Your digital identity. It's you in the digital world. What if that “you” is being exploited against you, and unknowingly at that? We tend to imagine cybersecurity as purely a tech issue, one addressed with firewalls and black-box algorithms. I'm here to tell you the real vulnerability isn't in the...
The jig is up, folks. The golden age of internet anonymity are rapidly disappearing. Reddit’s new and unfortunate decision to roll out identity checks is a troubling example of this rising trend. Is this really advancement, or are we losing something vital to the altar of platform “sanity”? Reddit's justification,...
Reddit is implementing new identity verification measures. This change comes in response to increasing concerns regarding AI bots masquerading as actual users on the platform. This decision comes on the heels of a major scandal regarding AI-generated government comments submitted to the ‘Change My View’ subreddit. The move is a...
Imagine this: A Dublin grandmother, let's call her Mary, diligently saves for years, hoping to leave a small inheritance for her grandchildren. An example of this is her curiosity to adopt the digital age by being curious about how convenient a digital wallet would be. One morning, her savings vanish....
We’re currently living in a world where our digital identities are siloed over the web, fragmented and open to exploitation. In reality, every click, every purchase, every comment or tweet on social media — everything we do online — is collected, mined, and profitably exploited without our real knowledge. It's...
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...
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:...
iDen2's recent announcement about expanding their leadership team with talent from Google, Coinbase, and Salesforce is making headlines, but are we cheering too soon? While the surface-level narrative is about scaling and expertise, a closer look raises a critical question: Are these hires a strategic move towards true decentralization, or...
