Partner Marketing Works Only If You Treat Is as a Function, and Not a Favor

Partner Marketing is still a relatively new field. For a long time, it sat under Demand Gen or Growth — sometimes owned by whoever had capacity, sometimes a shared effort across departments. But in the last couple of years, that’s changed quickly. “Partnerships and Alliances” is now a formal revenue category in many companies, including … Read more

How €900,000 Disappeared Into an App No One Really Used (And What We Learned Fixing It)

A true story of good intentions, missing architecture, and a backend that almost took the whole system down. n The Setup We were brought in to audit an internal logistics platform that had been under development for five years. The budget? Roughly €15,000 per month — totaling just under €900,000. At first glance, everything seemed … Read more

Aleph.im Rebrands to Aleph Cloud With $1M Startup Program to Accelerate Move to Decentralized Web3

Aleph.im, a pioneer in decentralized infrastructure since 2019, today announces its rebrand to Aleph Cloud, reflecting its evolution into a full-stack decentralized cloud platform. The new brand unifies its broad suite of services including decentralized compute, storage, virtual machines, and GPU resources, under one brand built to meet the infrastructure demands of modern Web3 and … Read more

Binance to Offer Crypto Asset Managers ‘Fund Accounts’ That Mirror TradFi Trading

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is offering digital asset managers special accounts that allow pooling of their investors’ assets to make crypto fund management operations feel more like a traditional finance experience. The omnibus “Fund Accounts” introduce a universal net asset value (NAV) per unit concept used by buyside firms to provide a clear … Read more

How to Optimize Tree Recursion in JavaScript

What Is Tree Recursion? Tree recursion is a technique used to traverse a tree-like data structure by recursively visiting each node and its children. It’s widely used in computer science, particularly in algorithms that operate on trees and graphs. In JavaScript, tree recursion is typically implemented using a recursive function that takes a node as … Read more

React’s New Server Components Might Be the Death of Bloated Web Apps

(*If you’d like to skip ahead and dive directly into the technical breakdown, jump to 1. Why React Server Components Were Introduced.) In the early 2010s, React revolutionized frontend development with its declarative component model and efficient virtual DOM diffing. What began as a simple view library soon became the backbone for large-scale single-page applications … Read more

Is the Bull Market Back? Decoding Crypto’s Next Move Through On-Chain Data

Bitcoin’s surge past $94,000 might just be the opening act. The real story of a bull market? It’s written in the fine print of on-chain metrics. As Bitcoin reclaims the $94K again, altcoins are rallying across the board. But does the underlying blockchain data confirm a full-blown bull run? By dissecting trading volume, user activity, … Read more

This One Prometheus Feature Could Save You Hours of Debugging

In the world of observability, we often find ourselves working with two fundamental types of telemetry data: metrics and traces. While both are crucial for understanding system behavior, they traditionally existed in separate domains. Exemplars emerge as the crucial bridge between these two worlds, offering a powerful way to correlate aggregate metrics with individual traces. … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Dominance Underlines Haven Status as Trade Turmoil Hits Market

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin’s (BTC) status as a haven in the context of broader financial markets may be up for debate, but within crypto it’s hardly questionable. Cryptocurrency prices have fallen across the board over the last 24 hours, yet bets on BTC’s dominance keep growing. The market’s sell-off … Read more

The ‘small’ OnePlus 13T packs a big battery

OnePlus has launched the 13T, which packs a larger battery than most Ultra flagships despite being barely bigger than an iPhone 16 or Samsung Galaxy S25. OnePlus calls the 13T’s 6.32-inch OLED screen “small,” though it’s slightly larger than the displays in either the Apple or Samsung flagships. The 13T is bigger and heavier than … Read more

Portofino Technology’s General Counsel and Compliance Head Is Latest Senior Exec to Exit

Celyn Armstrong, general counsel and head of compliance at crypto market maker Portofino Technologies, is the latest senior member of staff to leave the firm. He follows Mark Blackborough, the company’s former chief financial officer, who also recently left the business. “We’re grateful to Celyn for his pivotal role in building Portofino’s regulatory and compliance … Read more

Trump fought the bond market, the bond market won: Saifedean Ammous

Analysts are criticizing the financial implications of US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, a development that some say highlights Bitcoin’s unique economic properties during times of global uncertainty. Trump’s 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs, reverting them to a 10% baseline for most countries except China, has exposed vulnerabilities in the US bond market, according … Read more

Russia’s Finance Ministry to Offer Crypto Trading to ‘Highly-Qualified’ Investors: Report

Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are set to unveil a crypto exchange for “highly-qualified” investors, news agency Interfax reported on Wednesday. The exchange will “legalize crypto assets and bring crypto operations out of the shadows,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said during a ministry board meeting, according to the report. “Naturally, this will not happen … Read more

Upbit and Bithumb suspend Synthetix token deposits, citing sUSD risks

South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have suspended deposits for Synthetix (SNX) tokens after it was flagged by the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) for potential risks. DAXA, the self-regulatory organization establishing industry standards for South Korean exchanges, designated SNX as a cautionary item.  Assets receiving this designation typically undergo rigorous evaluations to determine whether … Read more

Bitcoin exchange outflows mimic 2023 as whales buy retail 'panic'

Key points: Bitcoin exchange 100-day average netflows are at their most negative since the start of the current bull market in 2023. Exchange balances continue to plumb new multiyear lows. Whales are particularly active buyers this month, while retail shows classic “panic selling.” Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges are evoking the end of the 2022 crypto bear … Read more

Shaquille O’Neal reaches settlement in FTX lawsuit, terms remain secret

Shaquille O’Neal has settled with investors who claim losses from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to an April 23 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The settlement amount remains confidential, with terms expected to be disclosed after investors formally request preliminary court approval, according to court documents. … Read more