AquaAdvantage is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies. It contains a growth hormone gene from the Chinook salmon and a regulatory gene from the ocean pout, which allows the fish to grow to maturity more quickly than non-genetically engineered Atlantic salmon. The fish is currently approved for sale in the United States…
Month: January 2023
Basecamp details ‘obscene’ $3.2 million bill that caused it to quit the cloud
Reckons Dell kit could have stretched that dollar further David Heinemeier Hansson, CTO of 37Signals – which operates project management platform Basecamp and other products – has detailed the colossal cloud bills that saw the outfit quit the cloud in October 2022. The CTO and creator of Ruby On Rails did all the sums and…
ConsenSys
ConsenSys is a blockchain software development company that was founded by Joseph Lubin, who is also a co-founder of Ethereum. Infura is a service provided by ConsenSys that allows developers to access the Ethereum blockchain without having to run a full Ethereum node. Products ConsenSys is a blockchain software development company that offers a wide…
Coinbase vs Binance
Coinbase and Binance are both popular platforms for buying, selling, and trading cryptocurrency, but they have some key differences. Coinbase is a US-based company that operates in over 100 countries and offers a simple and user-friendly platform for buying and selling Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other major cryptocurrencies. It’s a regulated platform, which means that…
Wash Sale
The wash sale rule is a tax rule that applies to the sale of securities at a loss. It disallows a tax deduction for a loss on a security if the same or a substantially identical security is purchased within 30 days before or after the sale. The wash sale rule applies to both buying…
Meta Mask
MetaMask is a digital wallet that allows users to make transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. It is a browser extension that can be added to Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge, and it allows users to securely manage their private keys, store their Ethereum and other ERC-20 tokens, and interact with decentralized applications (dApps) on the…
Ethereum
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that enables the creation of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps). It is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, after Bitcoin. Ethereum was first proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, a Canadian programmer and researcher. The platform went live in 2015, and its native cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), is…
Ways to send money to China
There are several ways to send money to China, including: The fees for sending money to China through Wells Fargo and Bank of America will vary depending on the amount of money you are sending, the currency you are sending it in, and the method of transfer (i.e., online, in-person, or via phone). Generally, fees…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin is the first and most…
Stablecoin comparison
USDC (USD Coin) and USDT (Tether) are both stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies that are pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar. USDC is an ERC-20 token built on the Ethereum blockchain and is issued by regulated financial institutions. It is fully collateralized by U.S. dollars held in reserve, meaning that for every USDC in…