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19.10 / 00:43

Blockchain Technology NFT Metaverse Backed NFT project Azuki launches Physical Backed Token

Anime-inspired nonfungible token (NFT) project Azuki has released a Physical Backed Token (PBT) — an open-source token standard that ties a physical item to a digital token on the Ethereum blockchain.

18.10 / 18:03

Technology Ethereum proof-of-work Bitcoin Apples and oranges? How the Ethereum Merge could affect Bitcoin

It’s been a month since Ethereum said goodbye to an essential feature its blockchain shared with Bitcoin (BTC). Called the Ethereum Merge, the long-hyped upgrade was widely celebrated, with the blockchain ecosystem. However, for the mainstream audience or even for the average trader, it felt more like a Star Wars Day celebrated by sci-fi geeks than an early Christmas.

18.10 / 02:59

Facebook Technology Social Media Tech Facebook is on a quest to destroy Web3

The future of how we socialize online is being defined as we speak, and it’s far too important to leave things to the likes of Meta and other mega social companies. Just a surface-level look at Meta’s history is enough to understand its tendency to severely miss the mark.

17.10 / 17:44

Technology Adoption defi Trading How decentralized exchanges have evolved and why it's good for users

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) first appeared in the cryptocurrency industry in 2014, allowing users to trade a wide number of assets peer-to-peer.

17.10 / 15:09

Facebook Technology Adoption virtual reality Future Quest Pro VR headset raises privacy concerns for Meta’s future in metaverse

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced its latest virtual reality (VR) headset at the Meta Connect 2022 event on Oct. 11. The company introduced new features to enhance digital avatars, which raised privacy concerns regarding data collection.

17.10 / 09:07

business Blockchain Technology defi Time Polkadot hits all-time high in development activity

According to data from programming repository GitHub, Polkadot recognized more than 500 contributions each day in September — an all-time high for the multichain protocol. Simultaneously, data from Polkadot's cross-consensus interoperability standard XCM show that a record 26,258 messages were sent between its parachains. In total, 14,930 developers' contributions were recorded on Polkadot's GitHub in the month of August.

17.10 / 00:23

Blockchain Technology Adoption Gaming Blockchain gaming adoption means more options for gamers

Over the past couple of years, games that use blockchain technology have increased their presence in the gaming industry.

15.10 / 22:04

Technology Microsoft Google Apple Nodes are going to dethrone tech giants — from Apple to Google

While highly regarded even at the time of its writing, Marc Andreessen’s 2011 landmark essay, “Why Software Is Eating the World,” has proven even more prophetic than it seemed at the time. At the dawn of a decade when software would prove invaluable to nearly every aspect of modern life, Andreessen argued that every company was now ostensibly a software company, whether the company liked it or not.

15.10 / 00:05

Blockchain Technology NFT NFT Steez Future NFT Steez and Cryptoys CEO discuss the future of toys within Web3 environments

On Oct. 14, NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter Spaces hosted by Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond, met with the founder of Cryptoys, Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of play and toys in regard to their integration with nonfungible tokens and Web3 as a whole.

14.10 / 17:59

Blockchain Technology Adoption Insurance Smart contract-enabled insurance holds promise, but can it be scaled?

A new insurance world is coming where smart contracts replace insurance documents, blockchain “oracles” supplant claim adjusters, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) take over traditional insurance carriers. Millions of poor farmers in Africa and Asia will be eligible for coverages like crop insurance too, whereas before, they were too poor and too dispersed to justify the cost of underwriting.

14.10 / 16:33

Technology Adoption Health Bitcoin To HODL or have kids? The IVF Bitcoin Babies paid for with BTC profits

Hold Bitcoin till the very end or sell a little bit to start a family? For one Bitcoiner in Northwest London, it was a no-brainer.

14.10 / 00:20

Technology defi DApp Tech Time NOT Time to switch from LinkedIn to MetaMask? Not yet, but soon

The function of crypto wallets has changed significantly over the last few years. They initially secured token holdings or served as art galleries with nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Today, they’ve become like bank accounts for many, and soon, they will offer even more functionality by enabling digital curriculum vitae (CVs).

14.10 / 00:20

business Blockchain Technology vulnerability Cosmos co-founder says a major security vulnerability has been uncovered on IBC

On Thursday, Ethan Buchman, co-founder of interblockchain communication (IBC) ecosystem Cosmos, said that a 'critical security vulnerability' had been discovered that 'impacts all IBC-enabled Cosmos chains, for all versions of IBC.' Buchman assured that steps have already been taken to ensure that all major public IBC-enabled chains have been patched, stating:

05.10 / 20:35

Blockchain Technology Tech Stanford University Reversible blockchain transactions would improve cryptocurrency

A proposal out of Stanford University to make crypto transactions reversible is adding a wrinkle to discussions of crime and fraud prevention. Researchers suggested that mutability — the ability to reverse blockchain transactions — would help prevent crime.

05.10 / 19:01

business Blockchain Technology SWIFT says it has reached a 'breakthrough' in recent CBDC experiments

On Wednesday, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, announced that it has successfully moved central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized assets on existing financial infrastructure through two separate experiments. According to SWIFT, the results demonstrated that "CBDCs can be rapidly deployed at scale to facilitate trade and investment between more than 200 countries and territories around the world."

05.10 / 17:21

business Technology Trading Bitcoin FTX’s $1.4B bid on Voyager Digital assets: A gambit or a way out for users?

In September, cryptocurrency exchangeFTX US secured the winning bid for the assets of embattled crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital with a bid of approximately $1.4 billion. The bid was made up of the fair market value of Voyager’s crypto holdings “at a to-be-determined date in the future.”

05.10 / 14:01

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union SOLIDARITY Iran protests: MEP cuts off hair to show solidarity with women protesting death of Mahsa Amini

This is the moment a Swedish MEP cut her hair in the European Parliament to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran.

05.10 / 13:01

Technology Climate change European Union Gas Ukraine war: EU countries agree new sanctions on Russia that includes a price cap on Russian oil

The European Union has approved new sanctions against Russia, including a price cap on Russian crude oil and refined products.

05.10 / 11:51

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union Time EU infrastructure a 'target' for first time in recent history, says von der Leyen

The European Union's energy infrastructure has become a target for the first time in recent history, Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, adding that the bloc must carry out stress tests of critical infrastructure and make better use of its surveillance satellites to prevent acts of sabotage.

05.10 / 10:27

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union Ukraine war: Russia uses Iran-made 'kamikaze drones' to strike Bila Tserkva near Kyiv

Iran-made "kamikaze drones" have bombarded a city near Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, leaving one person injured, according to a regional governor.

05.10 / 09:34

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union Two men go on trial in Spain over deadly 2013 train accident

Two people are standing trial in Galicia on Wednesday over a deadly train crash in Spain that killed 80 people.

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