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After the success of individual content coins, Zora has introduced creator coins to represent profiles in a succinct manner. Each profile has a coin, and creators earn on trades of their coins. Creator coins capture the value of all posts, as content coins are paired with creator coins.
Onchain DeFi continues to trail CEXes not for lack of innovation but due to painful fiat onramps that carry 3–10% fees, >50% failure rates, and slow settlements, causing over 90% user drop-off at the first step. CEXes treat fiat deposits as loss leaders to deliver virtually free, instant, and reliable onramps. The proposed solution is for revenue-generating DeFi protocols to allocate a portion of their revenues to subsidize onramp providers in real time, thereby matching CEX-style UX. Such onramp subsidies could unlock mainstream user growth and close the gap between CEX and DeFi adoption.
DeFi derivatives platforms have seen a 100x surge in TVL since dYdX's 2020 launch and GMX's 2021 debut. This guide unpacks perpetuals fundamentals like leveraged exposure, funding‐rate mechanics, and delta‐neutral strategies, contrasts decentralized orderbook (DCLOB) vs “house” AMM ((X)LP) models, and explains margin requirements, liquidation engines, and oracle-driven price discovery. It also explores liquidity bootstrapping hurdles, the “middling trap” of migrating from in-protocol pools to market‐maker orderbooks, and the varied clearing, execution, and cross-margin designs across platforms.
A new chart highlights the stark contrast in annual operating expenses between major fintechs and DAOs. Coinbase, Robinhood, and Revolut each spend $1.9B-$3.3B annually, while DAOs like Circle and Aave operate on drastically leaner budgets ($491M and $64M respectively). This supports the thesis that blockchain-native protocols achieve global scale with far lower overhead, offering stronger developer leverage than traditional fintech counterparts.
Polymarket's real-time coverage of the Middle East conflict is earning it widespread media citations, while Kalshi's lack of markets during a global flashpoint is a critical miss. In the attention economy of modern prediction markets, usefulness builds brand trust, which compounds through both media references and trader liquidity. Kalshi's strict regulatory compliance may preserve licenses, but as Polymarket becomes the default source of truth, it risks irrelevance.
Polymarket saw a sharp rise in open interest for Iran-related prediction markets and the NBA Finals, with geopolitical tension and Game 7 fueling multimillion-dollar activity.
Singapore's upcoming June 30 DTSP enforcement removes any grace period for unlicensed crypto operations, dealing a blow to its ambitions as a global blockchain hub.
EigenCloud enables the verifiability of onchain actions to be brought to offchain computation, with security provided through staking and slashing.
Prominent exchange OKX is considering a US IPO.
Google has launched its Commerce Media suite in beta, connecting retailers and brands through AI-driven advertising solutions across Search Ads 360, Display & Video 360, and Google Ads. The platform enables measurement of online, app, and offline sales data through Performance Max campaigns, with Roundel becoming the first retail media network to offer this capability. New features include improved self-service catalog sharing for retailers, YouTube commerce integration, and pilot testing of product-level measurement to assess media spend effectiveness.
Adobe launched a mobile app for its Firefly generative AI tools on iPhone and Android. The app features text-to-image and text-to-video capabilities as well as photo-editing tools like Generative Fill. Projects created on mobile automatically sync to Creative Cloud accounts for seamless desktop integration. The company also expanded its Firefly Boards platform with new video generation features and third-party AI models from Google, OpenAI, and other partners.
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup this fall with several potential new color options, including a rumored purple or green for the base model, though only one may make the final cut. The new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air's colors remain unknown, while the iPhone 17 Pro models may shift from titanium to an aluminum-glass design, possibly allowing for a broader color range. A Sky Blue finish, similar to that on the M4 MacBook Air, is rumored for the Pro models and may replace or join the existing, more muted hues Apple has traditionally offered.
Figma MCP (Model Context Protocol) enables AI code generators like Cursor to understand designs at a semantic level rather than just visual mimicry. The protocol allows AI to access exact design tokens, variable names, hierarchy, and constraints from Figma, producing code that is better aligned with design systems. Setup requires enabling the MCP Server in Figma Desktop and configuring the MCP client in code editors, though the beta version can be unstable and may require troubleshooting.
A designer's story of transitioning from graphic to UX design in 2021 and being thrown into high-pressure roles as a solo designer in startups, quickly learning to adapt traditional UX methods into flexible, lean workflows. Embracing chaos, constraints, and uncertainty, they built systems, stretched resources, and developed resilience, ultimately finding purpose and growth in shaping products from the ground up.
