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Coindesk
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

MyShell, Blockchain Platform For Building 'AI Girlfriends' and Productivity Apps, Raises $11M

MyShell raised $11 million in funding for its AI app-building ecosystem.
MyShell focuses on decentralization, utilizing blockchain tools for model training and creator royalties.
TechCrunch
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

A new web3 network is being built right now that wants to end Big Tech's control of your data | TechCrunch

Web3 aims to decentralize internet and empower users.
The Graph is a decentralized network indexing blockchain data.
Coindesk
2 weeks ago
Business intelligence

Open Data: The Unfulfilled Promise of Blockchain

Public blockchains aim for openness but data remains inaccessible to average users
Existing analytics platforms offer valuable insights but are not readily accessible to all users.
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

AI and blockchains might need one another to evolve, according to new report | TechCrunch

The AI sector needs more secure data sharing and decentralization marketplaces for its models.
Blockchain technology can benefit from AI models and agents in real time to improve moderating for vulnerabilities.
Coindesk
3 months ago
Cryptocurrency

The Protocol: Bitcoin Censorship, or Just 'Spam Filtering?'

The debate over censorship and decentralization in blockchain continues, with different perspectives on what constitutes censorship and how it should be addressed.
The article highlights a heated debate in the Bitcoin community over a mining pool's decision to 'filter' transactions related to NFTs on Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
6 days ago
Cryptocurrency

The Dos and Don'ts of Bitcoin Self-Custody

Bitcoin self-custody comes with huge benefits but also great responsibility.
Custodial wallets offered by centralized exchanges work like bank accounts, giving control over money to the custodian.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency

BITPACS: Emulating DAOs on Bitcoin

Bitpacs introduce public auditability to Bitcoin multisig wallets, enabling transparent auditability.
Bitpacs aim to provide a more decentralized and autonomous experience compared to traditional DAOs on Ethereum and other altcoins.
Coindesk
2 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin ETFs Stir Optimism, Ambivalence and Dread Among Crypto's Staunchest Supporters

The approval of bitcoin spot ETFs is viewed as a positive development for the industry.
There is concern that the alignment with traditional finance threatens the decentralization of crypto.
Coindesk
2 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Name Service (BNS) Explained: A Guide to .BTC Domains

Bitcoin Name Service (BNS) enables users to have human-readable .btc domain names linked to their Web3 wallets.
BNS is a decentralized naming database secured on the Bitcoin blockchain that provides an interface to buy, register, manage, and look up domain names.
Coindesk
3 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Is a Bitcoin Maxi and Tether Fan

Bitcoin and Tether are Howard Lutnick's favorite cryptocurrencies.
Lutnick praises Bitcoin for its decentralization and Tether for its stability.
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Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency

Stabilizing Forces: How Bitcoin ETF Inflows Counter Price Volatility

Approval of Bitcoin ETFs by SEC removed institutional investing barrier
Bitcoin ETFs stabilized trading volume and price volatility
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Asset Protocol BRC-20 Appoints New Maintainers

Non-profit Layer 1 Foundation (L1F) dedicated to governing BRC-20 protocol with Ordinals companies.
Unisat and Best In Slot appointed as co-lead maintainers for BRC-20 protocol, focusing on decentralization.
Coindesk
1 month ago
Cryptocurrency

'Absolute Essentials of Ethereum' by Paul Dylan-Ennis: An Excerpt

Blockchain governance refers to the coordination mechanisms that allow blockchain stakeholders to make legitimate decisions.
Ethereum's culture is based on values such as decentralization, permissionlessness, censorship resistance, and credible neutrality.
Coindesk
1 month ago
Cryptocurrency

A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin

Bitcoin ETFs provide exposure to the price of Bitcoin but do not allow investors to truly own the asset.
Bitcoin ETFs reintroduce counterparty risks and rely on outdated financial systems.
Coindesk
3 months ago
Cryptocurrency

What We Know About the Massive Ledger Hack

Several Ethereum-based applications were compromised due to a Ledger security breach.
The breach has affected the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, with reports suggesting losses of over $150,000 in crypto.
Coindesk
3 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Lido DAO Democratized ETH Staking, Then Dominated It

Lido is a liquid staking provider on Ethereum that has expanded access to Ethereum staking.
Lido has received criticism for potentially centralizing power on the Ethereum network.
Coindesk
2 weeks ago
Business intelligence

The Graph Expands Subgraph to More Than 40 Blockchains Including Arbitrum, Base

The Graph Network expanded data accessibilities to over 40 blockchains including Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Celo.
Developers can now utilize Graph Network for lower costs and faster syncing times on supported chains.
Coindesk
3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Soars to a Record - but What's the Price? And What Was the Old All-Time High?

