The importance of Self Custody
self-custody in crypto refers to holders’ sole responsibility to handle and store their information data such as private keys.
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Book Review: Life after the state
Thought-provoking and original, anyone concerned how big and bloated government has become must read this book. Dominic Frisby asks the kind of questions that those in Westminster need to start asking.
How Blockchain uses Cryptography
Blockchains make use of two types of cryptographic algorithms, asymmetric-key algorithms, and hash functions. Hash functions are used to provide the functionality of a single view of blockchain.
In this post we explore the fundamentals of Cryptography in blockchain
Product Review: Ledger nano X
Intuitive crypto wallet – perfect for beginners and veterans alike. Features a secure certified chip (CC EAL5+) designed to withstand sophisticated attacks, and to protect your valuable assets. Buy, sell, exchange and grow your crypto through our proprietary app: Ledger Live. All-in-one place.
Book Review: Bitcoin The future of money
Dominic Frisby tells the amazing story of Bitcoin. He provides a theory to solving the mystery surrounding the identity of Bitcoin’s secretive creator. He shows how Bitcoin is going to change the world. And, perhaps most of all, he does something nobody else has hitherto been able to do: he explains in layman’s language how the thing works.
Book Review: Daylight Robbery
Dominic Frisby traces the origins of taxation, from its roots in the ancient world, through to today. He explores the role of tax in the formation of our global religions, the part tax played in wars and revolutions throughout the ages, why, at one stage, we paid tax for daylight or for growing a beard. Ranging from the despotic to the absurd, the tax laws of the past reveal so much about how we got to where we are today and what we can do to build a system fit for the future.
Getting started with MicroK8s on Ubuntu
lightweight, fast, and highly-available Kubernetes? In this tutorial learn to install MicroK8s on Ubuntu
What is Blockchain
Blockchain is a shared ledger, allowing thousands of connected computers or servers to maintain a single, secured and immutable ledger enabling the execution of user transactions without involving any third party intermediaries.
Book Review: Game Theory
Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how it has developed and influenced society.
Book Review: Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can’t F*ck With
Bitcoin is hard money you can’t f*ck with.No-one controls it. No governments, no companies, no central banks, no money printing. It’s a revolution as big as the internet
Going down the crypto rabbit hole
For investors new to the world of crypto, the scene in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in which Alice follows the rabbit down a rabbit hole and into Wonderland is a common analogy. Learning the technological concepts behind crypto can feel like stumbling into an upside-down world of make believe
Why I don’t like layered architecture for microservices
Exploring why implementing the layered architecture pattern is not always a great idea when developing software applications especially when it comes to microservices or REST Based API’s
State Management using Dapr
Statement management can be a key aspect of any application design. It tends to cover a broad range data storage capabilities in your application, which may include accessing files on the file system or accessing a database of some description, with the purpose of manipulating the state of an object.
In this article we’ll explore how to create a simple state management microservice using dapr
How to use JSONPatch in .net core
JSONPatch can help update document resources in a very explicit way.
Product Review: Pure Evoke F3
Pure Evoke F3 review: This DAB radio with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi offers ultimate streaming flexibility.
C# Records – The good, bad & ugly
C# 9.0 introduces record types, a reference type that provides synthesized methods to provide value semantics for equality. Dive in deeper to understand what this means
How to use Github actions to build & deploy Github nuget packages
GitHub Actions enables the user to create custom Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) workflows in their GitHub repositories. Enabling the repository owner to write individual actions and then combine them to create a custom workflows of their choice for their project. These workflows could be anything that software developers would want to typically automate in their day to day processes.
How to implement cross cutting concerns with MediatR Pipeline Behaviours
exploring how to make use of MediatR Pipeline Behaviors to address cross-cutting concerns like caching, logging, validation, security and transactions
Understanding the difference between Queue and Stack Data Structure
Different types of data structures are suited to different applications and some are suited to to highly specific types of tasks. The most commonly found data structures most software developers will be familiar with are Queues and Stacks.
Book Review: Fundamentals of Software Architecture
provide an excellent overview of the various architecture styles providing clear rationale behind the decisions made by each of them and why they are better in certain contexts.