As the SEC Continues Its Crypto Litigation Retreat, Here’s What’s Still Outstanding

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is undertaking a full-scale retreat from much of the major crypto litigation started under former Chair Gary Gensler, but not everyone is off the hook. At least four lawsuits against crypto companies — Ripple, Kraken, Cumberland DRW and Pulsechain — remain ongoing, and probes into another three firms — Unicoin, Crypto.com … Read more

Crypto.Com Wants to Revive $5B Worth of CRO Tokens It Once Burned in Peculiar ‘Golden Age’ Proposal

Cronos, the blockchain ecosystem related to Crypto.com, wants to bring back 70 billion CRO tokens it burned in 2021 in a strange proposal that has largely left its community members flummoxed . The now-live governance proposal aims to restore its original 100 billion token supply under a strategy dubbed “The New Golden Age for Cronos.” … Read more

AutoMapper vs. Mapster—Know When to Use Which With This Guide

When working with objects, developers often need to transform one object into another. This is especially common when working with DTO models, business logic layers, and data coming from external systems. To automate such transformations, libraries like AutoMapper and Mapster come to the rescue. But which one should you choose? In this article, we’ll discuss … Read more

Claude’s Latest Version is EPIC for Programmers

Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to the seventh edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! New GPT 4.5 is here, Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet will superpower your code, Perplexity’s Deep Research is free to use for autonomous analysis, and we even have specialized financial models! With this, we’ll also be talking about some must-know tools to … Read more

How NASA Engineers Extended the Life of the Hubble Telescope: a Story of Successful Modernizations

My article will explain how NASA engineers, anticipating the need to maintain the Hubble Space Telescope, designed it with the ability to be repaired in space. Through five shuttle missions from 1993 to 2009, astronauts replaced all major components except the mirrors and outer shell, which increased electrical power by 20% and restored the telescope’s … Read more

Why Your Containers Keep Crashing (And How to Stop the Madness)

Are your containers crashing unexpectedly? Do you face performance issues alongside encountering memory exhaustion that causes fatal crashes? When containerized applications spread through systems, they become harder to handle at scale. What steps do you follow to solve a container failure? You need to identify actions that can stop resource-related crashes from happening. Keep on … Read more

Your Docker Containers Are Probably Full of Security Holes—Here’s How to Fix Them Now

Key Takeaways: ==Docker Scouts primarily helps scan images for vulnerabilities==. These vulnerabilities could pose a risk to security before the software begins its development. Besides, it scans for CVEs and makes sure that known security issues are dealt with before reaching the production stage. Moreover, ==Docker Scout sustains compliance by generating a complete Software Bill … Read more

AI-Powered Phishing Scams Are Evolving—Here’s How Businesses Can Fight Back

Over the past decades, phishing has become a growing security concern. Thus, the protection of companies against AI phishing is no longer a recommendation but a necessity. According to Gartner’s survey, AI-based cyber threats are among the top emerging risks. AI-enhanced malicious attacks and AI-assisted misinformation campaigns came in first and second among a whopping 286 … Read more

How to Steal a Kingdom

In the faltering democratic experiment known as Atlantis, political factions battled for supremacy beneath the swaying coconut palms of the Pacific. Hollow promises of representation echoed across the azure waters while the ruling elite clung to power through carefully crafted loopholes. Behind the ceremonial trappings of democratic institutions, the real governance happened through backroom deals … Read more

Maybe Trump and Zelenskyy Should Try Blockchain Diplomacy—At Least It Would Keep Them Honest

In the aftermath of the recent Oval Office meeting between the US President and Ukrainian leader, we witnessed a concerning departure from diplomatic protocol. What was scheduled as a discussion of peace initiatives quickly veered off course, with the original agenda abandoned in favor of an attempt to strengthen position against Russia. This deviation raises … Read more

Crypto-Equities Surge as Bitcoin Holds Above Key Level Ahead of U.S. Market Open

Crypto-equities have rebounded following Donald Trump’s crypto strategic reserve announcement. With just hours until the U.S. market opens, bitcoin (BTC) remains above $92,000, recovering from its recent drop to $78,000. As a result, crypto-related stocks have jumped after significant declines—Strategy (MSTR) rebounded 12% after dropping as much as 50% from its November high. Coinbase (COIN) … Read more

U.S. Bets on Blockchain Leadership—The Pacific Islands Should Follow

In my previous piece, I outlined a roadmap for transforming Tonga into the Web3 Tech Hub of the Pacific, emphasizing the need for financial sovereignty and technological innovation. Today, I want to expand on this vision by focusing on America’s emerging leadership in blockchain technology and how this shift will catalyze global adoption, particularly in … Read more

XRP Takes a Breather After Running to $3 as Trump’s Crypto Reserve Takes Shape

XRP is taking a bull breather a day after Donald Trump sounded plans for a strategic token reserve alongside bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), cardano (ADA) and solana (SOL). The payments-focused cryptocurrency rallied 25% within hours of Trump’s Truth Social post, reaching $3, but has since pulled back to $2.6 at press time. Prices have pulled … Read more