Crypto Daybook Americas: Biggest Tokens Show Restraint for Now, but ‘Damage Has Already Been Done’

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Cryptocurrencies fell slightly in the past 24 hours, with the broad market CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index dropping 1.4%. Bitcoin (BTC) is little changed around $95,000. These figures are well within recently volatility ranges and come on the back of a strong monthly performance — BTC is … Read more

Bitcoin traders predict BTC price gains ahead of $96K liquidity clash

Key points: Bitcoin consolidates after upside momentum stalls, but traders are confident that upside breakout will result. Major risk-asset volatility is expected as US macro data precedes the monthly candle close. April BTC price performance is on track to be the best since 2020. Bitcoin (BTC) spent another day around $95,000 on April 30 as … Read more

The Real Reason Most Software Products Die

Every day, another “top product” wins a launch, gets thousands of upvotes, and disappears three months later. Meanwhile, quieter products with no launch party, no viral post quietly grow into seven-figure businesses. Our discovery system is broken. And it’s costing us $29.5 billion a year. 80% of software products are rarely or never used. That … Read more

The Tech Industry’s Growing Role in Online Content Moderation

:::info Authors: (1) Anh V. Vu, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (anh.vu@cl.cam.ac.uk); (2) Alice Hutchings, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (alice.hutchings@cl.cam.ac.uk); (3) Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge, and University of Edinburgh (ross.anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Deplatforming and the Impacts 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Kiwi Farms Disruption … Read more

Future Directions for Text Sanitization Research

:::info Authors: (1) Anthi Papadopoulou, Language Technology Group, University of Oslo, Gaustadalleen 23B, 0373 Oslo, Norway and Corresponding author (anthip@ifi.uio.no); (2) Pierre Lison, Norwegian Computing Center, Gaustadalleen 23A, 0373 Oslo, Norway; (3) Mark Anderson, Norwegian Computing Center, Gaustadalleen 23A, 0373 Oslo, Norway; (4) Lilja Øvrelid, Language Technology Group, University of Oslo, Gaustadalleen 23B, 0373 Oslo, … Read more

Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal: Secret Contracts, Shadow Advisors and Hidden Middlemen

A financial deal was supposed to help launch the MOVE token.Instead, it led to a token-dumping scandal, a Binance ban, and behind-the-scenes infighting. Contracts obtained by CoinDesk help explain where it all went wrong. Movement, the blockchain project behind the MOVE cryptocurrency, is investigating whether it was deceived into signing a financial agreement that granted … Read more

Unlocking the Full Potential of Decentralized AI with Aleph Cloud

The AI market growth, valued at $196.63 billion in 2023 and projected to hit $1,811.75 billion by 2030, underscores the need for scalable, secure infrastructure. Centralized cloud services, dominated by giants like AWS and Google Cloud, have been the backbone of AI development, offering computational power and storage. However, they introduce risks such as data … Read more

We Have a Skewed Thinking of Scale

We have a skewed thinking of scale. We live in a specific range and evolution optimized us to perceive it best for survival. We see things from almost a millimeter big to (depending on point and field of view) kilometers. And we perceive time in seconds to years. Our brains have adapted to reality at … Read more

Vibe Coding Gives You Adrenaline. Vibe Refactoring Gives You Longevity.

There’s a lot of hype about vibe coding—that moment when caffeine hits, your playlist slaps, and you hammer out code like a jazz drummer sprinting through a solo. It’s exhilarating, but relying on that adrenaline burst is like funding your retirement with scratch-offs. So let’s flip the script to something that compounds: vibe refactoring. Same … Read more

Build Your Own Polyfills for Call, Apply, and Bind in JavaScript

https://store.nandan.dev/l/javascript-interview-prep-handbook?embedable=true Okay, so if you have ever deep-dived into JavaScript interviews or just casually scrolled through dev Twitter (yes, that’s a thing), you would have stumbled upon someone throwing around the words polyfill like they were born building web browsers. And if you’re like me, you probably nodded along, opened a tab to Google it … Read more

I Tried Every Open Source Database and Found Only One That is Actually Useful

Okay, deep breaths. Let’s talk databases. Seriously, how many open-source databases are there? Feels like hundreds! And everyone has their favorite, their silver bullet. I got sucked in. I went down the rabbit hole. 🐇 I told myself, “I’m going to find the perfect one.” Famous last words, right? So, yeah. The title isn’t literal … Read more

KuCoin Commits $2 Billion to “Trust Project” Focusing on Crypto Security and Transparency

Digital assets exchange KuCoin has unveiled a new initiative, the “Trust Project,” with a massive $2 billion investment aimed at reinforcing user safety, boosting transparency, and ensuring long-term accountability in the crypto market. The announcement came during TOKEN2049 Dubai, where KuCoin CEO BC Wong, alongside the exchange’s European Union CEO Oliver Stauber, detailed the initiative’s … Read more

How Avatar Style and Perspective Affect Your VR Experience

:::info Authors: (1) Rafael Kuffner dos Anjos; (2) Joao Madeiras Pereira. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Related Work and 2.1 Virtual avatars 2.2 Point cloud visualization 3 Test Design and 3.1 Setup 3.2 User Representations 3.3 Methodology 3.4 Virtual Environment and 3.5 Tasks Description 3.6 Questionnaires and 3.7 Participants 4 Results … Read more

How Privacy Risk Indicators Impact Text Sanitization

:::info Authors: (1) Anthi Papadopoulou, Language Technology Group, University of Oslo, Gaustadalleen 23B, 0373 Oslo, Norway and Corresponding author (anthip@ifi.uio.no); (2) Pierre Lison, Norwegian Computing Center, Gaustadalleen 23A, 0373 Oslo, Norway; (3) Mark Anderson, Norwegian Computing Center, Gaustadalleen 23A, 0373 Oslo, Norway; (4) Lilja Øvrelid, Language Technology Group, University of Oslo, Gaustadalleen 23B, 0373 Oslo, … Read more

Meet UzairaAdvisory, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in Business

The special Startups of The Year 2024 Winners Interview series is a celebration of all this year’s Tech Champions. You’ve earned it! The HackerNoon community can’t wait to learn more about your journey! :::tip Share the link to your Winning City Award/Winning Industry Award here www.UzairaAdvisory.com ::: Tell us about you. At UzairaAdvisory, we are … Read more