News 101: Binance Signs Deal to Acquire FTX Exchange
Crypto exchange Binance signed a nonbinding agreement to acquire rival crypto exchange FTX.
Binance CEO Changpeng CZ Zhao Tweet: https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1590013613586411520
Sam Bankman-Fried Tweet about selling FTX to binance as a strategic transaction:
https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1590012124864348160
Notes:
- December 2019: Binance invested in FTX. It also purchased long positions in FTT, FTX's native crypto token.
- July 2021: Binance sells/exits its stake in FTX. Binance received the equivalent of $2.1 billion in Binance's stablecoin (BUSD) and FTT.
Sources:
- https://bitpinas.com/business/breaking-binance-signs-deal-to-acquire-ftx-exchange/
- Reuters and Fortune Websites
Program 101: Reverse and Palindrome using Python
This program reverse the word/string and check whether it's palindrome or not.
Palindrome: a word or phrases that reads the same backward or forward. Example: anna and madam.
Note: It will remove white spaces
Live Demo: https://onlinegdb.com/h0De12KzpK
Code:
# Reverse and Palindrome using Python
word = input ("Enter an word: ").replace(" ","")
# Reverse Word
revs=''.join(reversed(word))
print("\n----- Result -----")
print("Reverse Word:", revs)
# Palindrome Checker
print("Palindrome Checker:")
if(word==word[::-1]):
print(word , "is a palindrome")
else:
print(word , "is not a palindrome")
Main Consensus Forks of Bitcoin (2009-2022)
Bitcoin (2009)
Bitcoin -> Bitcoin Cash (2017)
- Bitcoin Cash -> Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH) and Bitcoin Cash SV (BSV) (Split - 2018)
- Bitcoin Cash -> Bitcoin Cash (ABC) and Bitcoin Cash Node (BCHN) (Split - 2020)
- Bitcoin Cash ABC -> eCash (Rebrand 2021)
Bitcoin -> Bitcoin Gold (2017)
Inage Source: Reddit and Twitter
My Non-Techie Friends: USB and CPU
Me: Flashdrive and System Unit
"Hello Sir, May I borrow your USB?"
Most of my friends referred the Flashdrive as a USB.
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a computer port or USB port
- Flashdrive is a device that connects to USB Port. My friend called it sometimes as USB Drive, Flaskdisk and Thumb Drive.
"Hey MyHero, open your CPU right now"
College Days, some of my classmates called CPU as System Unit
- CPU (Central Processing Unit) - the processor that located on the system board
- System Unit is the box case contains most of the parts of computer
- The CPU is located within the System Unit.
Image Source: Programming Codeposting Facebook Page
List of Movies and Documentaries about Cryptocurrency
1. Life on Bitcoin (2014)
2. The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin (2014)
3. Deep Web (2015)
4. Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It (2015)
5. Magic Money: The Bitcoin Revolution (2017)
6. Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain (2018)
7. Netflix Explained: Cryptocurrencies (2018)
8. Crypto (2019)
9. Banking on Bitcoin (2020)
10. CRYPTOPIA : Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet (2020)
11. HODL (2020)
12. Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022)
Source: https://zipmex.com/learn/best-crypto-movies/
- I've already watched Deep web and Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King.
- Deep Web Film is related and events to Deep Web/Dark Web, Silk Road, and how bitcoin connected on it
- There are more documentaries and T.V series/movies that are related and mentioned cryptocurrencies
Program 101: Decimal to Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal using Python
This program convert decimal to binary, octal and hexadecimal
Notes:
- I'm using the built functions bin(), oct() and hex() for this program
- Using these functions it will display with 0b for bin(), 0o for oct() and 0x for hex(). I use the splitting method to remove it. - https://blog.finxter.com/introduction-to-slicing-in-python/
Program Link: https://onlinegdb.com/-Qp1BOkO4
Code:
# Convert Decimal to Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal using Python
dec = int(input("Enter a number: "))
print("\n----- Result -----")
print("Binary:", bin(dec)[2:])
print("Octal:", oct(dec)[2:])
print("Hexadecimal:", hex(dec)[2:].upper())
The first NFT vending machine in Europe will open in London.
myNFT - NFT marketplace platform, is launching a physical NFT vending machine in London.
