Babylon Labs Brings New Momentum to Bitcoin ZK Tech Through Bridge to Cosmos Chains

Babylon Labs, developer of the largest BTC staking protocol, is building a trust-minimized Bitcoin bridge with the Cosmos network to enhance the world’s oldest blockchain’s interoperability. In partnership with Bitcoin developers Fiamma, Babylon is using the BitVM2 computing paradigm, which is designed to allow Ethereum-style smart contracts on Bitcoin, which then paves the way for … Read more

The Opt Out Writing Contest: Final Round Results Announcement 🎉

Hey Hackers! Welcome to the winners’ announcement for the final round of the Opt Out Writing Contest! :confettiball::confettiball: The Opt Out Writing contest first launched way back in January, offering a platform for true champions of decentralization to rage against persistent centralized structures threatening the promise of freedom within the Web3 ecosystem. Sponsored by Aut Labz, … Read more

How AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are responding to the LA wildfires

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images As wildfires continue to devastate parts of Los Angeles County, hundreds of thousands of residents are without power as utility crews work to restore connectivity. Mobile carriers are also taking action to keep their services online and provide relief to affected residents. Here’s how major carriers are … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Saying Yes Is Killing Your Happiness (1/10/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 10, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776, The Treaty of Versailles went into effect in 1920, The first Apple computers to ship with Intel processors were released in … Read more

PowerSchool data breach leaks info of students and staff at schools across the US

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,000 customers worldwide, suffered a breach that could’ve exposed names and addresses … Read more