technology
The Madeira Bitcoin adoption experiment takes flight
24.10.2022
An update on the Bitcoin rollout on the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, which according to entrepreneur Jeff Booth is “a bigger Bitcoin Beach but in the EU.”
Science Has Wrought A Lab-Grown Gamer Brain That Plays Pong
12.10.2022
No, you didn’t accidentally click on the webpage of our sister site, The Onion. A scientist really grew a brain in a lab and, unfortunately, it’s a gamer. Read more
5 years of the ‘Top 10 Cryptos’ experiment and the lessons learned
26.9.2022
“Index investing can be boring, but it saves you from the worst possible outcomes.”
5 Website Header Design Trends for 2023
13.9.2022
You now have the ability to customize the design of website headers in WordPress. Read this post to find out what kinds of website header design trends you can experiment with
El Salvador Leader Bukele Calm As Media Label ‘Bitcoin Experiment’ a ‘Failure’
8.9.2022
The mainstream media in El Salvador has torn into into President Nayib Bukele for his perceived silence over the one-year anniversary of bitcoin (BTC) adoption, with multiple outlets and organizations calling the move a “failure.”
Bitcoin was adopted as legal tender exactly a year ago yesterday...
Hacking CSS Animation State and Playback Time
6.9.2022
CSS-only Wolfenstein is a little project that I made a few weeks ago. It was an experiment with CSS 3D transformations and animations.
Inspired by the FPS demo and another Wolfenstein CodePen, I decided to build my own version. …
Hacking CSS Animation State and Playback Time originally...
Experiment s vlastním zdravím: Jak se na nás podepíše měsíc na prefabrikované stravě?
13.8.2022
„Cítím se o deset let starší,“ byla jedna z prvních vět, kterou do britských médií vypustil Chris van Tulleken poté, co dokončil svůj měsíc trvající experiment. Populární televizní moderátor se rozhodl, že se pod dozorem lékařů bude po celý měsíc živit ultrazpracovanými potravinami