From Khnumhotep to ECDSA: A Journey Through the Epic History of Cryptography
Cryptography, the science of writing codes and ciphers for secure communication, is a key factor in the development and use of modern cryptocurrencies and blockchains. From ancient times to today, cryptography has been a constantly evolving tool used to protect valuable data. In this article, we’ll explore the long and fascinating history of cryptography that has allowed us to...
Robots Improve Mental Wellbeing at Work
A study conducted by the University of Cambridge found that participants interacting with a toy-like robot felt more of a connection with their 'coach' than those interacting with a humanoid-like robot. This study shows that robots can be a useful tool to improve mental wellbeing in the workplace. Researchers from the University of Bristol compared the effects of a...
Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Shocks Market
With the crypto market experiencing higher-than-usual volatility, over $300 million worth of crypto futures were liquidated in the past 24 hours, leaving both bulls and bears feeling the impact." On Tuesday, Bitcoin and Ether briefly surged above $26,000 and $1,770 respectively, despite the regulatory clampdown on crypto-friendly banks and U.S. Customer Price Index (CPI) data pointing to slowing inflation in...
U.S. Government Seeks Halt to Voyager-Binance.US $1B Deal
The U.S. government has asked Binance.US to put its $1 billion deal to buy assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager on hold while key legal objections are addressed. This follows an appeal by the U.S. Trustee, a branch of the Department of Justice, which has concerns that the deal would absolve Voyager and its staff from any potential breaches...
Protect Yourself From Replay Attackers: How To Safeguard Your Blockchain Network from Fraudulent Duplicate Transactions
Technology has advanced to the point that hackers can exploit sophisticated networks with minimal effort, one such attack being the replay attack. A replay attack is an attack in which an authorized user’s data is transmitted, intercepted and re-transmitted. This replay attackers is very attractive to hackers as the validity of the original data transmission allows the attack to...
Revolutionizing Financial Institutions: Understanding the Miracles of Ripple’s Ripple Net, xCurrent, xRapid, and xVia
Ripple – The Next Generation Payment Solution. The idea of a secure, transparent and cost-effective payment solution started with the creation of Bitcoin in 2009. In the same spirit, Ripple emerged as a privately held company in 2012 and developed the Ripple network, a global payment system for banks and other financial institutions. At the core of Ripple’s payment system...
GPT-4: AI Chatbot Now Processes 25,000 Words
OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of its hugely popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. This new model is capable of responding to images, providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, writing captions and descriptions, and processing up to 25,000 words - about eight times as many as ChatGPT. Millions of people have already used ChatGPT since its launch...
Cryptio and Protocol Labs Partner to Help Filecoin Miners Meet Audit Obligations
Cryptio, a crypto accounting, audit and tax software provider, has announced that it will now allow Filecoin miners to extract auditable transaction logs from its blockchain. Filecoin is a decentralized storage marketplace that rewards network participants for storing and retrieving files. This new feature will help miners to easily access and track their Filecoin transactions, making it easier to...
U.S. Treasury: How DeFi Used in Illicit Finance
The U.S. Treasury Department is close to releasing a risk assessment analyzing the criminal use of decentralized finance (DeFi). According to Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg, the assessment will provide an in-depth look at the potential for criminal exploitation of DeFi and the associated risks. The report will also provide recommendations for mitigating those...
Humans Improving Go After AI Overtake
Since 2016, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been able to beat the world's best Go players. An analysis of millions of Go moves has found that professional players have been making better and more original game choices since AI-playing AIs overtook humans. AI such as AlphaGo, developed by London-based research firm DeepMind, has been able to defeat multiple Go champions,...
