That was quick. Within 24 hours of the launch of the Twitter nonfungible token, or NFT, profile pictures for iOS update, a github contributor called mcclure has coded up and shared a browser extension that automatically blocks Twitter accounts using an NFT profile picture. The program called NFTBlocker blocks paying subscribers of the Twitter Blue for iOS service who choose to display an NFT as their profile picture. The extension works with Chrome and Firefox on desktop and while an early prototype, “future versions of this plugin will scan your notifications and do the blocking automatically.” But why would someone …

British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who developed the original source code for the World Wide Web, is making the data part of a nonfungible token (NFT) through luxury auction house Sotheby’s. According to a Tuesday announcement from Sotheby’s, the auction house will be putting up the World Wide Web NFT for bids starting on June 23. Bidding for the NFT, named “This Changed Everything” and containing time-stamped documentation of the code, will start at $1,000. First created in 1989 before there were web browsers, Amazon, or even shareable memes, the roughly 10,000 lines of code — written using Python — …

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has awarded its first-ever Bitcoin Core developer grants, and a familiar name is among the recipients. João Barbosa and 0xB10C, the alias of a pseudonymous developer, were selected winners earlier this week. Although the funding amounts weren’t revealed, Coinbase said both developers will “be funded to work on Bitcoin for all of 2021” in amounts payable via BTC or USD. As Coinbase states: Both candidates demonstrated a consistent history of contributing to Bitcoin Core, and provided the Fund’s advisory board [...] with a clear, actionable outline of the projects they intend to work on.” Barbosa’s development …

The potential benefits and applications of smart contracts go well beyond what their name suggests, the co-founder and CEO of blockchain software firm Blockstack has argued. In an interview with Cointelegraph on June 12, Dr. Muneeb Ali, who holds a Ph.D in computer science from Princeton University, said: “Just like cloud computing had implications for a broad range of industries, and not just finance, the same is true for smart contracts. They should not even be called smart contracts because it’s a rather limiting name. These are verifiable programs that couldn’t exist in the cloud computing era.” Dr. Ali’s comments …

Economic Data Science Theme researcher, Andrea Baronchelli, told Cointelegraph more research on the topic of crypto code / price correlation may be on the horizon following the recent release of her team's preprint report. "This is really the first step," Baronchelli said of the recent preprint report, titled, From code to market: Network of developers and correlated returns of cryptocurrencies. "We plan to look at what happens when multiple developers work on the same two projects, and at the semantics of the edits they make," he noted, adding: "Our analysis has concerned pairs of cryptos so far but we plan …

A new report preprint shows a correlation between crypto asset prices and their code developers. "We reveal that the first coding event linking two cryptocurrencies through a common developer leads to the synchronization of their returns in the following months," said a preprint research report titled, From code to market: Network of developers and correlated returns of cryptocurrencies. It's all in the code Destined by their code underpinnings, cryptocurrencies hold internal laws and guidelines concerning a number of aspects, such as security and availability, the beginning of the 37-page report explained. Many of these assets also host open-source code, warding …

Smart contracts are immutable programs: Once a contract is deployed, it cannot be altered. This allows users to be sure that the rules by which their funds are operated will not be changed. However, the same feature makes creating secure smart contracts extremely complicated. If you create a contract with a bug or vulnerability, it is there forever. That’s why testing is even more crucial for smart contracts than for traditional applications. Related: What Are Smart Contracts? Guide for Beginners Why testing is necessary First, let’s clarify what problems tests can and cannot solve. For this purpose, let’s point out …

And what does Ride run on? Ride has been specifically designed for Waves — a leased proof-of-stake protocol. Waves says its aim is to build an environment in which developers can program in chunks — all with a view to ensuring that the ecosystem of decentralized applications can move toward the Web 3.0, a new era relating to how internet users and apps interact online. The company says this approach of easy-to-use building blocks results in greater levels of customization and also ensures that DApps will be compatible with other pieces of software in the future. This predictable approaching to …

There’s a novelty in finding new ways to communicate through coded conversations and secret languages. How is this being implemented for good — or otherwise — on blockchains? Since its beginnings, blockchain technology has led to many movements, including the formation of a unique crypto community. This blockchain community is forming its own lexicon (including a more formal vocabulary that industry opinion-makers are creating and debating and Twitter-based crypto slang like hashtagging Lambos and Bitcoin whales.) There is also another language that has developed, the one in blockchain platforms themselves — developed through a “glitch” in the blockchain system — …

“Big Four” audit and consulting firm Deloitte has outlined five basic areas of development for blockchain technology in order achieve widespread adoption, according to a study published September 28. According to Deloitte, in order to be adopted by enterprises on a mass scale, blockchain technology should overcome five major obstacles – the possibility of time-consuming operations, lack of standardization, high costs and complexity blockchain applications, regulatory uncertainty, as well as the absence of collaboration between blockchain-related firms. Identifying the area that needs the most development, Deloitte singled out the problem of possible operational delays on a distributed ledger network. The …