Bitcoin reached a record high with conflicting reports on the exact peak price and prior all-time high.
The disagreement in peak prices highlights the decentralized nature of the cryptocurrency market compared to traditional financial systems.
Entrepreneur
2 months ago
Web design

How Web 3.0 Is Shaping the Next Digital Frontier | Entrepreneur

Web 3.0 concepts include decentralization, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and the Metaverse.
Major challenges for Web 3.0 include scalability, interoperability, and centralization.
Coindesk
2 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Atomic Swaps: What Are They & How Do They Work?

Atomic swaps enable peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transactions across different blockchains.
Smart contracts eliminate the need for intermediaries in decentralized crypto trading.
Medium
4 months ago
Web design

Is Web3 here to stay? What have we learned so far?

Crypto prices can be volatile, but the underlying technology has disruptive potential.
Web 3.0 aims to decentralize the internet and give more control to users.
Understanding the history of the web can help us anticipate the future of technology.
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

The unique landscape of Bitcoin Prairie: A comprehensive guide

Bitcoin Prairie refers to rural areas becoming hubs for Bitcoin mining and cryptocurrency activities.
Bitcoin Prairie challenges conventional notions of where and how cryptocurrency thrives.
It highlights the decentralized nature of technology and offers a unique perspective on the intersection of technology, rural economies, and the environment.
Coindesk
2 weeks ago
Women in technology

Women Are Usually Savers Instead of Investors (Can Bitcoin Change That?)

Bitcoin can empower women by providing financial independence and autonomy.
Bitcoin's decentralized nature bridges the gender gap in financial literacy and investment.
Truthout
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

Unremitting Turkish Attacks Leave Rojava in Peril - and in Need of Solidarity

Rojava, in northeast Syria, is building a stateless, post-capitalist, post-domination society.
Rojava poses a threat to existing governments by demonstrating a viable model of peaceful multiethnic coexistence.
Engadget
1 month ago
Digital life

The Morning After: Twitter alternative Bluesky is no longer invitation-only

Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is now open to anyone.
Bluesky began as an internal project at Twitter but ended its association with the company after Elon Musk's takeover.
Harvard Business Review
1 month ago
Business intelligence

Azeem's 2024 Trends: AI, Energy, and Decentralization

Leaders face uncertainty and difficult decisions in 2024.
Azeem Azhar provides analysis on 12 core themes that will shape the year ahead.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

EFF's 2024 In/Out List

Affordable and future-proof internet access for all
Privacy first agenda to prevent mass collection of personal information
Decentralized social media platforms to ensure full user control over what we see online
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
3 months ago
Cryptocurrency

OCEAN Unveiled: Block CEO Jack Dorsey Leads $6.2 Million Investment Round In Decentralized Bitcoin Mining Pool

Mummolin, Inc has raised $6.2 million in seed funding led by Jack Dorsey for their initiative OCEAN.
OCEAN aims to decentralize Bitcoin mining and eliminate the risk associated with traditional mining pools.
The OCEAN pool is the first transparent and non-custodial platform for miners to receive block rewards directly.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Livestream: Bitcoin Mining Changes Forever

The centralization of mining pools presents risks to the Bitcoin network.
Large pools have the power to withhold payments and censor transactions.
Ocean mining pool aims to address these issues and promote decentralization.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

DEMAND Launches World's First Stratum V2 Bitcoin Mining Pool

Bitcoin mining company DEMAND has launched the world's first Stratum V2 mining pool, aiming to improve security, flexibility, and performance in mining.
Stratum V2 allows individual miners to construct their own block templates, increasing decentralization and resistance to censorship.
The pool is designed to make home mining more attractive and help decentralize the Bitcoin mining ecosystem.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

State Adoption: A Trojan Horse Challenging Core Tenet's Of Personal Liberty

Bitcoin's potential ban by the government is a frequently cited reason by skeptics, but writers have debunked this idea.
Instead of outright banning Bitcoin, the government could employ subtle strategies to manipulate or co-opt it.
Bitcoin's attributes of decentralization and censorship resistance challenge the State's control over individual liberty.
Patently-O
9 months ago
Intellectual property law

