The Dirty Secrets of Developer Advertising: Why Traditional Channels Fail—and What to Do Instead

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Hey Hackers! If you’re losing sleep over how to effectively market to developers, you’re not alone. In a recent survey of B2B software marketers: 78% said reaching and engaging developers is their top challenge 65% struggle to create content that actually resonates with technical audiences 60% admit their developer marketing efforts are “hit or miss” … Read more

Ponzi VCs Are Strangling Blockchain

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Web3 promises an internet owned by its users, when in reality, the cash behind it now resembles a carnival barker’s till. Regulators are accelerating enforcement, courts are handing down multi-year sentences, and talent is migrating to sectors where equity rewards genuine traction. Global venture financing declined to $23 billion in April this year, according to … Read more

ICE-tracking app tops App Store

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ICEBlock is currently the number three app on the App Store. ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up App Store charts after receiving criticism from the Trump administration. On Monday, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to CNN’s coverage of ICEBlock in … Read more

Vitalik Sparks Debate About ZKP-Based Digital IDs After Blog Criticism

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The rise of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) in Web3 has been difficult to ignore in recent years. One person who certainly hasn’t overlooked the technology is Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin, who trained his forensic gaze on ZKP-based digital identity systems in his latest blog. Although ZK tech is widely used in the Ethereum ecosystem, notably in … Read more

What If Your ‘Messy’ Data Is Actually Perfect?

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Hello, data Shokunin-deshi! Welcome to the final installment of our Data Ecosystem Vision Board implementation series! In our previous editions, I shared how I helped Sarah at 4seconds.com build the Present Inputs and Future Vision layers of her Data Ecosystem Vision Board. Today, we complete the journey by exploring the Success Metrics layer, the compass … Read more

Nuki’s Smart Lock is a better retrofit door lock

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Europe’s popular Nuki Smart Lock has finally arrived Stateside.  The new Nuki Smart Lock ($159), the company’s first designed for US deadbolts, is the most advanced retrofit smart lock I’ve tested. It features a sleek, compact design that looks and works like a regular doorknob, but it’s much more than a doorknob. It can automatically … Read more

Bitcoin $200K Target Still in Play, Driven by ETF, Corporate Treasury Buying: StanChart

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Bitcoin (BTC) is set to defy historical post-halving patterns and push toward an all-time high in the second half, investment bank Standard Chartered (STAN) said in a research report Wednesday. The cryptocurrency’s price typically falls about 18 months after the halving, a quadrennial event that slows the rate of growth in bitcoin supply. This time, … Read more

Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees

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Microsoft confirmed that it’s laying off as many as 9,100 employees, or about four percent of its workforce, in yet another round of cuts this year, reports the Seattle Times. Employees in Microsoft’s Xbox division, known as Microsoft Gaming, are being hit hard by these layoffs, although exact numbers and divisions are not yet known. … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Protocol Rises 3.8% as Index Trades Higher

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2994.89, up 1.2% (+34.94) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Seventeen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+3.8%) and ADA (+3.3%). Laggards: BCH (-2.9%) and APT (-0.6%). … Read more