The total volume of payments, the number of payments exchanged between accounts, and the general transaction throughput have all seen significant increases. However, the price chart… oh, that price chart! It’s presenting us with a much less cheerful outlook, and therein lies the greatest risk. A true mismatch, like a ballerina in muddy boots.
In a thrilling* (not really) post on CryptoQuant, the so-called “brain trust” at XWIN Research Japan gasped: “The Coinbase Premium Index… it’s gone negative!” 🫢 Now, what in the name of Groucho Marx is that? Glad you asked! It’s basically the price gap between Bitcoin on Coinbase (U.S. dollars, baby!) and Bitcoin on the wild, lawless crypto wastelands like Binance (hello, Tether – you sketchy, salty dollar cousin). 💵🌊
Donquixote Doflamingo is widely considered one of the best villains in One Piece, thanks to Oda’s incredible character design. He served as the primary antagonist during the Dressrosa arc and set a high bar for future villains. While few have matched his impact, it appears Oda has introduced a new character in the final saga of One Piece who may finally be Doflamingo’s equal, or even surpass him.
Researchers have developed a novel file format that enhances the security and privacy of large language models during distribution and use.
I sometimes get surprised reactions when I say there are a few popular games I don’t particularly enjoy—people call them my ‘controversial opinions.’ I’m not saying these games are bad; they’re actually very popular and well-regarded for a reason. It’s just that they didn’t click with me personally. For context, I’ve been a passionate gamer for over thirty years and have spent countless hours playing on both PC and consoles. Here are some widely loved games that, for me, just didn’t live up to the hype.
I’ve been really impressed with Jujutsu Kaisen – it’s quickly become one of the best action series of recent years. It’s raised the bar for fight scenes and has a really clever, well-developed power system. What stands out to me even more is Ryomen Sukuna; Gege Akutami has created a truly fantastic villain, arguably one of the best I’ve seen in any action series.
A comprehensive third-party analysis reveals practical key-recovery attacks against the Gleeok-128 pseudorandom function, challenging its security assumptions.
First launched in 2008, Dead Space is a terrifying survival horror series that takes place in space. Players follow Isaac Clarke, a starship engineer, as he battles gruesome undead creatures called Necromorphs and struggles to maintain his sanity against a mysterious alien artifact called the Marker. The original games were developed by EA’s Redwood Shores studio, which later became Visceral Games. Unfortunately, Visceral Games closed in 2017. While EA’s Motive Studio released a remake of the first Dead Space game in 2023, the future of the series remains uncertain due to the studio closure.
Researchers have developed a novel framework for constructing efficient error-correcting codes inspired by the principles of distributed graph coloring.
Independent developers have a lot more creative freedom. They can explore truly unique and unusual ideas, and often, taking that risk pays off when players connect with their vision. This is especially true for indie role-playing games, which aren’t afraid to experiment with storytelling and, as a result, often deliver incredibly impactful narratives.