Proposing Locations for Southeast Regional Office

The USPTO began establishing satellite offices a decade ago to expand beyond the traditional Alexandria (Washington DC) headquarters.We now have offices in Detroit, Dallas, Denver, and San Jose.Last year, Congress voted to further expand the decentralization by at least one more.The Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA) mandates creation of a Southeast Regional Office (SERO).
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
10 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Core Developer Amiti Uttarwar Will Be Reinforcing Decentralization At Bitcoin 2023

"One of the many ways that Bitcoin is an experiment is in its decentralized development model," explained Amiti Uttarwar."Whether a non-profit or a private company, the vast majority of software projects have a centralized structure for directing funding, prioritizing projects and coordinating efforts.
Kushal Das
1 year ago
Python

SamNet Vinterkonferensen 2023

This Tuesday I attended SamNet Vinterkonferensen, jointly organized by ISOC-SE, SNUS, DFRI and Dataskydd.net,focusing on technology, the internet, privacy, and decentralization.The organizers gave me caution before hand as the whole conference was in Swedish :)
The venue was Internetstiftelsen, which is already one of my favorite small conference venues in Stockholm (as we have done many open spaces there in the last 1 year).
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Key Bitcoin developer calls on FBI to recover $3.6M in digital coin

One of the prominent developers behind the Bitcoin blockchain said he has asked the FBI to assist him in recovering $3.6 million worth of the digital coin that was stolen from his storage wallets on New Year's Eve.Luke Dashjr is a developer of the Bitcoin Core, an app that runs 97 percent of the nodes making up the Bitcoin blockchain.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Gadgets

Mastodon-and the pros and cons of moving beyond Big Tech gatekeepers

As Elon Musk's Category 5 tweetstorm continues, the once-obscure Mastodon social network has been gaining over 1,000 new refugees per hour, every hour, bringing its user count to about eight million.Joining as a user is pretty easy.More than enough ex-Twitterers are happy finding a Mastodon instance via joinmastodon.org,
Futurism
1 year ago
Web design

The Guy Who Invented the World Wide Web Thinks We Should "Ignore" Web3

Web of Lies
The man who literally invented the form of the internet we all use believes the future of it lies in decentralization.That man is Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist who' s widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web back in 1989.However, Berners-Lee thinks we should "ignore" proposals to achieve a vaguely defined form of decentralized internet broadly known as "Web3."
www.infoq.com
1 year ago
DevOps

Google Cloud Introduces Blockchain Node Engine for Web3 Development

Google Cloud recently announced the private preview of Blockchain Node Engine, a managed node-hosting option for Web3 development.Ethereum will be the first blockchain supported.Designed to help Web3 developers build and deploy on blockchain-based platforms, the new managed service monitors the nodes and restarts them during outages.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
1 year ago
Graphic design

Should Freelance Web Designers Care about Web 3.0?

The web design industry adores buzzwords.We use them to describe everything from design fads (hello, Claymorphism) to build technologies (nice to know you, headless).
Observer
1 year ago
Social media marketing

Meta is Reportedly the Latest Social Media Company to Embrace ActivityPub Technology

Meta is in the early stages of developing a text-based social media app that could rival Twitter, MoneyControl reported yesterday (March 9).Unlike its other social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram-and unlike Twitter-the app will reportedly be decentralized.Meta didn't clarify what this would mean, but other decentralized apps like Mastodon, a Twitter rival, support independent servers where users create their own rules about content moderation.
Amazic
1 year ago
DevOps

The Rise of Platform Engineering - Amazic

Platform engineering has emerged as a term that at its core describes a shift toward more centralization of DevOps processes and workflows.The adoption of DevOps workflows in most organizations has tended to flow from the bottom up.As a result, it's fairly common for multiple application development teams within an organization to have adopted multiple DevOps platforms to manage workflows.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

Here are the trends likely to have the biggest impact on social media channels in 2023

| By Antoinette Siu



Decentralized platforms, death of the cookie and predictive analytics are just a few of the major trends to dominate 2023 - and the social channels that are powered by them.Consumer intelligence firm Talkwalker and customer engagement platform Khoros recently released a report predicting the top 10 social media trends for 2023, with a particular focus on how consumers are driving these changes.
Cointelegraph
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

What is wrapped Ethereum (wETH) and how does it work?

