Axie infinity and play-to-earn are in a rough spot. The economics simply don’t add up. Can they transition to a sustainable model? — The modern crypto-backed play-to-earn movement is destined to go down in flames. Most existing play-to-earn games are built on unsound economics and propped up by the mad-frenzy of crypto markets. There is little to no long-term value in these games for the vast majority of players. …

Emergent properties are a fascinating and beutiful thing, lets see them in action with some hands-on code!

There is an educational revolution on the horizon. Artificial intelligence is getting faster, more accurate, and is unlocking entirely new ways to interact with content. We can already see the power of AI being used to serve billions of ads every day. …

This winter, I graduated with a degree in Computer Science 🎉 and this ended up being a final project of sorts for a graduate level NLP (natural language processing) course I took. This article is a reader-friendly version of the final write-up for the project. …

Bumble is looking for a “Head of Crypto and Web3,” Why? — On November 10th, 2021, the world’s second-largest dating app, Bumble, created a job listing on LinkedIn for “Head of Crypto and Web3”. What does this mean for the future of bumble? What do they see in the union of Web3, Cryptocurrency, and Dating? Bumble’s views of Web3 Shedding light on the companies new direction…

“The Singularity” is a term coined by John von Neumann, a major figure in the history of computer science. The concept refers to a hypothetical time when computers become more intelligent than humans and can improve themselves without our input. Imagine a run-away reaction where artificial intelligence is able to…

Recently there have been some popular content creators diving into the idea of luck vs skill, publishing videos with millions of views. Some popular examples (but not nearly all of them) are below: In short, these videos focus on the idea: What matters more, Hard Work or…

Mantic Ether? Wrapped Ether? WETH? WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?! — If you have spent time trying to buy and NFT recently on a network like Polygon, you have likely run into a token called “Mantic-Ether” or “Wrapped-Ether” or simply WETH. What is this token, and how does it relate to Ethereum’s Ether? Put simply, WETH is a token that can…

If you pay attention to new coin launches and cryptocurrency news, you may often hear the term “ERC20” to describe someone’s hot new coin launching on Ethereum. What do they mean by this? Put simply, ERC20 is a standardization that requires a token to implement certain functions so that it…