A blockchain API is a service interface that lets developers interact with blockchain networks (e.g. Ethereum) without running their own full nodes. Instead of syncing and maintaining heavy node infrastructure, you simply make HTTPS or WebSocket calls to the provider’s API endpoints. This abstraction greatly simplifies dApp development. APIs handle the underlying RPC calls to … Read more
Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more
As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding. Ox Security, which models risk across both AI- and human-produced code, on Wednesday announced that it closed a $60 million … Read more
Move over dogecoin. The new memecoin making waves in tech Twitter’s inner sanctum isn’t just about fun; it’s about mindset. MOG Coin, a popular token offered on Ethereum and Base, is trying to bring in a cultural shift as “mog/acc” — a mashup of mogging (a slang for being better, stronger, faster) and accelerationism (speeding … Read more
Vulcan’s force-sensitive arm can apply just the right amount of pressure to avoid causing damage. Amazon has announced a new AI-infused warehouse robot that it says has a sense of touch. This allows the Vulcan robot to pick and stow roughly three-quarters of the items stocked in the company’s warehouses, a task that was previously … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more
Crypto legislation worries, Gold starts rallying again, CFTC to trial tokenisation – FOMO HOUR EP351 BTC: 93.7k (-1%), ETH: 1765 (-3%), SOL: 142 (-3%). Top Gainers: XDC, XMR, DEXE, TAO, NEXO. BTC ETFs: +$426mn, ETH ETFs: $0mn. Crypto dips on worries about US legislation passing. Florida’s BTC reserve bills postponed. Semler Scientific buys $16m BTC. … Read more
The Pectra upgrade enables new wallet smart contract features, enhanced validator economics, and improved scalability on Ethereum.
Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with Taiwan-based Foxconn’s EV division to source an EV model for the Australia and New Zealand markets.
:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more
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Patreon creators on iOS can now link fans to alternative payment systems. The latest version of Patreon’s iOS app allows creators in the US to accept payments outside of Apple’s App Store payment system. First seen by TechCrunch, the 125.5.0 update released on Monday enables Patreon creators to link out to web payments, avoiding the … Read more
Bitcoin holders are becoming more comfortable borrowing against their crypto as market confidence grows, according to Seamus Rocca, CEO of the Gibraltar-based private bank, Xapo Bank. In an interview at the Token2049 event in Dubai, Rocca told Cointelegraph that with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering around $95,000 and institutional adoption starting to catch on, the mood among … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more
Amazon Web Services is building a new AI-powered code generation tool codenamed “Kiro,” Business Insider reported, citing internal documents it had viewed. The tool can use prompts and existing data to generate code in “near real-time” by connecting with AI agents, the report said. The tool is said to have web and desktop apps, multimodal … Read more
Several crypto-focused organizations — including Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies — are eyeing a US return, primarily driven by uncertain geopolitical tensions. Still, BTC miner HIVE Digital Technologies is doubling down on the untapped potential of the Latin American market. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, HIVE Digital Technologies’ president and CEO, Aydin Kilic, said that … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Hyosun park, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Yongsik Jo, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (3) Seokun Kang, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (4) Taehwan Kim, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (5) M. James Jee, Department … Read more
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Key takeaways: Inter Milan Fan Token jumped 10.5% after beating Barcelona, showing a direct price correlation with match outcomes. PSG and AFC fan tokens signal breakout patterns ahead of the Champions League semifinal. Crypto betting odds favor PSG over Inter Milan, influencing fan token trading volumes and short-term price setups. The Inter Milan Fan Token … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Hyosun park, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Yongsik Jo, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (3) Seokun Kang, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (4) Taehwan Kim, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (5) M. James Jee, Department … Read more
The price of gold has surged almost 29% this year, solidly beating the 3.8% gain in bitcoin (BTC). Even so, that’s failed to deter investors eager to add the largest cryptocurrency to their portfolios. BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has attracted a net $6.96 billion in inflows since the start of the year, the sixth-largest … Read more
Ever feel like you made a different choice in another life? What if that other life is playing out right now, in a universe running parallel to our own? The concept of parallel universes, or the “multiverse,” sounds like pure science fiction, ripped from the pages of comics or the latest blockbuster movie. But what … Read more
Ethereum — the network that unleashed smart contracts on the world — moves on to the next chapter with today’s Pectra upgrade, but what does it mean? Pectra went live on the Ethereum mainnet at the start of epoch 364032, May 7, 2025, at about 10:00 am UTC. The three main Ethereum improvement proposals (EIPs) included … Read more
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet (3350) said it will sell a second $25 million of bonds to EVO FUND to fund further purchases of bitcoin (BTC). The Tokyo-based company agreed to issue the debt only days after selling the same amount of bonds to the same buyer. The bonds, which will bear no interest, have a … Read more
What is Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash is a decentralized, non-custodial crypto mixer designed to enhance transaction privacy on public blockchains. It uses smart contracts and zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to conceal the onchain link between the sender and receiver of a transaction. Launched by Roman Storm and Roman Semenov on Ethereum in 2019, Tornado Cash allows … Read more
The first photos of the Asus ROG Ally 2 have surfaced online thanks to regulatory listings, but with a twist: there are two versions of the gaming handheld, and one features a dedicated Xbox button. We reported two months ago that Microsoft was working with Asus to develop an Xbox-branded handheld codenamed “Project Kennan,” and … Read more
In this article, I intend to try to distill down the essence of diffusion models to give you the basic, core intuition behind them, with code to train a basic diffusion model implemented in PyTorch at the end. Definition: :crystal_ball: Diffusion model is a type of generative model in Machine Learning, used to generate high-quality … Read more
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