- The vending machine can be found at Queen Elizabeth II Centre. It will be available between Nov. 3-4 for NFT London conferenc
- The machine accepts contactless payment alongside Apple Pay
- The NFTs purchased through the machine are multichain, which means they can be held on Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Moonbeam, and Moonriver.
- After paying a fee of £10, an envelope with a QR code is distributed, allowing users to redeem an NFT using the myNFT platform without the need for a crypto-wallet.
Source Link: https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2022/11/01/europes-first-nft-vending-machine-to-launch-in-london/
Image Source: Cryptonews website
Crypto Manhwa
Even manhwas (Korean comics) make and introduce a manhwa about cryptocurrency.
Title: Cryptocurrency Revenge
Info: Yoo Beom, a genius college student who lost his family by an organization that manipulated cryptocurrency prices. Deciding to seek revenge, he hides his identity and infiltrates the cryptocurrency gangster organization , ‘ONE’ .He uses his genius brain to begin a bloody revenge on the cryptocurrency organization that ruined his life. This is a new cryptocurrency crime noir work.
Link: https://aquamanga.com/read/cryptocurrency-revenge/
Note:
- This is a recent (new) manhwa. It has one chapter (ongoing)
- Don't like the artwork or the drawing but I will support and check this manhwa
Check this article - "The Crypto Story" by Matt Levine. It tackles a deep examination, analysis, and explanation of the most divisive topic in modern finance: crypto. A long read but worth it.
Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-the-crypto-story
Notes:
- The article contains 40,000 words with 4 Parts
- Matt Levine is a columnist for Bloomberg News covering finance and business. (Not related or no relation to Adam Levine of Maroon 5) ahaha xD
- He mentioned in the article
- In the past 14 years, crypto has built a whole financial system from scratch
- Crypto is in a way about rejecting the institutions of society, about being trustless and censorship-resistant
- Your Keys, Your Coins, Your Hard Drive in a Garbage Dump
Update 101: Gambling Apes Club (GAC)
Here's the sneak peak of ApeBets Sports Betting platform on smartBCH
Joemar Taganna's Message: (CEO of Paytaca and Co-owner of GAC Project)
"Apebets.cash is not quite ready for launch yet but we've made a lot of progress, both on the contracts and the UI."
Link: https://t.me/apescash/37238
Notes:
- You must have GAC or PunkApes NFT to play.
- Banana token is used as guarantee by participants to be deposited upon performing an action (e.g. creating a match, betting, disputing a result) which can be slashed if the participant misbehaves
Program 101: Ascending and Descending String using Python
This program sort and display the input string into ascending and descending orders.
Note: A string consists of characters like letters, numbers and and special characters
Running Program: https://onlinegdb.com/7aGNa21oZ
Code:
# Ascending and Descending String using Python
chk = input ("Enter a string/word only: ")
asc = sorted(chk)
asc = ''.join(asc)
desc = sorted(chk, reverse=True)
desc = ''.join(desc)
print("\n----- Result -----")
print("String Ascending Order:", asc)
print("String Descending Order:", desc)
Blockchain 101: Bitskwela Talk
Here's a video discussion talk of Bitskwela for 1Bataan Students
Link: https://fb.watch/gy1dHKX2iC/
More Filipinos are investing and adapting on crypto, blockchain and NFTs (games).
I hope there are more events, seminar, forum and discussion in school or university talking about crypto and blockchain in Philippines.
Tetrix proposed to use blockchain to secure National ID system
Tetrix, a Filipino Tech Company may be able to help in resolving the National ID system issue with their latest ID card technology called Tetrix Link Card, powered by blockchain technology.