The tech industry has long struggled to integrate design meaningfully, but the partnership between OpenAI and Jony Ive signals a pivotal moment to manifest AI's potential through tangible, beautifully crafted products, echoing the transformative role design played at Apple under Steve Jobs. With AI still largely abstract, Ive's involvement offers a compelling narrative and strategic edge, potentially paving the way for iconic devices that could anchor AI in the physical world and justify soaring valuations.
Vibrantsnap lets you capture your screen, then add a studio-quality AI avatar that speaks your script — no green screen or editor needed.
Tila is an AI canvas for workflow automation and multimodal content creation using generative AI across text, images, and video.
Liveblocks gives you ready-made features like AI Copilots, Comments, and Multiplayer Editing to make your product more engaging and grow your business.
The “Expert Generalist” is someone who blends deep expertise with broad, adaptable knowledge across domains—as a core skill that outperforms narrow specialization, especially in the era of AI and LLMs. These individuals exhibit traits like curiosity, collaboration, customer focus, and mechanical sympathy.
Like Tabasco's three-year aging process that transforms simple pepper mash into a complex, iconic hot sauce, impactful ideas also need time, intentional refinement, and the right conditions to fully mature. In a world obsessed with speed, design leaders must protect and nurture their best concepts—through collaboration, feedback, and strategic patience—so they develop the depth, resilience, and relevance needed to create lasting impact.
Non Studio's rebrand for Fletcher + Munson transformed the company's sound-focused identity into a minimalist visual language using abstract motion design and simplified elements like wavy lines and concentric circles to evoke the essence of sound. The continuous, flowing design reflects the brand's innovative spirit, showing how thoughtful animation can turn auditory experiences into compelling, memorable visual storytelling.
Wacom's new Pro Pen 3 stylus introduces a modular design, allowing digital artists to customize weight, grip, and barrel size for personalized comfort and precision.
After years in high-pressure design roles, Teresa Ferreira founded Ferrgood Studio to pursue a more intentional, balanced life—one shaped by setting boundaries, recovering from burnout, and creating space for ideas, wellbeing, and purpose-driven work to flourish.
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With data scattered across AWS, Azure, Google Drive, and dozens of other cloud services, most security teams have only a vague idea of where sensitive records are stored or who can access them.
McLaren Health Care suffered another data breach in July-August 2024, exposing the personal and medical information of 750,000 people. Hackers accessed names, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, and health records. This follows a 2023 ransomware attack by BlackCat that affected over 2 million people.
The Canadian government and the FBI report that China-backed Salt Typhoon hackers targeted Canadian telecoms, compromising at least one provider in February by manipulating Cisco routers for traffic collection. The group, active since 2024, previously hit U.S. telecoms and is expected to continue targeting Canadian organizations through 2027.
Insurance giant Aflac has announced it suffered a breach due to a social engineering attack. The breached information includes SSNs, insurance claims, and health information. Experts suspect that the attackers were the Scattered Spider ransomware group.
Google has implemented a layered security approach to protect Gemini AI from indirect prompt injection attacks. Its defenses include content classifiers detecting malicious instructions, security thought reinforcement, URL sanitization, user confirmation frameworks, and security notifications. This multi-layer strategy makes attacks more difficult and expensive while keeping users informed about threats.
Residential proxy providers offer millions of IP addresses from residential devices such as laptops, set-top boxes, and IoT smart devices. Residential proxies can provide cybercriminals with many IPs to cycle through while blending in with legitimate user traffic. Defenders should use JA4+ fingerprinting or other session-based defenses.
By default, Chromium-based browsers require users to consent to screen sharing and choose a screen to share to allow websites to capture a user's screen. However, these security researchers developed an attack that uses the `-- auto-select-desktop-capture-source` command line flag to enable screen sharing automatically. This attack can be chained with a headless browser or a small browser launched off-screen to hide the window from a user.
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Should you build automation with custom code or a low-code platform? This guide [12] helps teams weigh the two options, and understand the security, usability, and performance advantages of low-code automation. Inside: get a side-by-side comparison of Tines vs Python across common building components (HTTP requests, webhooks, data manipulation) + a case study example of automating a Slack news feed with both. Download the guide: _Understanding Alternative Approaches
NPQ is a security tool that audits npm/yarn packages before installation, running safety checks like vulnerability scans, package age verification, download count analysis, and malicious script detection. It prompts users for confirmation if issues arise, then allows npm or yarn to proceed with installation.
CloudRec is an open-source, multi-cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform.