Traders who use the Ethereum network are familiar with the ERC-20 technical standard and have most likely traded and invested in tokens that utilize it.
Medium
1 year ago
Tech industry

The Right White Knight

The first article I ever wrote professionally was about Twitter.¹ It was the service's first year of existence and, as silly as it seemed at the time, I was certain it was on to something.
Acm
1 year ago
Digital life

How One Paper Blew Up Bitcoin's Claim to Anonymity

It has been a totem of the cryptocurrency community that the numeric addresses of Bitcoin and other wallets will protect the identity of those using them to buy and sell.
Medium
1 year ago
Tech industry

The Right White Knight

The first article I ever wrote professionally was about Twitter.¹ It was the service's first year of existence and, as silly as it seemed at the time, I was certain it was on to something.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Thai SEC Launches 'Crypto Academy' to Help Digital Asset Investors Regulation Bitcoin News

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a crypto academy where investors can learn about digital assets free of charge before investing.The more you know your investments, the less risk you will have, the Thai regulator emphasized.Thai SEC's Crypto Academy Launched The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that it has launched Crypto Academy to provide free online resources and courses on digital assets.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

How Erlay Helps Preserve Bitcoin's Decentralization

This is an opinion editorial by Kudzai Kutukwa, a passionate financial inclusion advocate who was recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of South Africa's top-20 young entrepreneurs under 30.Satoshi Nakamoto brilliantly laid out in a few short sentences the major problem with the current financial system; it's dependency on trust.
Funcheap
1 year ago
San Francisco

Ending Homelessness in San Francisco (The Presidio)

An evening dedicated to understanding the causes of homelessness in San Francisco and discussing solutions to an issue that touches us all.You're invited to join us for the opening of our speaker series at House of Web3, focused on solving San Francisco's most pressing problems.Our first event is focused on the issue of ending homelessness in San Franciso.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Why Bitcoin's Most Important Quality Is Decentralization

Bitcoin's most important quality is decentralization.In the Bitcoin white paper, there are more than a dozen references to removing trust in central entities.Decentralizing away from financial institutions was Satoshi Nakamoto 's front-page motivation for creating Bitcoin: "allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party."
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Finder's Specialists Predict Ethereum Will Slip to $963 This Year, but End 2022 at $1,377 per Unit Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

Markets and Prices by Jamie Redman 46% of around 55 fintech and cryptocurrency specialists believe ethereum is undervalued following The Merge, according to a recent survey published by the comparison website Finder.com.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

You Can Believe The Maximalists: Bitcoin Is Separate From Crypto

Financial Times Columnist Jemima Kelly published an article titled " Don't Believe The 'Maximalists: Bitcoin Can't Be Separated From Crypto " earlier today and I'd like to share some reactions from a Bitcoiner perspective.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

If Elon Musk Goes Hostile, Twitter Is Missing A Key But Controversial Defense - Social Media Explorer

E Asy lies the crowns worn by Meta, Alphabet, Snap and Berkshire Hathaway as well as Ralph Lauren and The New York Times Co.
Twitter has a lower percentage.
Bitcoin News
1 year ago
Business

Crypto Exchange LBank and ETHDubai Partner for an Exclusive Meet-Up - Press release Bitcoin News

PRESS RELEASE.Venture capitalists, founders, and eminent crypto investors graced the event to meet and connect.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | Zuckerberg's 'Metamates' Are In for a Long, Rough Voyage

Motivating people is hard, especially when you're trying to convince them to join you on a perilous quest that may not succeed.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Games

Ubisoft's first NFT experiment was a dumpster fire

Ubisoft's first experiment with non-fungible tokens (called "Quartz Digits) in Ghost Recon Breakpoint is already winding down just four months after it started.
Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and Guides
2 years ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Is The Trojan Horse For A Decentralized Internet

Simply Bitcoin" hosts Nico and Phil joined the "Bitcoin Magazine Podcast" for a discussion about censorship and global events.
Quartz
2 years ago
Remote teams

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal passed an early test of company culture

The return to office is upon us-for real this time.
Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and Guides
2 years ago
Cryptocurrency

The Perils Of Centralized Platforms And Why Bitcoin Decentralization Matters

In resistance to Justin Trudeau's Canadian vaccine mandate for truckers traveling through U.S. borders, thousands of Canadian truckers and their supporters took to the streets on January 22 in a protest dubbed the "Freedom Convoy," lining up and gridlocking central roads in Ottawa.
Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and Guides
2 years ago
Cryptocurrency

Free From Politics, Bitcoin Is A Platform For Independent Philanthropy

With the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, multiple efforts have been made by various cryptocurrency and blockchain groups to provide aid to the Ukrainian people.
Forbes
2 years ago
Marketing

7 Cultural Trends That Will Shape 2022 And Beyond

The pandemic was an unprecedented shock in 2020.More than two years later it serves as the backdrop to everyday life.
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