ANC Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/HflSRCGYeVQ
Other Links
- https://www.cnnphilippines.com/videos/2022/10/21/Start-up-seeks-to-rework-PH-ID-system-through-Blockchain.html
- https://www.bitskwela.com/blogs/this-filipino-tech-company-can-possibly-solve-the-national-id-card-crisis-in-the-philippines
Tetrix Website and Information: https://tetrix.xyz/
TriviaMOTO 101: National Independence Days of Southeast Asian Countries
1. Brunei - February 23, 1984: Independence from United Kingdom
2. Cambodia - November 9, 1953: Independence from France
3. Indonesia - August 17, 1945: Independence from Netherlands/Japan
4. Laos - December 2, 1975: End of the Monarchy's rule
5. Malaysia - August 31, 1957: Independence from United Kingdom
6. Myanmar - January 4, 1948: Independence from United Kingdom
7. Philippines - June 12, 1898: Independence from Spain
8. Singapore - August 9, 1965: Independence from Malaysia
9. Thailand - December 5: Never been colonized by Westerners or other countries
10. Vietnam - September 2, 1945: Independence from France
Additional Information
- Spain rules the Philippines (1565–1898) - 333 years
- Westerners ruled most of the Southeast Asian Countries. Number 1 is United Kingdom
- December 5 is also the National Father's Day in Thailand
- Singapore gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 31, 1963 and 2 years later it broke away from Malaysia due to ethnic, political, and economic disagreements.
On This Day: Bitcoin's Whitepaper, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" was published 14 years ago (October 31, 2008) by Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin Whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
- Its 9 pages long and is a proposal for a trustless system of electronic transactions
- The Bitcoin white paper has been translated into 41 languages. - https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper
Program for Friendship Formula
Code:
public static void friendshipCheck() {
if (friendship.nagkakalabuan () == true) {
if (friendship.survivalRate() >= 50%) {
friendship.trySave();
} else {
dirtyMsgs.unsend();
friendship.terminate();
screenshots.prepare();
tulfoHotline.dial();
}
}
}
* whoever made this is really updated on the online news (marites) ahaha xD
Source: Fregata Collections Facebook Page
Hello Kababayan (Filipinos)
Try this website: https://www.bitskwela.com/
Bitskwela is a Filipino-led edutech platform that strives to make Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education accessible to all Filipinos of any ethnicity.
Features of the platform
1. Learn (Modules): https://www.bitskwela.com/learn/en
2. Quiz: https://www.bitskwela.com/quiz/types-of-currencies
3. Glossary: https://www.bitskwela.com/glossary/en
4. Blog/News: https://www.bitskwela.com/blog/en
5. Services: https://www.bitskwela.com/services/en
Sa ngayon, daming kanselado buses sa Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), tapos ibang kilala ko ay stranded dun. Papuntang Cavite sila at ibang part ng Cavite ay baha ngayon.
- https://twitter.com/jeffreyhernaez/status/1586541646665383937
Then yung kilala ko sa Cavite and Laguna, sobrang baha daw talaga sa kanila. Di daw nila inaasahan yung pangyayari sa Bagyong Paeng.
- Kawit, Cavite Images 1 and 2 - Eddieson Sauquillo and AFP/Ted Aljibe
- San Pedro Laguna Image 3 = Zamille Simba
* Gusto ko magdonate ngayon pero wala akong maibibigay dahil nasalanta ng bagyo at baha rin sa relatives ko sa province namin (mother side).
* Yung walang kuryente ngayon, hintay na lang kayo magkameron dahil hindi pwede gawin or iopen nila ang power if baha yung parte nyo. May nakatumbang poste or nasira main geberator din sa ibang part bakit walang power dyan sa inyo
* Mga lubog na sasakyo lalo na yung mga motor, wag nyo rin agad paandarin baka masira yan. Pag di alam gagawin ay ipacheck agad sa malapit na motor services
Ingat po kayong lahat
Program 101: Vowel or Consonant using Python
This program determines whether the input character is a vowel or a consonant. It also detects if the input is non-alphabet and check for a single character.
Running Program: https://onlinegdb.com/jNy97z07b
Code:
# Vowel or Consonant using Python
char = input ("Enter an alphabet letter: ")
size = len(char)
if size>1:
print("Invalid, input one character only")
else:
if not char.isalpha ():
print (char, "is a non alphabet")
elif char in ('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U'):
print (char, "is a vowel")
else:
print (char, "is a consonant")
"Rain, rain go away. I'm sleepy right away. Rain, rain go away"
Here are some trivia about rain
- The continent with the lowest annual rainfall is Antarctica. It gets only 6.5 inches of rain /snow per year.
