$19.2 Billion in Staked Assets — Liquid Staking Solution Lido Set to Surpass Curve’s TVL
While the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) hovers just above the $214 billion mark, a defi protocol called Lido has been moving closer toward taking Curve’s top spot in terms of TVL in a defi protocol. Currently, the liquid staking solution Lido has $19.2 billion in staking assets derived from five different blockchain networks including Ethereum, Solana, Terra, Polygon, and Kusama. Lido’s Staked Assets...
Square Enix Insists on Integrating Blockchain Elements Into Its Games
Square Enix, the Japanese gaming company, is pressing on with its vision of integrating blockchain elements into its games. In a recent interview, president Yosuke Matsuda talked about the importance of user-generated content and the advantages that allowing this kind of development, as well as introducing blockchain-based self-sustained economies, might bring to the future of the gaming industry. Square Enix to Double Down on...
MPA Wins Piracy Battle, US Court Orders PrimeWire to Shut Down
Last December, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued PrimeWire, one of the most recognizable pirate streaming sites of the last decade. To stop PrimeWire from offering links to a massive library of movies and TV shows, the plaintiffs obtained a preliminary injunction that required PrimeWire to stop infringing their copyrights. In the short term, PrimeWire appeared interested in continuing business as usual,...
Piracy Poses Concern as Netflix Subscribers Drop for the First Time
As the first major legal streaming service on the Internet, Netflix paved the way for a streaming revolution. The company started competing with piracy from the get-go, branding itself a superior alternative. At some point, the company even used illegal download statistics as market research, to determine what shows and movies should be added to its library. ‘Piracy is No Match’ In the early days, Netflix viewed piracy as an...
5 open source tips to reduce waste in web design
5 open source tips to reduce waste in web design Tom Greenwood Thu, 04/21/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. I started my career in product design, when “product” meant a real thing that you could hold in your hand. When I moved into digital design 15 years ago, I was excited to design digital products that added value to people’s lives without any environmental impact. They didn’t waste energy,...
