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Month: August 2024
Poetry was an official Olympic event
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The Mortgage Industry Meets Digital Asset Capital Markets
Tokenized private funds primed for adoption as the industry has seen with short-term liquidity products, says Peter Gaffney, vice president, business development & strategy at Blue Water Financial Technologies Services LLC.
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How DePIN Can Modernize Car Insurance
Auto insurers take a blanket approach to setting premium prices, disadvantaging drivers with better records. DePINs can help individualize policies while keeping data secure, writes Hugo Feiler, CEO of Minima.
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Trump Sons Tease ‘Huge’ Crypto Announcement in Cryptic Tweets
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. say they’ve fallen in love with crypto and DeFi and have something “huge” in the works. What is it?
Preparing for DeFi Regulation: The Role of Portable KYC
As regulators scrutinize DeFi more closely, participants need to improve compliance around AML and KYC and make the process easier for customers, says Thomas Gentle, Compliance Officer, Quadrata.
The Noonification: Buh-Bye Webpack and Node.js, Hello Rails and Import Maps (8/7/2024)
How are you, hacker? šŖWhat’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## Damn Near Every Digital Service is Ripping You Off to Float Free-riders By @jroseland … Read more
Crypto Super PACs win big backing candidates in 3 US state primaries
After backing two losing candidates in Arizona primaries on July 30, the crypto-backed Fairshake PAC and its affiliates could claim up to four new victories in congressional races.
How Broadband Funding Drives Growth in Key Industries
:::info Authors: (1) Matthew Sprintson (2) Edward Oughton ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2. Literature Review 2.1 Reviewing Broadband Infrastructureās Impact on the Economy 2.2 Previous Research into IO Modeling of Broadband Investment 2.3 Context of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act through Previous Research 3. Methods and 3.1 Leontief Input-Output (IO) Modeling 3.2 Ghosh … Read more
Smart Contract Templates: Foundations, Design and Research – The Semantics of Contracts
:::info Authors: (1) Christopher D. Clack, Centre for Blockchain Technologies, Department of Computer Science, University College London; (2) Vikram A. Bakshi, Investment Bank CTO Office, Barclays; (3) Lee Braine, Investment Bank CTO Office, Barclays. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Foundations and 2.1 Terminology ā āsmart contractsā 2.2 Automation 2.3 Enforceability 2.4 … Read more
Napkin turns text into visuals with a bit of generative AI
Napkin wants to use generative AI to make turning text into visualizations as easy as clicking on a button and customizing the results. Ā© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TechCrunch Minute: Is AI actually making workers more productive?
Is AI going to make us all more productive at work? Executives are feeling optimistic, but workers arenāt quite as convinced. Thatās according to a new study from freelancing marketplace Upwork. The company says it surveyed 2,500 executives, full-time employees, and freelancers across the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada and asked them about their views … Read more
The ad companies making money off of obituary spam
Illustration by Erik Carter Thousands of families have witnessed fake obituaries of loved ones crowd Google search results. As The Verge reported in February, the obituaries ā which often appear to be AI-generated ā target everyday people, not just celebrities, and are written to extract clicks and subsequent ad revenue from readers. A new report … Read more
Balatro is getting a free āmajor gameplay updateā in 2025
Balatro, the delightful poker roguelike thatās of my favorite video games of this year, will be getting a free āmajor gameplay updateā in 2025, according to developer LocalThunk. The update will ābring new ideas and strategies to the gameā and will be released for all platforms (itās available on Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox), … Read more
Ashkan Rajaee on the Challenges of Remote Entrepreneurship
Iāve had my ear to the ground for the latest in work-from-home strategy for nearly 15 years, ever since I started working out the various struggles of remote (or hybrid) work. Iāve seen all the WFH trends come and go over the years: the āon airā buttons hung over home office doors, happy hour meetup … Read more
Smart Contracts Unleashed: Your Web3 Adventure Begins Here
Suppose you go to buy Nike shoes, and instead of using traditional money like dollars or Russian rubles, you need to pay the shopkeeper differently. You and the shopkeeper agree on some terms and conditionsā for example, you give the shopkeeper a nice tight hug in exchange for the Nike shoes. This arrangement formalized as … Read more
Anker redesigned its wall charger so it wonāt constantly fall out of the outlet
Anker included thicker prongs and an improved center of gravity on its new 100W wall charger. | Image: Anker The most notable upgrade on Ankerās new Prime Charger isnāt how much power it can deliver; itās the redesigned folding plug that now has thicker prongs with a āfrosted finishā that the company claims will help … Read more
Hong Kong Digital Bank Mox Adds Crypto ETFs, Plans Direct Crypto Investing
Mox, a virtual bank subsidiary of Standard Chartered, has started offering bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds to its clients shortly after launching an investment platform in Hong Kong.
Hackers could spy on cellphone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say
Security researchers found a dozen vulnerabilities in 5G baseband chips found in phones made by Google, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, and Samsung. Ā© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How Chinese traders and miners get around Chinaās crypto ban
Chinese crypto traders, miners and airdrop farmers arenāt letting an almost total ban on crypto in China stop them from joining the fun.
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Educational Byte: What is a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) and How to Make One?
In the world of cryptocurrencies, the term Proof-of-Concept (PoC) often appears in a lot of projects. Unlike other similarly-written concepts like Proof-of-Stake (PoS) or Proof-of-Work (PoW), this one isnāt a consensus mechanism on a certain network, and itās also applicable outside decentralized money. Thatās because a PoC is only a preliminary demonstration to verify that … Read more