ETH Liquidity Check: Is it Catching Up with Bitcoin?

In our previous research report titled Bitcoin’s Liquidity Trifecta: Unpacking Liquidity Across On-Chain Data, Market Microstructure and Macro Drivers, we explored how various liquidity indicators could reveal underlying capital flows and liquidity conditions for bitcoin. Applying that same framework to ether (ETH) gives us valuable insight into its current liquidity profile — both on-chain and … Read more

Bitcoin Market Projection for the 2nd Half of 2025

Price outlook Our analysis for the remainder of 2025 forecasts bitcoin reaching a target of $150,000 to $160,000 driven by a Fed policy pivot and rate drop expectations in the United States, beneficial liquidity conditions and the increasingly positive crypto regulatory environment. The latest announcement from the Trump administration allowing cryptos into 401(k)s adds an … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The AI Bubble and Big Tech’s Bid to Dominate the Economy (8/27/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 27, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Compaq Introduced Presario in 1993, Mars approached closest to the Earth since 57,617 BC in 2003, NASA Launched Mariner 2 in 1962, and we present you with these … Read more

Future Research in XP Modeling: A Call for Self-Learning Models

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background and 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Impact of XP Practices on Software Productivity and Quality 2.3. Bayesian Network Modelling Model Design 3.1. Model Overview 3.2. Team Velocity Model 3.3. Defected Story Points Model Model Validation 4.1. Experiments Setup 4.2. Results and Discussion Conclusions and References 5. CONCLUSIONS … Read more

Kwikset’s new locks point to a smarter, more open future for your front door

Kwikset’s latest smart lock, the Halo Select Plus, features NFC-powered tap-to-unlock functionality, allowing you to use your phone as your key. Kwikset is doubling down on open standards and new technologies as it expands its smart lock offerings. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, the company revealed that it will launch its first NFC-powered … Read more

The Final Verdict: Is Pair Programming Worth the Effort?

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background and 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Impact of XP Practices on Software Productivity and Quality 2.3. Bayesian Network Modelling Model Design 3.1. Model Overview 3.2. Team Velocity Model 3.3. Defected Story Points Model Model Validation 4.1. Experiments Setup 4.2. Results and Discussion Conclusions and References 4.2. Results … Read more

Mercury foundation models from Inception Labs are now available in Amazon Bedrock Marketplace and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart

Today, we are excited to announce that Mercury and Mercury Coder foundation models (FMs) from Inception Labs are available through Amazon Bedrock Marketplace and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. With this launch, you can deploy the Mercury FMs to build, experiment, and responsibly scale your generative AI applications on AWS. In this post, we demonstrate how to … Read more

The Challenges of Data Collection for Software Engineering Research

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background and 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Impact of XP Practices on Software Productivity and Quality 2.3. Bayesian Network Modelling Model Design 3.1. Model Overview 3.2. Team Velocity Model 3.3. Defected Story Points Model Model Validation 4.1. Experiments Setup 4.2. Results and Discussion Conclusions and References 4.1. Experiments … Read more

Cardano Gains 2%, Shrugs Off ETF Delay

Cardano’s ADA token climbed 2% to $0.87 in the past 24 hours, echoing a broader recovery across crypto markets. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), which tracks the largest digital assets, gained 2.8% over the same period. The move came as traders weighed two major developments: growing confidence in a September interest rate cut by the … Read more

Predictive Modeling in Practice: A Case Study with AgenaRisk

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background and 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Impact of XP Practices on Software Productivity and Quality 2.3. Bayesian Network Modelling Model Design 3.1. Model Overview 3.2. Team Velocity Model 3.3. Defected Story Points Model Model Validation 4.1. Experiments Setup 4.2. Results and Discussion Conclusions and References 4. MODEL … Read more

The Defected Story Points Model in Extreme Programming

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background and 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Impact of XP Practices on Software Productivity and Quality 2.3. Bayesian Network Modelling Model Design 3.1. Model Overview 3.2. Team Velocity Model 3.3. Defected Story Points Model Model Validation 4.1. Experiments Setup 4.2. Results and Discussion Conclusions and References 3.3. Defected … Read more

Nvidia Earnings Loom Large, With Bitcoin Traders Eyeying Correlation

The largest company in the world by market cap at $4.4 trilion, Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings after the U.S. market close on Wednesday. Data from Bitcoindata21 on X shows that Nvidia earnings have historically correlated with a positive Bitcoin’s performance. Over the last 10 earnings reports since early 2023, when the current bull market began, … Read more