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10 hours ago 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
In this post, we consider the English opening. c2c4, e7e5. 2. b1c3, g8f6. 3. g1f3, b8c6. 4. d2d4, e5d4. 5. f3d4, f8b4. The English Opening, characterized by the move 1. c2c4, is a flexible flank opening established by Howard Staunton in the 18...
25 Aug 2026 6 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
In the crypto industry, total reported losses to U.S. fraud authorities exceeded $11.3 billion, with global illicit crypto theft estimates surpassing $3.4 billion. The FBI Internet Crime Report logged 181,565 crypto complaints, yielding an average lo...
18 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
In this post, we consider the Dutch defense. d2d4, f7f5. 2. g2g3, g8f6. 3. f1g2, e7e6. 4. g1f3, f8e7. 5. c2c4, e8g8. The Dutch Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves 1. d2d4 f7f5. It's an aggressive strategy employed by blacks,...
10 Aug 2026 3 minute read 4 comments I_g_o_r
When users create crypto wallets, seeds, passphrases, passwords, etc., often, they use different types of generators. In this post, we compare three types of generators: -random passwords generators; -dynamic (deterministic) passwords generators; -dy...
30 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
In this post, we consider the Danish gambit. e2e4, e7e5. 2. d2d4, e5d4. 3. c2c3, d4c3. 4. f1c4, c3b2. 5. c1b2, d7d5. At its core, the Danish Gambit revolves around whites sacrificing the c2 pawn after the moves 1. e2e4 e7e5 2. d2d4 e5d4 3 c2c3...
26 Jul 2026 1 minute read 3 comments I_g_o_r
Recent market data highlights significant user pullback and reduced activity across several major active platforms : -OKX: Saw a 43% drop in website traffic. -MEXC: Experienced a 39% decrease in website traffic alongside a 14% drop in derivatives tra...
19 Jul 2026 4 minute read 2 comments I_g_o_r
In one of the previous post (see [1]), we looked into popular myths about cyber security of hardware wallets. In this post we look into arguments of prominent crypto experts and security researchers, regarding the modern state of cyber security and v...
13 Jul 2026 10 minute read 2 comments I_g_o_r
In this post, we consider who are the least and the most prepared for Q-day, as of July 14, 2026. There is no official country-by-country index ranking the "least/most prepared for Q-day." However, cybersecurity experts identify a "quantum divide". D...
8 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
1) Ten key factors, which contribute to BTC price decline in the future 1.1 Many BTC bulls sold BTC at the top of the last cycle. Some of them completely abandoned BTC, but some stay in cash and wait for BTC to go to $10,000. https://www.youtube.co...
7 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
In this post, we consider the Colle System in chess games. 1. d2d4, d7d5. 2. g1f3, g8f6. 3. e2e3, e7e6. 4. b1d2, f8d6. 5. f1d3, e8g8. The Colle System is a solid, 1.d2d4 chess opening Edgard Colle, designed to achieve a rapid, safe setup (1. d2d...
