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Deadcoins are cryptocurrencies that have lost all or most of their value, have no active development, or have been abandoned by their creators and community. This can happen for various reasons, like scams, lack of interest, or poor execution of the project. They may keep some price and/or a low trade volume, depending on the coin, but it’s just zombie activity.

Both events and entities have unique roles in data modeling, and understanding when to use each is crucial for building effective data platforms.

The Lightning Network offers a layer-2 solution for Bitcoin, aiming to overcome slow transaction speeds and high fees, potentially making Bitcoin a viable payment system for everyday use. However, widespread adoption depends on overcoming key challenges in security and scalability.

WARSAW, Poland, November 1st, 2024/Chainwire/--Flipster, a global crypto derivatives exchange, has announced a collaboration with BNB Chain, a community-driven blockchain ecosystem, to offer fee-free withdrawals, aiming to democratize access to cryptocurrency trading. This collaboration builds on Flipster’s existing...

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Matt Polak is the Chief Executive Officer at Picnic and a subject matter expert in intelligence collection. He has spent his career applying these skills to intractable growth and competitive strategy challenges for Fortune 500 customers.

The post argues that people should stop learning skills AI can easily perform and instead focus on uniquely human abilities like critical thinking and creativity to avoid dependency on technology. It urges readers to prioritize learning that builds genuine understanding and irreplaceable skills.

AI models seem to be better than humans now in most fields, if you trust the benchmarks. This is because they remember and retrieve answers to specialised questions - not because they actually reason well. The new "SIMPLE" benchmark is designed to address this problem.

Market disruptors pave the way for innovation and break barriers once considered bulletproof. PuppyGraph uses market disruption and graph data to detect fraud.

This article provides a guide on how to contribute to open-source projects as a technical writer. It shares a personal experience of overcoming initial challenges and successfully making a contribution. The article outlines steps such as understanding the project, interacting with subject matter experts, identifying and fixing issues, and making a pull request. It also includes practical steps for contributing to a specific project...

Reviews are one of the most popular content types online. Check out this story for insights we've gathered over the years to help you craft balanced, impactful reviews.

Suilend, a DeFi platform on Sui, has released SpringSui, a framework for liquid staking tokens (LSTs) The launch comes as Sui's LST adoption lags behind other major networks. Suilend plans to launch a platform enabling users to create and manage their own LSTs.

In 2023, Americans lost $10 billion to fraud, a 14% jump from the previous year. One in four people reported losing money to scams, with a median loss of $500 per person. Email remains the primary contact channel for cyberattacks. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

The first round of the #ethereum Writing Contest closed on October 15, 2024. Over 50 stories were published, reaching 51,117 reads and totaling 1 day, 4 hours, and 9 minutes of reading time. Congratulations to the top three winners: @thebojda (1st place), @daniejjimenez (2nd place), and @delegate0x (3rd place). To claim your prize, contact the specified HackerNoon email addresses. Explore upcoming contests at contests.hackernoon.com.

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Next week, the US will hold a presidential election. We will vote not for a presidential candidate but for an impression of the candidate we see on TV and at campaign events. Nobody has enough information to make an informed decision about anybody they vote for. The economy — like crypto — seems to do whatever it wants regardless of who’s in office.

91Ninjas is a Singapore-based B2B SaaS marketing firm, specializing in strategic growth solutions for startups, growth-stage companies, and enterprises.

I set up a reliable real-time NAS HDD temperature monitoring system. A Python script runs in a Docker environment directly on the NAS. It gathers the temperature via SNMP protocol and sends the data to the 2minlog data visualization platform. I visualize the temperature development via Matplotlib and display it on an Android tablet.

Imagine a scenario where customers place large orders, expecting everything to sell. Months later, a significant portion of the stock remains unsold, occupying warehouse space and tying up valuable capital. This mismatch creates financial strain on our customers, makes them hesitant to reorder, and erodes trust in the supplier-customer relationship.

A two-part article, where we build an ARKit-based iOS app to generate point clouds using LiDAR data.

Regula's "Deepfake Trends 2024" study finds that 37% of crypto companies face losses exceeding $500,000 due to deepfake fraud, with the average loss at $440,000. Many firms report significant vulnerabilities to both audio and video deepfakes, underscoring the need for improved security strategies like multifactor authentication.

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