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Simplifying and Elevating GraphQL to New Heights: Grafbase’s Strategic Leap in Enterprise Adoption

~ Grafbase is leading the GraphQL revolution by providing a modern developer experience for building and deploying high-performance APIs. ~ With the advent of Federated Graphs, Grafbase allows composing multiple, independently deployed GraphQL APIs into a single endpoint. ~ The platform sets new standards in the GraphQL ecosystem with TypeScript SDK, Edge Caching, advanced security, real-time analytics, and more. March 2024: According to a report by Gartner, the adoption of GraphQL has been on an increasing trend, from less than 10% in 2021 to over 50% by 2025. Demand for

[Mirror] A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

Vitalik Buterin via the Vitalik Buterin Blog This is a mirror of the post at https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51 Systems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic organisms — decentralized, jurisdictionless entities that exist entirely in cyberspace, maintained by a combination of cryptography, economics and social consensus. They are kind of like BitTorrent, but they are also not like BitTorrent, as BitTorrent has no concept of state — a distinction that turns out to be crucially important. They are sometimes described as decentralized autonomous

JCB, IDEMIA and Soft Space launch “JCBDC” Phase 2 pilot to trial CBDC offline P2P payments

Tokyo, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 13, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's only international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. ("JCB") has launched the “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) Phase 2 pilot project with IDEMIA, a global leader in identity technologies, and the world’s leading fintech company Soft Space Sdn Bhd. ("Soft Space"). In Phase 1 of the JCBDC project, JCB, IDEMIA, and Soft Space developed a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution, enabling merchants to accept CBDC without the need to modify their POS (point of sale) terminals and payment

From Dominance to Compliance

Last Tuesday saw Binance settle its long-running legal disputes with several U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). However, they failed to reach an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding their pending charges. As part of the settlement, Binance has agreed to pay an eye-popping fine of $4.3 billion. Furthermore, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, will step down

NKGEN Biotech Received FDA Approval for Clinical Trials of SKN01 NK Cell Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment.

Summary: Progress in Neurodegenerative Research:  NKGen’s Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial for SNK01 on Track for End-of-Year Initiation SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 24, 2023 (Plato / Amplifi) -- Today, NKGen Biotech Inc. (Nasdaq: NKGN), a trailblazer in the field of autologous, allogeneic, and CAR-NK natural killer cell therapeutics, proudly announced the progression of its SNK01 program targeting Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), backed by the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application. NKGen is gearing up to initiate its Phase 1/2a clinical trial

JBL Quantum TWS Air Review: Sometimes less is more

The JBL Quantum TWS Air headphones have improved sound quality over the previous model and are perfect for low-latency gaming with the included USB-C dongle. The redesigned headphones have a lightweight and comfortable fit, but some users may experience issues operating the overly sensitive touch buttons. The headphones offer solid connectivity with Bluetooth 5.3 and an included USB-C dongle, and have a good battery life of up to 24 hours. In 2022, JBL launched the Quantum TWS headphones. They were pretty average except for a USB-C dongle which made them

Coinweb Completes Integration of 4 New Blockchains Delivering Along its Roadmap for Cross-Chain Interoperability

BNB, Polygon, MultiversX and Kujira are the latest addition to Coinweb’s underlying blockchain ecosystems (Hong Kong, 18th April) Coinweb, a layer-2 protocol unifying blockchain’s interoperability, announced the success of integrating four more chains into its expandable blockchain infrastructure. Prior to BNB, Polygon, MultiversX (formerly known as Elrond) and Kujira; Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ethereum were already part of Coinweb’s underlying networks. To date, Coinweb has executed over 4 million transactions since December 2020, and is responsible for an average of 0.3% of all daily transactions being broadcast to the

Mushe (XMU) Will Create Stiff Competition for Decentraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND)

Mushe (XMU) is currently planning its launch and will bring forth some stiff competition for Decentraland (MANA) and Sandbox (SAND). The futuristic token will be interoperable while offering compatibility with multiple metaverses to provide investors with an exciting and diverse experience. However, the competition is failing to keep up. Failure to keep up with Mushe's offerings could lead to a significant loss in value for MANA and SAND as XMU hits the crypto scene. Sandbox and Decentraland have both experienced rocky starts to 2022 with massive drops in the value