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An upgrade introducing an intent-based design enabling scalable fixed-rate, fixed-term loans.

We just rolled out Wallets. After running Cohort 2, we began to think more seriously about who we’re building for. Most of the creators we worked with already had some experience with crypto. They knew how to collect, they had a wallet, they understood the flow. But what we’re doing with Cohort 3 is different. This next group includes more traditional creators who have built audiences on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. We're looking for creatives who know how to create content but have faced ...

"If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere..." so the old song goes. In our case, “there” was a mount on a municipal vehicle in New York City. And “it” was SQUID—a dirt-simple, open-source street quality sensor, built to ride the rough edges of reality. We weren’t seeking to build a startup per say. We were trying to improve how cities fix potholes. The Tale of SQUIDIt began as a whisper of possibility: what if we could see the streets the way a city truck does—every bump, crack, and ...

Shopify and Coinbase are bringing payments onchain at scale with a new smart contract protocol to meet the complex requirements of commerce.

Day four of the Five-Day Build to use AI to quickly generate a faux sitcom about my very real life... today I generate a brand image and frontend website for my show

Doppler Core is a smart contract protocol designed to managing the end to end lifecycle of digital assets. Doppler's design supports creating assets with both very low initial market capitalizations, or with previously established market capitalizations. Now with dynamic bonding curves built on top of Uniswap v4, Doppler better supports the creation of valuable assets...

After raising protected labor and IP concerns during paternity leave, I returned to find myself locked out of KOMPETE. I only learned I’d been “let go over pay” after a community member reached out in disbelief. No call. No text. Just silence and spin.

The Azorean adventure is over. But it wouldn't be a trip to Europe without some sort of post about street dimensions. So here's a primary retail street in downtown Ponta Delgada — 6.7m from building face to building face, or about the size of a standard two-way drive aisle in Toronto.And here's the narrowest street/lane that I came across on the island. I couldn't find a street name, but it did have utility meters on it, and it was about the size of a residential building corridor.We also stu...

What do you see if I say "party"? What do you visualize if I say "conference"? What about "intentional community"? Defining types of gatherings is hard, but it is critical since they attract the right people based on their description. This is why today I want to explore the description of Popup cities ... what is this?👀

How to grow your readership in 2025 with Writers Without Walls starts with understanding that building a successful author platform requires more than exceptional writing—it demands strategic marketing skills and a supportive community. Whether you’re a debut novelist, seasoned non-fiction author, or aspiring freelance writer, mastering digital marketing is essential for connecting with readers and growing your career. SubscribedWhat is Writers Without Walls?Writers Without Walls is a revolut...

Privy announced that global payments processor Stripe is acquiring it, aiming to merge crypto and traditional finance into a unified experience for users.

This post reframes the myth of Icarus as a call to balance rather than a warning against ambition. We've been taught to fear flying too high, but the greater danger might be flying too low. Through personal reflection, I explore how playing it safe led to stagnation, and how real growth began when I stopped avoiding mistakes and started trusting the stretch. It's about reclaiming risk, ambition, and the courage to live fully.

Day three of the Five-Day Build to use AI to quickly generate a faux sitcom about my very real life... today I wrote a full draft of the first episode script and deployed it with a no-code builder

Leroy Sané to Galatasaray in Advanced TalksVeteran winger Leroy Sané is on the verge of joining Galatasaray.

Releasing today, on this 3,208th anniversary of the sacking of Troy, is SOME AMAZONS Episode 5, "Be Like Thersites," centering a common Greek soldier.

Welcome back to Unlocking the Future! While blockchain is often associated with cryptocurrencies, its real power today lies in creating trust and transparency in supply chains. When combined with digital twins, which are virtual replicas of physical assets, these technologies are unlocking new levels of efficiency, safety and sustainability in global trade.

As anyone who lives in India knows, it is really hard to get aroundon your own. Our addressing system is broken and while GPS gets you to vicinity of where you need to be no trip is complete without making a phone call to navigate the last mile. We need a better system. And we might just have got one.

These are photos of the Blue House — and its siting — in the civil parish of Capelas on the island of São Miguel. Designed by the Portuguese firm Atelier Backlar, the house was completed in 2023 and now serves as a popular short-term rental in the Azores. If you'd like to take a look inside and/or book it, here's the Airbnb listing. Right now it's going for over C$1k per night. But what's even more interesting about this property is that it once belonged to Bianca's maternal great-grandparent...

SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins proposed exploring a conditional “innovation exemption” to accelerate the development of compliant DeFi products.