In traditional social media, bots are always associated with bad actors. Twitter bots, scam bots, bot armies, russian bots, troll bots, and a variety of other bots frequently create an unpleasant experience. The feedback loop created by traditional social media constantly fueled rage, anger, and anxiety. This increased their audience and ad revenue. But it …
My passwords are spread across multiple browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Brave), devices (phone and desktop), and password managers (keychain, 1pass). I’ve developed a habit of using a specific device/browser for frequently visited websites. But it’s still a mess. I’m sure many power users can relate to this experience. Of course, if I use two-factor …
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This week, Lightning Labs unveiled the alpha release of the TARO (Taproot Asset Representation Overlay) daemon software, an open-source daemon that sits on top of the lightning network and is anchored to the bitcoin blockchain. I’ve successfully installed and played with it for the past two days. This article is a summary of my thoughts …
Taro is a new protocol for issuing assets on the bitcoin blockchain, which can be then transferred over the Lightning Network. It is based on the newest addition to Bitcoins protocol “Taproot” and is currently being developed by Lightning Labs, the team behind the Lightning Network Daemon (LND). Together with Lightning Labs, Starbackr is going …
