Things of note and other interesting stuff

Things of note and other interesting stuff

Here I will post things I find interesting that may or may not have a connection between them. Well other then I find the topic interesting. =)


Across, the how, the why, and the intents

10 Dec 2024 9 minute read 19 comments Patch

As my entry into the BridgeAcrossWithACX writing contest, I thought I would try to look at Across and try and get a better understanding of how they work as well as if I think it is something that is needed. Hopefully, we can all get a better underst...

The Entity´s Identity is finally reveled!

17 Sep 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Patch

If you have been keeping up with the mining news during this year you have most likely seen the name "The Entity" pop up here and there. It have been this seemingly mysterious chunk of hash power that appeared from out of nowhere. But finally, their...

Blackrock vs. Walmart and China, is the recession here or not?

20 May 2024 4 minute read 10 comments Patch

As we are getting ready for the next bullrun, at least I am trying to keep up to date with the economy in general. If the economy is strong presumably that will result in a very nice bullrun. At least that is the general idea. But now we have big pla...

Crypto Crime Digest, crime goes Marvel!

5 Feb 2024 4 minute read 7 comments Patch

In a similar way to my CBDC post I will try and cover some of the recent crypto crimes. Not the most uplifting topics, but I do have a silver lining at the end. So there is that to look forward to. ;) The FTX hack looks like it could be solved! In w...

CBDC news summary

29 Jan 2024 2 minute read 10 comments Patch

As it has been a fair bit of CBDC news in the last few days I thought it would be a more efficient way to simply put them all into one post instead of peppering it out over several smaller ones. Let's jump right into it. BIS moves into a new phase B...

SEC picks new fight, this time with GOD

24 Jan 2024 2 minute read 4 comments Patch

As SEC looks to be losing their battle v. Coinbase in a stellar fashion. They seemingly picked a new fight, I can only speculate it was done to try and find an easier target to bully into submission. And their target this time, is God. Yeap that one,...

Kaspa turns to Rust in the near future, testnet 11

23 Jan 2024 2 minute read 5 comments Patch

Kaspa is making some new moves and they will be switching things up and changing to Rust for the new upcoming testnet. But what does that mean and how does it change things, let us try and find out! What is Rust, and why use it? Rust is a programmin...

Coinbase v. SEC hearing

22 Jan 2024 2 minute read 10 comments Patch

Last week was the most recent hearing in the Coinbase vs SEC case. In it, the SEC argues that Coinbase is operating as an unregistered seller of securities. The SEC is arguing that 12 or 13 tokens or coins listed on Coinbase are securities. But how i...

India´s new anti crypto measures and their CBDC achieves new milestone

18 Jan 2024 2 minute read 11 comments Patch

In what can only be described as a new milestone India´s CBDC the eRupee achieved a milestone at the end of 2023. The milestone was 1 million daily transactions. But there are dark crypto clouds approaching fast as well. Inda digs down on their CBDC...

Vitalik Buterin talks about increase Ethereum's gas limit

15 Jan 2024 1 minute read 32 comments Patch

In what I can only describe as a bit of a surprise to me. Vitalik Buterin is advocating for an increase of Ethereum's gas limit. Let us try and see if we can understand why and how it would impact the network. Ethereum Gas Fees It was during a reddi...