Building a Successful Web3 Community: Healthy Growth

A successful community relies on the efforts of the community manager at every stage: During the challenging initial phase, the community manager overcomes the difficulty of acquiring customers, ensuring a stable customer base for the community. In the growth phase, the community manager addresses member activation issues, converting community members into product users and improving … Read more

Unlocking the Power of Swapping and Staking on Solana

Solana has become a significant player in the transforming landscape of blockchain technology and decentralized finance (DeFi). Blockchain developers prefer it for its high performance, scalability, and vibrant ecosystem to build blockchain and crypto solutions. Crypto swapping and staking are crucial crypto solutions that developers build using Solana blockchain development services. They play a pivotal … Read more

Debunking 5 Common Web3 Communications Myths

The crypto market is emerging from a tough bear market as we step into 2024, with a staggering 90% increase from its 2023 low in the overall market capitalization to $1.7 trillion, and Bitcoin’s value has more than doubled from $16k in January 2023 to over $73k in March 2024. This surge is powered by … Read more

A Few Quick Lessons From My Worst Hire

My entrepreneurial journey has been fascinating. I’ve had numerous experiences that have taught me valuable lessons. One such experience came from hiring the worst person for the job. Let’s discuss the lessons I learned and help you avoid this mistake. Instincts Trusting your instincts is a good thing to do. 90% of the time, it … Read more

How Multiplatform Game Development Grows Your Audience: A Guide to Playing Globally

Recent research shows that 52% of gamers tend to stick to just one platform. Breaking it down, mobile game development (iOS and Android) leads with 60% of gamers, while PC (Windows, macOS, Linux) and consoles (PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch) follow closely, capturing 33% and 32% of gamers, respectively. This indicates … Read more

8 Ways Technology is Shaping the Entrepreneurial Landscape

One of the things that has a critical impact on the journey of existing and aspiring entrepreneurs is technology. It has made it easier for entrepreneurs to get started and leverage a variety of solutions to start a business successfully. Furthermore, they can leverage different solutions to scale their businesses and connect with a relevant … Read more

Libertum Announces Strategic Collaboration with Tulum Land & Properties to Revolutionize Real Estate

In a significant move that is contributing to the evolution of real estate investment, Libertum is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Tulum Land and Properties. This partnership punctuates the end of the traditional approach to real estate investment in the Tulum region of Mexico. The partnership represents an evolution to an era where property … Read more

Bitcoin on Runes: Why It Can Be the Next Big Thing

Runes is a new fungible token standard built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. It offers potentially a more efficient and secure alternative to the existing BRC-20 token standard. The value of the first Runes minted is likely to be highly sought after, as they will be seen as valuable collectibles.

Left Curve

WE INTERRUPT REGULAR BULL MARKET PROGRAMMING FOR THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE: You’re fucking up! How, you ask? Some of you think you are masters of the universe right now because you bought Solana sub $10 and sold it at $200. Others did the smart thing and sold fiat for crypto during the 2021 to 2023 bear … Read more

The Power of User Feedback in Product Development

Today, a successful IT product is one that has been developed with customers’ needs, interests, and values in mind. This is why customer feedback is so important if we want to improve customer satisfaction and retention, and ultimately ensure the long-term growth of a business. Collecting user feedback is the foundation of the growth of … Read more

Storing Passwords In A Database: A Better Way to Do So

How Would You Store Your User’s Password? How would you store a password if you were asked to create an authentication system? The easiest solution would be to store the plain text inputted by the users. For example, if the users input their email as codecurated@codecurated.com and password as weakpassword, then we can insert it into our users table, right? … Read more

How to Use Knowledge Graphs for Retrieval-Augmented Generation—Without a Graph DB

Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) refers to a variety of techniques for retrieving information and using it to provide contextual information for generative AI. The most common form operates on text chunks and involves: Extracting the text from the original documents (HTML, PDF, Markdown, etc.). Chunking the text to specific sizes based on document structure and … Read more

Software Developers Can Build Beautiful Software: Here’s How

Software developers rarely design the most aesthetically pleasing software. These principles can help you and other developers change this narrative. Keep it simple. Simplicity is a principle to follow in design. Overcomplicating your design won’t make it better in most cases. Beautiful designs can be created from the simplest ideas. Sometimes, good ideas become useless … Read more

How to Compare the Same Contents but Different Ordered Arrays in JavaScript

Welcome, One common challenge developers face is comparing arrays—specifically, determining if two arrays contain the same contents, regardless of the order of those contents. This task might seem straightforward at first glance, but it quickly delves into complexities. In this blog post, we’ll discuss various methods, from the simple and direct to the more sophisticated … Read more

How Can You Integrate Cybersecurity Into Your Content Automation Process?

