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Decentralized Identity (DID) and KYC in Blockchain Gambling: Privacy vs. Compliance

By @casinosblockchain [ 2 Min read ] Explore how Decentralized Identity (DID) reshapes KYC in blockchain gambling - using ZKPs, verifiable credentials, and real-world pilots to balance privacy. Read More.

You Are Not Your Startup, Your Startup is Not You

By @drewchapin [ 3 Min read ] About the psychological trap founders fall into, merging their identity with their startup, and why maintaining objectivity is absolutely essential. Read More.

Selective Transparency Might Be the Way Forward as Blockchain’s Transparency Woes Mount

By @danstein [ 3 Min read ] Blockchain’s transparency brings risks. DOP’s selective transparency offers privacy, compliance, and security using zk-proofs and indirect transactions. Read More.

**[Into the Dark Forest: Engineering Working

DeFi Arbitrage](https://hackernoon.com/into-the-dark-forest-engineering-working-defi-arbitrage)** By @SiCo [ 45 Min read ] How to build a working DeFi arbitrage bot exploiting price discrepancies across AMMs. Read More.

OSCP Survivor Reveals Brain Hack Behind Creative Problem Solving Under Pressure

By @ErSilh0x [ 2 Min read ] Struggling with OSCP exam? These brain-based tips and creative thinking strategies might be the edge you need to break through and think like an innovator. Read More.

Bet on the Future of Software Development

By @mbalabash [ 8 Min read ] Replacing people with AI agents can't be a solution for any of today's complexities in software development. Read More.

Google Might Be Undervalued In The Tech and AI Race

By @prasannpatil98 [ 7 Min read ] Google might not be in such deep waters as chatter on the internet would have you believe. Read More.

If We Want More Cybersecurity Experts, We Must Make CTF Competitions an Official eSport

By @yegoraushev [ 4 Min read ] Capture the Flag contests train youth in real cybersecurity skills. Ukraine made CTF an official sport — now it’s time to scale it as a global talent driver. Read More.

LLMOps: DevOps Strategies for Deploying Large Language Models in Production

By @bhanusekhar [ 2 Min read ] Learn how to productionize large language models (LLMs) using AWS EKS, Kubernetes, and GPU-backed scaling. This guide covers LLMOps practices, model deployment. Read More.

Mastering Asynchronous JavaScript Callbacks, Promises, and Async, Await for Cleaner React Components

By @rowsan [ 18 Min read ] React is fast. But fast doesn’t always mean efficient—especially when it comes to real-world data. Read More.

The 7 Competitors Vying for the Ultimate Quantum Computing Architecture

By @thomascherickal [ 36 Min read ] A deep dive into all the different quantum computer architectures today and the possible future outlook and all the companies using them. Read More.

MCP + OpenAI Agents SDK: How to Build a Powerful AI Agent

By @brightdata [ 18 Min read ] Let's see how to integrate the OpenAI Agents SDK library with a real-world MCP server for AI agent development Read More.

By @MichaelJerlis [ 5 Min read ] What’s really driving the crypto market in 2025: open ASICs, political memecoins, AI in DeFi, and real-world asset tokenization. Read More.

Taking Your Phone Off the Grid: A Step-by-Step Guide

By @TheMarkup [ 8 Min read ] While not a path for everyone, this approach paints a vivid picture of the extreme measures individuals are willing to take in the name of privacy. Read More.

Meet PitchBob.io—an AI Co-Pilot for Entrepreneurs & Pitch Deck Generator

By @dimaslennikov [ 6 Min read ] Discover how PitchBob.io is transforming startup creation for students, founders & corporations with AI copilots, white-label tools & innovation insights. Read More.

I Said "I Love You" to an AI Bot — What's Next?

By @OlgaTitova [ 5 Min read ] AI companions have evolved from Hollywood fantasy ("Her" in 2013) to a booming -multi billion industry growing 36% annually. Read More.

Breaking Into a Server Using a Hello World Page and a Fake JPEG

By @psychopper [ 15 Min read ] A simple blog and weak protections were all it took to gain root access. Here’s how misconfigurations and a fake image led to full server compromise. Read More.

How We Built a Fast, Affordable Reverse Geocoding System for Our iOS App

By @iamaleko [ 11 Min read ] Learn how we built a custom reverse geocoding API to process geospatial data, improving speed, accuracy, and scalability for our iOS app, AWAY Read More.

Zero-Knowledge, Zero Limits: The Vision Behind Aleo's New Blockchain Paradigm

By @ishanpandey [ 6 Min read ] Aleo Founder Howard Wu on privacy, ZK cryptography, and how compliant confidential computing is reshaping Web3 infrastructure. Read More.

How Scientists Turned the World's Problems into Games with Reinforcement Learning

By @imnotsureyt [ 8 Min read ] Reinforcement Learning is a simple idea that has had indelible impacts on technology and thought. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it. See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️