The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reported that tax scams are on the rise. These scams have now honed in on small business owners. Tax filing season is a time when scammers especially increase their efforts. These fraudsters don’t cease there, they’re at all times developing new methods to steal...
The NFT landscape is always changing, and Calloutcoin.com is your one-stop-shop for all things NFT to stay on top of the latest developments. From evaluating new NFT standards and metaverse technologies to understanding digital identity solutions and the latest DeFi trends, we provide comprehensive analysis around emerging technology. First up,...
It’s Binance’s new TCOM platform that’s making all the Anime and Manga noise right now. Unique to the Creator Entry Program, this new creative platform offers creators the opportunity to create original works featuring iconic characters, such as Astro Boy and Black Jack. TCOM is all about Japanese anime and...
Recently, the rise of artificial intelligence has started to change that, turning what was once strictly science fiction into a present-day reality. Perhaps the most thrilling and controversial of these generative AI tools is AI video cloning. It’s some of this new technology that allows for deception, producing sinister digital...
In our hyper-connected age, where the boundary separating our digital faces from our physical selves is tighter than ever, those boundaries have dissolved. Social media environments offer unique and thrilling opportunities for creativity and engagement. They do a great job representing a prettified, tightly-edited introduction of us to the world....
As with any new technology or medium, the metaverse is rapidly changing. Production studio Puffverse is doing its part to build a Disney-like wonderland in the 3D virtual environment. Puffverse strives to bridge the establishment virtual world of Web3 with the grassroots real world of Web2. This produces an immersive...
The Extended Reality (XR) environment is experiencing a seismic change, led by the collision of four critical components. PICO's aggressive developer push, the emergence of the Tuanjie Engine as a Unity competitor, and the surprising success of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are collectively reshaping the market. This piece breaks down...
Puffverse is rapidly turning into an enchanting new digital realm. It uniquely merges the most advanced blockchain and 3D VR technologies, enabling players true ownership over their in-game assets. It sets itself apart with a family-friendly, Disney-inspired aesthetic that’s designed to appeal to both Web2 and Web3 users. What makes...
The digital landscape is an ever-changing world, and so too are the ways we can arm ourselves to safeguard our online identities. For decades, passwords have been the bedrock of online security, but they’re growing more laborious and insecure by the minute. Enter artificial intelligence (AI), which is set to...
Worldcoin, co-founded by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has officially launched in the United States, marking a significant step in its ambitious mission to create a global identity and financial network. With this exciting opportunity comes an equally exciting challenge, especially regarding privacy, regulation, and acceptance in the market....
We've all heard the tales. The whole country gets a shimmering pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, courtesy of that same devious leprechaun. It's a beautiful story, isn't it? A beacon of opportunity, of overnight wealth, of riding the lucky streak. If we’re being truthful, how many...
Let's be blunt: the NFT gold rush feels like a distant memory. We witnessed the speculative mania, the million-dollar profile picture NFTs, and the quaint talk of a new decentralized world. Now that the dust has settled, it's time to pull back the curtain and ask a crucial question: are...
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have rapidly become a cornerstone of the cryptocurrency market, achieving prominence in just a few years. Though NFTs exploded into the mainstream consciousness in 2020 and 2021, the roots of the technology actually extend decades in the past. This article explores the history, technology, and impact...
Now, picture having that happen, as you awaken, with no electricity. Not in a brief temporary outage, but in a long-extended blackout paralyzing hospitals, blocking transportation, and predisposing communities to disasters. This is not some dystopian fantasy, it’s a present danger. Our increasing dependence on decentralized, physical infrastructure networks, or...
The dirty little secret about DePINs though? They’re sitting ducks. All that new decentralized infrastructure, humming away, is ripe for attack as anyone can spoof an admin account and cause chaos. We’re not talking about just theoretical doomsday scenarios – but real-world consequences like compromised energy grids, hijacked sensor networks...
Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePINs) are changing the way we think about managing physical infrastructure by combining blockchain technology with decentralized, web-enabled IoT devices. These networks are decentralized and dependent on a web of connected IoT devices. Yet they have unique challenges in securing these qualities of security and accountability....
I know, I know—what could possibly be more interesting than this “What’s Going on Quad Cities” Facebook group turned NFT news hub. 106,000 dogmatic, astroturfed followers strong, it certainly outstrips the reach of the local fish wrap. For all traditional media entities, that’s a gut punch and a warning shot....
Okay, let's address the elephant in the digital room: a Facebook group, "What's Going on Quad Cities," is now more than just a Facebook group. It’s a new website publishing local news through the power of NFTs. And the question everyone's whispering is: Is this brilliant, or bonkers?NFTs and News:...
