How Social Media Shapes Buying Behavior

:::info Authors: (1) SIMONE CASALE-BRUNET, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; (2) MIRKO ZICHICHI, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; (3) LEE HUTCHINSON, WhaleAnalytica.com, Switzerland; (4) MARCO MATTAVELLI, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; (5) STEFANO FERRETTI, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Italy. ::: Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 State of Art 3 Projects Selection … Read more

Rollups Are the Future—But Their Biggest Bottleneck Might Be a Single Point of Failure

I remember reading some years ago an L1’s proposal to migrate to an L2. That’s where I came across the term decentralized sequencers. At the time, it seemed like an interesting but somewhat distant concept—an optimization rather than a necessity. But today, as rollups solidify their role as the dominant scaling solution for Ethereum and … Read more

South Korea raids Bithumb amid ex-CEO’s alleged $2M embezzlement

South Korean prosecutors raided crypto exchange Bithumb following suspicions that its former CEO embezzled funds to purchase an apartment.  On March 20, Seoul’s Southern District Prosecutors Office reportedly searched Bithumbs offices in the country. The investigation centered around allegations that the crypto exchange gave a 3 billion Korean won (over $2 million) apartment lease deposit … Read more

“Winning and Losing is Often in the Details.” Ritesh Lad on the Art of High-stakes Proposal Writing

Ritesh Lad is an expert in strategic proposal writing, specializing in crafting competitive proposals for government and commercial tenders in IT, consulting, financial services, and digital marketing. Currently, he serves as a Senior Proposal Writer at Talantage LLC (USA), where he is responsible for developing and managing tender documentation for government and corporate clients. Having … Read more

Stop Moving Data Manually—Let DolphinScheduler’s Output Variables Do the Heavy Lifting For You

Output variables are a core mechanism in DolphinScheduler task scheduling for achieving data flow and task collaboration. By explicitly defining and passing parameters, they solve issues such as cross-node data sharing and priority conflicts while supporting complex process orchestration (such as sub-processes and conditional branches). Proper use of output variables can significantly improve workflow flexibility … Read more

Russian Gotbit founder strikes $23M plea deal with US prosecutors

Aleksei Andriunin, a Russian national charged with manipulating cryptocurrency through the Gotbit market maker platform, has reportedly struck a plea deal with prosecutors in the United States. Gotbit founder and CEO Andriunin has agreed to forfeit about $23 million in Tether USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) in a plea deal with Massachusetts federal prosecutors, … Read more

Remember When NFTs Were All the Rave on Twitter?

:::info Authors: (1) SIMONE CASALE-BRUNET, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; (2) MIRKO ZICHICHI, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; (3) LEE HUTCHINSON, WhaleAnalytica.com, Switzerland; (4) MARCO MATTAVELLI, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; (5) STEFANO FERRETTI, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Italy. ::: Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 State of Art 3 Projects Selection … Read more

What are proof-of-reserves audits, and how do they work?

Key takeaways PoR audits are cryptographic verifications used by cryptocurrency exchanges to prove they hold sufficient assets to cover customer deposits.  Using methods like Merkle trees and zero-knowledge proofs, PoR ensures transparency, similar to how capital reserves are mandated in traditional finance for stability. Coinbase’s cbBTC uses PoR to verify that for every wrapped Bitcoin, … Read more

Bitcoin Nears $86K as Trump Calls for Rate Cuts, XRP Gets U.S. Futures After SEC Resolution

Bitcoin (BTC) inched toward $86,000 while XRP jumped 10% to lead gains among majors as crypto markets staged a broader recovery in the past 24 hours. BTC rose in early Asian hours on Thursday following the Wednesday Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, where the Fed kept rates intact but lowered growth outlooks until 2027. … Read more

Bitcoin Traders Seek Topside Option Plays After Powell’s Transitory Inflation Remark, Ether Still Lags in Sentiment

Bitcoin (BTC) punters are looking at topside options bets in a bullish shift in price expectations after the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) meeting, but ether (ETH) continues to lag sentiment. As of writing, BTC’s short-term and long-term risk reversals, which show the implied volatility premium (demand) for bullish bets or calls versus puts, were positive, implying … Read more

Dubai Land Department begins real estate tokenization project

The Dubai government has started the pilot phase of a project that will convert real estate assets into digital tokens on the blockchain.  The Dubai Land Department (DLD), a government entity responsible for registering, organizing and promoting Dubai real estate, announced that it started the pilot phase of its real-estate tokenization project.  The project was … Read more

Bitcoin price tags 2-week highs as markets bet big on Trump crypto news

Bitcoin (BTC) spiked to two-week highs on March 20 amid rumors that the US government was preparing a “major update” to its crypto policy. BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Fed’s Powell injects relief into stocks, crypto Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching nearly $87,500 on Bitstamp. Currently consolidating near $86,000, Bitcoin … Read more

Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe

A Swedish startup aiming to build a hyperscale cloud company in Europe has raised €50.6 million ($55 million) in Series A funding. Evroc, as it’s called, says it’s laying the foundations for a “secure, sovereign and sustainable hyperscale cloud to reimagine the digital future of Europe.” The announcement comes amid growing calls to create a … Read more

$77K likely the Bitcoin bottom as QT is ‘effectively dead’ — Analysts

Bitcoin is unlikely to revisit the $77,000 price level anytime soon after the Fed signaled a slowdown in quantitative tightening (QT), says BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. On March 10, Bitcoin (BTC) dipped near the $77,000 level for the first time since November, according to CoinMarketCap data. “Was BTC $77k the bottom, prob,” Hayes said in … Read more

Beware of ‘cracked’ TradingView — it’s a crypto-stealing trojan

Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has warned of a new form of crypto-stealing malware hidden inside a “cracked” version of TradingView Premium, software that provides charting tools for financial markets.  The scammers are lurking on crypto subreddits, posting links to Windows and Mac installers for “TradingView Premium Cracked,” which is laced with malware aimed at stealing personal … Read more

Meta AI is rolling out in Europe after all

Meta is bringing its AI chatbot to Europe almost one year after pausing its launch in the region. Starting this week, Meta AI will roll out across WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger in 41 European countries and 21 overseas territories — but it will be limited to text-based chat features for now. Meta AI launched … Read more