Ever since Ethereum introduced smart contracts, programmable blockchains have grown in number. Following Ethereum’s success, a wave of new layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains emerged, adding more programmability and functionality to underlying blockchain networks. Despite delivering a radical change in how […]
Crypto was born in 2009 out of the defiance against the centralized financial system and the desire to create a better, and more equitable financial system built atop a blockchain infrastructure that’s inclusive, and accessible to all. But the trust […]
Fresh off launching the all-in-one block explorer and analytics platform Chainscanner, Ankr announced today it has added Coinbase Wallet support for liquid staking. With this launch, all Coinbase Wallet users can now liquid stake on the Ankr Staking platform for an easy […]
Welcome back to This Week in Online Gaming, the weekly TechStartups series that looks at the iGaming space, video games, mobile apps, and the overall global gaming economy. Despite the looming recession and the slowdown in mobile game spending, the […]
Startups looking to secure funding without going down the traditional route have a new option at their disposal. The recently launched Fundrs platform fully embraces decentralization and peer-to-peer funding solutions. Dua.com is the first project to tap into this platform […]
The internet has changed over the years. But the groundwork for today’s internet was laid in 1973 by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). At the time, the goal was to develop communication protocols that would allow networked […]
Early this month, FireFly successfully launched its first rocket into orbit, advancing the Austin, Texas-based tech startup and rocket builder’s bid to become a reliable partner for NASA, joining the likes of SpaceX and Rocket Lab. On October 3, Firefly’s Alpha rocket FLTA002 took off […]
Hackers strike again, this time targeting the personal phone of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss. According to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail, Truss’ phone was so heavily compromised that it has now been placed in a locked safe inside […]
Last October, Mark Zuckerberg announced he was changing the name of the company he founded about two decades ago from Facebook to Meta to reflect its focus on the metaverse. During the speech, Zuckerberg described the metaverse as “an embodied internet […]
Yesterday, Elon Musk posted a video of himself entering Twitter HQ with a bathroom sink and a message: “Let that sink in!” It now appears that it’s beginning to “sink in” for some Twitter employees. Just minutes after The Financial […]
Is Facebook’s Meta going the way of MySpace? Earlier today, we wrote about Meta after the company reported a loss of $3.6 billion from its Reality Labs metaverse unit in the third quarter of 2022, causing its stock to close at about […]
Early this month, we wrote about PayPal after the company said it would take $2,500 from your account if you spread misinformation. The payment giant later backed down after social media backlash saying the notice went “out in error” and will not […]
As the saying goes, “When you find yourself in a hole, you better stop digging.” Sadly for Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta, he’s doing quite the opposite. Late last year, Zuckerberg changed the corporate name from Facebook to Meta to reflect […]
In just five years, the global video gaming industry has grown by over $100 billion from $120.4 billion in 2017 to $235.7 billion in 2022. The overall gaming industry could be worth $321 billion by 2026, a new PwC report shows. […]
While everyone is talking about the Crypto winter, ‘Crypto Ark’ Bybit continues to see growing interest and success from its zero-fees campaign launched back in September. Now, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange is planning to extend the initiative for another two […]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) today has charged 26-year-old Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky for his alleged role in an international cybercrime operation known as Raccoon Infostealer. The DOJ also charged Sokolovsky “with conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, […]
Just last week, we reported that Twitter employees could be in for bad news after reports that Elon Musk was planning to lay off nearly 75 percent of Twitter’s 7,500 workers. Now, it appears their worst fear has been confirmed. Musk would […]
In a little over a decade, blockchain has evolved to become a disruptive game-changing technology that permeates every aspect of our lives. Blockchain is also the underlying technology behind most of the popular cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and Ethereum. From cocoa farmers […]
Early last year, United Airlines announced it has agreed to purchase $1 billion worth of battery-powered flying taxis entered from California-based aerospace startup Archer Aviation in preparation for its 2024 launch. As part of the partnership agreement, United said it will buy […]
The payment landscape continues to undergo drastic changes every year. Numerous providers compete for traction, and P2P payments have become of keen interest to consumers and businesses. While Venmo and other PayPals are very popular, crypto payments may one-up these […]