- Not all raindrops are made of water Based on the studies, moons rain is made of sulfuric acid or methane while the rain in Saturn is made of diamonds and Venus is sulphuric acid rain.
- Rain shape is not actually teardrop-shaped but a form a more-or-less spherical shape
- In Japan, they believe to stop the rain when they hang Teru Teru Bozu (small traditional handmade dolls made of white paper or cloth).
- The wettest place on earth is Mawsynram in Meghalaya of India, with an average annual rainfall of 11,871 mm.
- The driest spot on Earth based on meteorological observations is the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile and Southern Peru. It averages only 0.019 inches (0.5 millimeters) of rainfall annually.
Lutang Rain Trivia101
- When it rains, it's a good time to sleep.
- Most children love to bathe in the rain
- Your parents cook soup, champorado, and hot foods
- Your grandparents have a prayer/orasyon to make the rain go away
- Sometimes slow internet or mobile network connection
- No Classes (Students are active on social media when it comes to class suspension)
- Play the Pinoy indoor games (chess, cards, sungka, etc...)
- Kids making a paper boat
Bataan Global Blockchain Summit Recap
October 26, 2022
Timeline: https://bitpinas.com/news/live-bataan-global-blockchain-summit-october-26-2022/
Video Link: https://fb.watch/gr1aDMAaBh/
October 27, 2022
Timeline: https://bitpinas.com/feature/live-day-2-bataan-global-blockchain-summit-october-27-2022-recap/
Video Link: https://fb.watch/gr15HH2e6m/
Note:
This is the first-ever annual Global Blockchain Summit (GBS) with the partnership of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) through the ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB).
Images from BitPinas
List of Popular Coins/Tokens and their Creators/Devs/Founders
1. Bitcoin (BTC) - Satoshi Nakamoto (2009)
2. Ethereum (ETH) - Vitalik Buterin (2015)
3. BNB (Binance Coin) - Changpeng Zhao (2017)
4. Ripple (XRP) - David Schwartz, Jed McCaleb, and Arthur Britto (2012)
5. Cardano (ADA) - Charles Hoskinson (2017)
6. Dogecoin (DOGE) - Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer (2013)
7. Solana (SOL) - Anatoly Yakovenko (2020)
8. Polygon (MATIC) - Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun, and Mihailo Bjelic (2017)
9. Tether (USDT) - Brock Pierce, Reeve Collins, and Craig Sellars (2014)
10. Litecoin (LTC) - Charles Lee (2011)
11. Shiba Inu (Shib) - Ryoshi (2020)
12. Polkadot (DOT) - Gavin Wood, Robert Habermeier, Peter Czaban (2020)
13. Tron (TRX) - Justin Sun (2018)
14. Avalanche (AVAX) - Emin Gün Sirer (2018)
15. Cosmos (ATOM) - Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman (2014)
Additional Information
- Bitcoin Cash (2017) creator is Satoshi Nakamoto since it's a fork of Bitcoin (correct me if im wrong) and founded by a group of miners and developers because of the issues (split)
- Satoshi Nakamoto and Ryoshi are Anonymous Developers
- ETH coins were purchasable in 2014 via an initial coin offering (ICO)
- Binance Coin was initially worked on the ethereum blockchain with the token ERC-20 before
Facebook Digital Collectibles
Earlier, my cousin told me this feature of Facebook in which users can now connect their wallets and share their digital collectibles. Not sure if you aware of this feature or I'm late on this news since my phone is broken (I can't open Facebook App)
List of Wallets which you can connect
- Metamask
- Trustwallet
- Rainbow
- Dapper
- Coinbase Wallet (Coming Soon)
Useful Link: https://m.facebook.com/help/709029323693168/
Program 101: Choosing Arithmetic Operations using Python
This program display the result based on the user's choice operation. It will not automatically print the results of all four operations.
