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Tech 4 October 2022

Why put chat on-chain?

Upon the re-launch of Bitchat, naturally questions arose of why store chat messages on a blockchain. Especially if the chat messages are plain text and public on the ledger, this approach appears non-sensical to “normies.”

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Business 29 September 2022

Haste Arcade launches derby-like Monster Bombs

To kick off Opening Week of the game, Haste hosted a tournament where the top 10 scorers across any leaderboard (even practice) had a chance to win NFT gear that can be equipped on Tank.

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Interviews 14 September 2022

Haste Labs: Take It NFT is an auction style where everyone’s a winner

The Take It auction style was designed to create an experience where users can participate in an auction for the specific NFT they desire and if they do participate but end up not ‘winning’ the NFT, the amount they paid is returned along with a ~6.6% profit.

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Interviews 25 August 2022

Gbemi Akande: Finding blockchain opportunities in Africa

Speaking on this week’s CoinGeek Conversations, Pacer Ventures co-founder Gbemi Akande says there’s a growing population of young technical talent in Africa which makes the continent “a good place to explore what blockchain can do in solving societal problems and business problems.”

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Editorial 22 August 2022

Lightning Network requiem

A paper by researchers at the University of Illinois revealed two major attack vulnerabilities in the Lightning Network system, which could be used to lock users from their money or steal funds.