It’s game time for streaming services: a growing number of streamers are betting on casual games as a way to keep viewers hooked when they’ve run out of things to watch. Toronto-based Zone-ify added free casual games to its ad-supported streaming service in June. Last month, close to 70 casual games arrived on Happykids and … Read more
Ripple Senior Vice President Markus Infanger, the head of RippleX, argues the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is built for the next phase of real-world-asset tokenization and says today’s SPV-heavy market is only a bridge to “native issuance.” From immobilization to native issuance In an Aug. 12 blog post, Infanger draws a direct line from the 1970s … Read more
Elon Musk is calling in another return on his investment in American politics: he’s threatening Apple with a lawsuit because neither X nor xAI’s Grok have been recommended on the iOS App Store. How serious this threat is – well, that’s hard to say, as it was posted between Grok-generated waifus. “Hey @Apple App Store, … Read more
Ark Invest said it bought more than 2.5 million shares of crypto platform Bullish (BLSH) on the day of the company’s explosive debut on the New York Stock Exchange, securing a stake valued at more than $170 million by the end of the day. Shares of the company, which owns CoinDesk, surged to as high … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background 2.1 Rollup 2.2 EIP-4844 2.3 VAR(Vector Autoregression) Data 3.1 Consensus security data 3.2 Ethereum usage data 3.3 Rollup Transactions Data 3.4 Blob gas fee data Empirical Results 4.1 Consensus security 4.2 Ethereum usage 4.3 Rollup transactions 4.4 Blob gas fee market Conclusion and References A. Consensus Security … Read more
Welcome to another edition of HackerNoon Startups of the Week, where we spotlight the top nominees and winners of the Startups of the Year 2024. This week, we’re excited to share three promising startups from Africa: Sphiderass Web LTD, delivering high-quality software solutions; NNW Tech Solutions, connecting top firms with skilled tech talent; and Dracoss, … Read more
It humorously calls this family the Model Zoo because one is like the size of a fly’s brain and the other the size of a chicken’s.
Nations around the world are at differing stages of evaluating or establishing centralized bank digital currencies (CBDCs). In today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter, we look to the East, as Dr Sangmin Seo, chairman, Kaia DLT Foundation, compares and contrasts South Korea’s closed and controlled CBDC strategy to Japan’s open framework. Then, Patrick Murphy from Eightcap … Read more
The White House has repeatedly floated the idea that the federal government could—and should—purchase additional Bitcoin to supplement existing reserves.
Cybercriminals are returning to past victims—and pretending to be lawyers and government employees who can return their funds.
Google has launched Flight Deals as its AI tool within Google Flights to help travelers find cheaper fares.
The Boox Palma 2 is currently on sale. If you want a convenient way to stay well read without amassing a library of physical books, an e-reader may be the right solution. The Boox Palma 2 impressed us with its pocket-friendly size and ability to run Android apps. A bundle including the Boox Palma 2 … Read more
Mysten Labs, the developer behind the Sui blockchain, has appointed former Goldman Sachs (GS) executive Mustafa Al Niama as head of capital markets, a move aimed at deepening the firm’s reach into traditional finance through tokenization and real-world asset (RWA) integration, the company said in a Thursday press release. Al Niama, who spent over 15 … Read more
Alexis Ohanian and his firm Seven Seven Six are backing Palabra, which is working on a translation engine.
Military Bank, a Vietnamese state-controlled lender, has partnered with the parent company of South Korea’s Upbit exchange, Dunamu, to develop a cryptocurrency exchange.
Why Is Cricket Entering Web3 Through Sixer Smash? What happens when cricket’s biggest names and Web3 gaming collide? That is the question behind Sixer Smash, a new mini-game launched by SCOR on Sweet in partnership with Winners Alliance. The release introduces more than 600 licensed professional cricketers into a mobile-first, arcade-style environment where fans can … Read more
Hue’s new Bridge Pro could turn your lights into motion sensors — and it’s black! Smart lighting company Philips Hue appears to be launching a new version of its bridge, the first in a decade. According to a product page briefly published on Hue’s website and since removed, the Hue Bridge Pro will be faster, … Read more
ChatGPT head Nick Turley says it’s “good to preserve optionality.” OpenAI is considering ways to bring in additional revenue, and bringing ads to ChatGPT is one option on the table. While being interviewed on Decoder, ChatGPT head Nick Turley said he’s “humble enough not to rule it out categorically,” but hedged that OpenAI would need … Read more
Kuxiu’s power bank can double as a charging stand for multiple devices. | Image: Kuxiu If you’re firmly in the Apple hardware ecosystem, Kuxiu’s K1 wireless power bank could be more useful to you than other portable MagSafe batteries. You can stick it to the back of your iPhone to keep it charged when you … Read more
Lido, whose share of the Ethereum staking market was once so large it raised concerns the protocol was nearing a level considered a dangerous concentration of power, has dropped to a record low as competition from rivals intensifies and the development of infrastructure tailored for institutional finance opens new avenues into the industry. While it’s … Read more
One of the hallmarks of new technology is that, at first, it’s often worse than the one it replaces. I remember sitting in my apartment sometime in the late-1990s and spending a weekend ripping my CDs into MP3s only to get a hard-drive crash and lose all my data on Sunday night. I had a … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background 2.1 Rollup 2.2 EIP-4844 2.3 VAR(Vector Autoregression) Data 3.1 Consensus security data 3.2 Ethereum usage data 3.3 Rollup Transactions Data 3.4 Blob gas fee data Empirical Results 4.1 Consensus security 4.2 Ethereum usage 4.3 Rollup transactions 4.4 Blob gas fee market Conclusion and References A. Consensus Security … Read more
Aaron Levie of Box joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October.