Month: April 2024
Bitcoin Price Bounces Back to $66,000 Following Weekend Crash
Crypto markets are staging a mini-recovery after simmering geopolitical tensions drove investors towards safe haven assets over the weekend.
UK to Issue New Crypto, Stablecoin Legislation by July, Minister Says
The country passed a landmark bill in June that laid the foundation for stablecoins and other crypto to be treated as regulated financial activities.
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Ikea’s new gaming furniture looks like furniture, not an energy drink
Ikea’s Brännboll range is just the right mix of neutrals and bright colors to match most modern homes. | Image: Ikea Ikea is introducing a new range of gaming furniture that subverts the usual dark, edgy “gamer” aesthetic for designs that are more likely to blend in with your existing home decor. The company’s Brännboll … Read more
Bluesky now allows heads of states to sign up for the social network
Social networking platform Bluesky lifted its ban on sign-ups for heads of state over the weekend. This means various office holders can join the platform. Bluesky’s move comes ahead of major general elections in countries like the U.S. and India scheduled to be held this year. Last year, during Bluesky’s invite-only period, the company stated … Read more
The 30-Day .NET Challenge – Day 24: How to Avoid Exceptions in Flow Control
Exceptions are designed to handle unexpected situations rather than controlling the application flow. Using exceptions during input validation can affect your application’s readability and performance. Learning Objectives The inefficient use of exceptions A better approach using TryParse Prerequisites for Developers Basic understanding of C# programming language. 30 Day .Net Challenge Getting Started The inefficient use … Read more
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Crypto: Is Everything Free and Open?
Cryptocurrencies and their related products and platforms are famed for being open and free for everyone. This is mostly true, as you can not only use but also modify and redistribute a lot of items in this growing ecosystem. However, it’s worth noting that every single piece of software or creative work has, indeed, its … Read more
OpenAI expands to Japan with Tokyo office and GPT-4 model optimized for the Japanese language
OpenAI is expanding to Japan, announcing today a new Tokyo hub and plans for a GPT-4 model optimized specifically for the Japanese language. The ChatGPT-maker opened its first international office in London last year, followed by its inaugural European Union (EU) office in Dublin a few months later. Tokyo will represent OpenAI’s first office in Asia … Read more
Germany’s Largest Federal Bank LBBW to Offer Crypto Custody Services With Bitpanda
LBBW will first offer crypto custody to corporate clients with a market launch planned for the second half of 2024.
Bitcoin From Rare ‘Satoshi Era’ Moves After 14 Years of Dormancy
The miner earned 50 bitcoin in April 2010 during the network’s early weeks and has held on to the asset so far.
BTC, ETH Rise as Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF Applicants Say They’ve Been Approved
The Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong’s markets regulator, has not made an official announcement.
Solana Rolls Out Update to Tackle Network Congestion
A meme coin trading frenzy and a rapid spike in users has stressed the network in recent months.
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Bitcoin Halving Has Crypto Miners Racing for ‘Epic Sat’ Potentially Worth Millions
Bitcoin’s once-every-four-years “halving” this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an “epic sat.”