* The program using if, elif and else statement.
Code:
# Choosing Arithmetic Operation using Python
num1 = int(input("Enter First Number: "))
num2 = int(input("Enter Second Number: "))
opr = input("Choose which operation would you like to perform? (+,-,*,/): ")
if opr == '+':
print("\nAddition: " +str(num1)+ " + " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1+num2))
elif opr == '-':
print("\nSubtraction: " +str(num1)+ " - " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1-num2))
elif opr == '*':
print("\nMultiplication: " +str(num1)+ " * " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1*num2))
elif opr == '/':
print("\nDivision: " +str(num1)+ " / " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1/num2))
else:
print("\nInvalid Operator")
Running Program: https://onlinegdb.com/JWdPMzFr_
Paytaca Wallet App Updates: Gifts App, POS Admin, AnyHedge and many More
v0.11.0
New features
- Integration of AnyHedge for decentralized leveraged trading on BCH main chain
- Automated AnyHedge order matching using General Protocol's liquidity service
Improvements
- Requiring authentication when revealing mnemonic backup phrase
- Filtering of claimed and unclaimed gifts in Gifts app
v0.10.0
New features
- Gifts app for generating QR-based BCH gifts
- POS Admin app used to link and manage POS devices attached to the wallet
- OTP for payments with Paytaca POS for quick payment verification that works offline
Improvements
- Support for currency in payment URI parameter, auto-conversion of given amount to BCH
- More spacious and more informative send success page
Bug fix
- Fixed failure to show slider in send page when recipient and amount are preset
Hello World Multiverse: Hello World in Different Programming Languages
1. Javascript
<script>
alert( 'Hello World' );
</script>
2. Python
print('Hello World')
3. C/C++
C
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
printf("Hello World");
return 0;
}
C++
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello World";
return 0;
}
4. Java
class HelloTest{
public static void main(String args[]){
System.out.println("Hello World");
} }
5. PHP
<?php
echo "Hello World";
?>
6. C#
public class HelloTest
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine ("Hello World");
} }
7. Go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello World")
}
8. Scala
object HelloTest {
def main(args: Array[String]) = {
println("Hello World")
} }
TriviaMOTO 101
Billy Crawford sang the original Pokemon Movie (1999) Theme Song (Image 1)
Links:
- https://youtu.be/Jm8Vus-VQwE
- https://udou.ph/music/fun-fact-billy-crawford-sang-the-original-pokemon-movie-theme-song/
How did Billy Crawford become the singer of the Pokemon movie theme song?
Link: https://youtu.be/WP1F1nO9vyo
While Jason Paige sang the first theme song for the English version of the Pokémon television series (Image 2)
Link: https://youtu.be/fCkeLBGSINs
Program 101: Simple Arithmetic Operations using Python
The four basic arithmetic operations in Math: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Code:
# Arithmetic Operations using Python
num1 = int(input("Enter First Number: "))
num2 = int(input("Enter Second Number: "))
print("\nAddition: " +str(num1)+ " + " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1+num2))
print("Subtraction: " +str(num1)+ " - " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1-num2))
print("Multiplication: " +str(num1)+ " * " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1*num2))
print("Division: " +str(num1)+ " / " +str(num2)+ " = " +str(num1/num2))
Running Program: https://onlinegdb.com/1FunjCgp-
If you're looking for upcoming Crypto and Blockchain Events in the Philippines and Abroad, here are the list of meetings, conferences, seminars, twitter spaces and online webinars
Link: https://bitpinas.com/events/
For Past Events: https://bitpinas.com/events/past-blockchain-events/
"Even if you're no longer friends with someone, respect the secrets they've shared with you; their mistakes will never be your success."
The reason why most of my friends/workmates still sleepy because of the issues happened last night. Mas pinagpuyatan pa nila ito kesa dun sa mga ginagawa nila aahaha xD
* I just found out about the issues this morning. I was busy last night reading manwha/manga/mamhua :) (di kasi ako marites)
* Iba dito alam yung marites na yan. Mamaya may exam po kayo 😂
@MyHero
