‘House is fine, but door is jammed’: AWS outage shows crypto’s weak spot

‘House is fine, but door is jammed’: AWS outage shows crypto’s weak spot

The 15-hour Amazon Web Services outage that halted Coinbase, Robinhood and MetaMask revealed how much of Web3 still relies on centralized servers. The recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that knocked out major crypto and fintech platforms, including Coinbase, Robinhood, MetaMask and Venmo, has reignited debate over how decentralized Web3 really is. While blockchains continued…

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Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol

Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol

The Interplanetary File System (IPFS) reduces latency for data transmissions in space. The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) on a satellite orbiting Earth, Marta Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph.  Filecoin and Lockheed Martin adapted the system…

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# What Paul Krugman gets wrong about crypto

# What Paul Krugman gets wrong about crypto

” What Paul Krugman gets wrong about crypto “ In mid-November, as crypto markets reeled in the aftermath of FTX’s meltdown, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman made use of his New York Times column to disparage crypto assets — again. Despite his unquestionable academic credentials, Krugman reiterated a common misunderstanding in his attempt to understand…

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# Decentralized Storage Alliance seeks to bridge the Web3 gap through education and advocacy

# Decentralized Storage Alliance seeks to bridge the Web3 gap through education and advocacy

” Decentralized Storage Alliance seeks to bridge the Web3 gap through education and advocacy “ Decentralized storage network Filecoin has partnered with Protocol Labs and other participants within the Web3 ecosystem to launch the Decentralized Storage Alliance. According to the announcement, one of the main goals of the newly formed alliance is to help Web2 enterprises…

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# Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

# Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

” Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes “ Human rights investigators appointed by the United Nations (UN) have confirmed war crimes have been committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. A report developed by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was created in March 2022 to provide a framework for UN human rights…

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