Bitwise Files To Launch Dogecoin ETF

Crypto asset manager Bitwise has uploaded documents to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to the price of dogecoin (DOGE), a filing with the US. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday shows. The filing, an S-1 document, is a requirement for companies seeking to issue a new security and be listed on a public stock … Read more

Why Distributed Systems Can’t Have It All

Modern distributed systems are all about tradeoffs. Performance, reliability, scalability, and consistency don’t come for free — you always pay a price somewhere. That’s where the CAP theorem comes in: it’s the starting point for understanding the unavoidable compromises in distributed design. Why is the CAP theorem true? What does it actually explain? And, most … Read more

Tired of Slow Maven Builds? You Might Want to Try MVND

If you’ve ever found yourself drumming your fingers on your desk, waiting for a Maven build to complete, you’re not alone. Build times can be a significant bottleneck in development workflows, especially for large projects. MVND, the Maven Daemon, is a game-changing tool that’s set to revolutionize your build process. The Maven Daemon is an … Read more

How a Gamification Engine Integrates Multiple Software Tools

:::info Authors: (1) Oscar Pedreira, Universidade da Coruna, Centro de Investigacion CITIC, Laboratorio de Bases de Datos, Facultade de Informatica; (2) Felix García, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Grupo Alarcos, Escuela Superior de Informatica, Paseo de la Universidad; (3) Mario Piattini, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Grupo Alarcos, Escuela Superior de Informatica, Paseo de la Universidad; (4) … Read more

The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul

Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in favor of X’s crowd-sourced “Community Notes” approach and loosening restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Under the updated Hateful Conduct policy, for example, calling gay and trans people “mentally ill” is now allowed, while an explicit ban … Read more

TradePort Stores Move Chain-based Data On Walrus

PALO ALTO, CA, USA, January 28th, 2025, Chainwire–TradePort,a multichain NFT marketplace, announced it will utilize Walrus, the decentralized data storage application developed by Mysten Labs, in order to store metadata for all its Move-based ecosystem NFT projects. As the largest NFT marketplace on Sui, TradePort streamlines and enhances NFT trading across multiple blockchain networks, which … Read more