Month: January 2026
Bitcoin’s price remains resilient amid the US attack on Venezuela
Risk-on asset markets tend to react negatively to geopolitical shocks, macroeconomic turmoil, and other negative news events.
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Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
Shortly before the US military launched an attack on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, an account on Polymarket made some very suspiciously timed investments. The prediction market had been running bets on when or if Maduro would be removed from power, with prices for “out by January 31, 2026” as low as $0.07 late … Read more
US national debt crosses $38.5T, as Bitcoiners celebrate ‘Genesis Day’
The first block was mined and added to the Bitcoin ledger on January 3, 2009, by pseudonymous cryptographer Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump for early release from prison
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison.
Anti-cheat evolution in Windows 11
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Write Symfony Commands Like You Write Controllers—Finally
The evolution of the Symfony Console component has been a journey of consistent refinement. For years, developers grew accustomed to the ritual of extending the Command class, implementing the configure() method to define arguments and options and placing their logic inside execute(). It was robust, deterministic and verbose. With the advent of Symfony 5 and 6, we saw … Read more
AI Slop, Demo Culture and Market Crashes Are the Same System Failure
When capability scales faster than interpretation, trust erodes before anyone notices The Failure Most Teams Don’t Instrument Most system failures don’t start with broken tools. n They startwhen capability scales faster than interpretation. AI ships output faster than teams can review or debug. n Startups ship demos faster than users can integrate or rely on. … Read more
How to Think Like a Data Systems Engineer: The Questions That Save You Later
Learn how engineers think about reliability, scalability, and maintainability—by asking the right questions early.
Prompt Chaining: Turn One Prompt Into a Reliable LLM Workflow
Prompt Chaining: When One Prompt Isn’t Enough If you’ve ever tried to squeeze an entire project into one prompt—requirements → solution → plan → risks → final doc—you already know how it ends: it skips steps, it forgets constraints, it gives you a “confident” answer you can’t easily verify, and the moment something is wrong, … Read more
Sam Altman AI Predictions: Impact on Tech and Society
While the OpenAI CEO Sam is largely optimistic, he is also clear-eyed about the potential risks of AI.
Hut 8 finishes 2025 strong despite difficult year for Bitcoin miners
The company continued to diversify into the AI and high-performance computing sectors in 2025, with major deals and credit expansions.
The Grisliest Bitcoin and Crypto Wrench Attacks That Grabbed Headlines in 2025
Attacks against Bitcoin and crypto holders became increasingly physical in 2025. Here’s a look back at some of the horrific assaults.
Meta’s Quest 3S is still $50 off and comes with a $50 gift card
We posted a couple of times about Meta’s Quest 3S during the holidays. The virtual reality headset that typically sold for $299.99 was — and still is — available for $249.99. Better yet, you can get in on a promotion at Amazon that includes a $50 digital account credit with purchase. You can find a … Read more
The C3 Programming Language
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