Every great innovation comes with some unique challenges. Automation can simplify your marketing processes, save time, and give insight you may otherwise miss. As helpful — even necessary — as automating content is, it carries some cybersecurity risks you should know about. That doesn’t mean these tools are strictly unsafe, but it does warrant attention. … Read more

How to Master the Art of Early-Stage Fundraising

The frustrations and trials of fundraising are well-known among entrepreneurs. While the repetitive nature of pitching, emailing, and responding to inquiries can be draining, the real challenge often lies in the strategic decisions about when and whom to raise funds from. As your experience reveals, an unenthusiastic VC who doesn’t grasp the essence of your … Read more

Zulu Network: Moving The Bitcoin Economy Forward With a Two-Tiered Bitcoin Layer 2 Architecture

While Bitcoin has gained greater institutional acceptance with the recent ETF launches in the US, it is still not a pure institutional asset, and it is not a pure commodity like gold. It is so much more: secure, decentralized, and programmable value. Zulu Network believes that Bitcoin can be so much more. The Bitcoin Ecosystem … Read more

Bitcoin Halving: Bearish Implications?

Every four years, the Bitcoin network undergoes a significant change known as “halving,” a process that reduces the rewards for mining new blocks by half. This mechanism is built into Bitcoin’s protocol to control inflation and cap the total supply at 21 million coins. Halving events, therefore, are pivotal, highly anticipated occasions within the cryptocurrency … Read more

Zircuit Staking Soars Past $2B TVL In Only Two Months

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, April 23rd, 2024/Chainwire/– Zircuit, a ZK rollup with parallelized circuits and AI-enabled security, today announced that its staking program has soared past $2B in TVL in only two months. As Zircuit forges ahead towards mainnet, the ZK rollup’s staking program is rapidly gaining momentum, attracting over $2B TVL in a short … Read more

Staking On Bitcoin, SatoshiDEX Staking For Presale Investors Is Now Live

London, UK, April 23rd, 2024/Chainwire/–SatoshiDEX, the pioneering Bitcoin DEX, announces the Staking system, enabling users to earn rewards in advance of the platform’s official launch. Boasting a successful presale exceeding $10 million, SatoshiDEX continues to gain momentum. The SatoshiDEX team has implemented a dynamic APY for their Staking System, allowing presale participants to access significantly … Read more

Hybrid Meta-Heuristic for Efficient Course Timetabling

:::info Authors: (1) Jo˜ao Almeida, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (2) Jos´e Rui Figueira, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (3) Alexandre P. Francisco, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (4) Daniel Santos, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal. ::: 6 Conclusion and future research We … Read more

Instance Decomposition with Fixed Curriculum Increments

:::info Authors: (1) Jo˜ao Almeida, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (2) Jos´e Rui Figueira, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (3) Alexandre P. Francisco, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (4) Daniel Santos, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal. ::: 5 Computational experiments In this section, … Read more

Breaking Down the Timetable Puzzle: IST’s Algorithmic Framework

:::info Authors: (1) Jo˜ao Almeida, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (2) Jos´e Rui Figueira, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (3) Alexandre P. Francisco, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (4) Daniel Santos, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal. ::: 4 Algorithmic framework In this section, … Read more

IST’s Timetabling Dilemma: Constraints, Variables, and Real-World Instances

:::info Authors: (1) Jo˜ao Almeida, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (2) Jos´e Rui Figueira, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (3) Alexandre P. Francisco, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (4) Daniel Santos, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal. ::: 3 The course timetabling problem for … Read more

Meta-heuristics and Feasible Solutions in Course Timetabling

:::info Authors: (1) Jo˜ao Almeida, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (2) Jos´e Rui Figueira, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (3) Alexandre P. Francisco, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (4) Daniel Santos, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal. ::: 2 Literature Review In this section, … Read more

A Hybrid Meta-Heuristic for Feasible Large-Scale Course Timetables With Instance Decomposition

:::info Authors: (1) Jo˜ao Almeida, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (2) Jos´e Rui Figueira, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (3) Alexandre P. Francisco, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal; (4) Daniel Santos, CEGIST, Instituto Superior T´ecnico, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal. ::: Abstract This work presents a hybrid … Read more