"Echo Chamber" is a new AI jailbreak technique that manipulates LLM context through progressive "poisoning" with acceptable prompts. Unlike direct attacks, it plants innocent "steering seeds" that gradually guide models toward prohibited responses. Testing showed over 90% success rates for generating harmful content across major AI models.
Iran faced a near-total internet blackout from June 18, hitting its lowest visibility on June 21 before gradually recovering. Some networks, like AS25124 (DATAK) and AS1756 (HAMYAR-AS), recovered slowly, while others, such as AS42337 (RESPINA-AS) and AS50810 (MOBINNET-AS), were fully restored. The Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (TIC) acts as a key bottleneck, providing transit for all networks with the weakest recovery.
A high-level infographic from PCI outlining the new PCI DSS vulnerability management processes.
A Russian court found four REvil gang members guilty of fraud and crimes but released them after serving time since their 2022 arrests, confiscating luxury assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Russian hackers from APT28 are leveraging Signal chats to distribute malware named BeardShell and SlimAgent, aiming to steal data and capture screenshots from Ukrainian government targets.
Some brands that once actively supported the LGBTQ+ community have scaled back their Pride efforts due to political pressure. Target, once a leader in Pride merchandising and sponsorship, has faced backlash for quietly retreating from its DEI commitments. This has prompted organizations like Twin Cities Pride to reject its support. Experts warn that while any brand can return to the space, doing so after pulling back may come across as inauthentic.
Websites with higher organic search traffic are more frequently mentioned in AI search systems. Perplexity showed the strongest correlation (0.66), followed by Google AI Overviews (0.47), and ChatGPT (0.33). Perplexity's results closely mirror traditional search, while ChatGPT's data is heavily skewed by Wikipedia, which appears in 16.3% of its mentions. Google AI Overviews favor UGC like YouTube, Reddit, and Quora and under-represent social media platforms. Corporate and entertainment sites receive less visibility across all systems compared to their performance in traditional search.
Performance Max campaigns often fail due to poor initial product targeting and a lack of attention to product competitiveness. Many advertisers target too many products at once instead of focusing on high-converting items that match budgets and goals. The “Product Targeting Matrix” can be used to help align product selection with 4 key budget-growth scenarios. Success also depends on optimizing the shopping experience scorecard, which includes shipping, returns, browsing, and purchase experience.
Kalshi, a prediction market platform, released a viral AI-generated ad during the NBA Finals that cost under $2K and was made in just two days. Creator P.J. Accetturo used Kalshi's ideas and dialogue to build a script with ChatGPT, then generated scenes with Google's Veo 3, refining prompts until he had 15 usable clips from 300-400 generations. He stitched the footage together with editing software and added music. The ad's bizarre, meme-style tone helped it reach over 3M views.
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Delve ran 4 ads across 2 TLDR newsletters and brought in 66 leads, with a meaningful chunk from enterprise. The result: $1M in attributed pipeline and a 52x ROI.
WriterZen's Topic Discovery tool generates clustered content ideas by finding groups of related topics within a niche. It shows detailed search intent data from Google Suggest and Related Searches to help build content strategies. Plus, it suggests keywords and headlines based on top-ranking articles, reducing writer's block. Other features include Keyword Explorer and Planner for deep keyword analysis and competitive insights and a GPT-powered Content Creator for producing original content.
Vibe coding lets you create interactive tools, automate processes, and connect platforms without prior coding experience. You can turn social media analytics into dashboards, generate custom images, clean data with SQL, produce personalized PDFs, or link marketing tools through APIs. Replit supports real-time collaboration and deployment, v0 focuses on front-end design, and Cursor fits those familiar with developer workflows. The best vibe coding tools have specialized AI agents, match your skill level, and offer live previews for easy iteration.
Retail media is growing fast but is plagued by poor transparency, inflated metrics, and uneven data access. ROAS and “new-to-brand” stats often misrepresent actual impact, with platforms claiming credit for sales that would have occurred anyway. Brands risk overspending, especially in off-site campaigns that rely on vague lookalike audiences and come with steep management fees. Choosing between direct retailer platforms and agnostic marketplaces depends on scale, negotiating power, and data needs.
Investors focus on the LTV to CAC ratio because it reflects sales and marketing efficiency, which directly impacts company valuation. A higher ratio means more profit per customer acquisition dollar, enabling growth investment and leading to higher valuation multiples. For example, a 3X LTV to CAC can triple valuation compared to 2X. Adjusted by gross margin, it fairly compares sectors. Though complex for daily use, breaking it down internally helps improve value.