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An Overview of Solidity Development Frameworks
May 23, 2023
Solidity development has been a rapidly growing topic within the world of blockchains, specifically Ethereum.
From Chatbot to Swearbot and Beyond.
May 22, 2023
It all began late at night in Luke Paxton’s basement. Luke wondered, what if he could create his own chatbot using a python script? As a Director of Creative Development, it’s not exactly part of his daily tasks, but, well… he was curious.
5 Deep Technologies Expected to Disrupt Our World
May 18, 2023
In the most forward-looking chapter of the FCAT Priorities Report 2023, our researchers took a broader look at advances in deep technologies that are designed to help solve our world’s most pressing problems. The five technologies explored in this...
Find “Product Market Fit,” or That’s It
May 15, 2023
In his conversation with FCAT, Levine speaks on how the current macro-economic climate impacts the future of start-ups, the radical importance he places on start-ups finding product-fit, why he doesn’t yet view generative AI as truly disruptive...
Smart Contract Security
May 10, 2023
To mitigate the risks of financial loss and fraud, smart contract developers must prioritize smart contract security best practices from the outset.
What’s In A Name? The Mainstreaming of Pseudonymity
May 9, 2023
Writers and artists have donned pen names for hundreds of years. Now, the use of aliases has become commonplace across social media, gaming, and virtual worlds where anyone can explore facets of their identity and express their true selves using...
Meet the Hosts: Parth Gargava
May 5, 2023
Parth Gargava readily admits that he’s not an expert on crypto regulations. And he’s not going to lose sleep if one country or another says they want to put a bunch of rules around digital currencies. He’s too busy tweaking and tinkering, fussing...
Tech and Art Have Never Been Closer: A Review of SXSW by FCAT Design
May 5, 2023
A small team from FCAT Design (Kseniya Galper, Susan Fabry, and Will Reed) travelled to Austin, TX for the 2023 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in March. SXSW bills itself as “the premier destination for dreamers, innovators, storytellers, and...
What’s New & What’s Lasting: Tidings from SXSW 2023
April 21, 2023
Everything that’s happened these past few months has caused legitimate questioning of how tech is tangibly making people’s lives better. Maybe it is here where reflecting on the venue city of Austin could be fruitful – a city that has risen to...
Can AI Speed Up Blockchain Development?
April 20, 2023
This article was written in collaboration with Erman Akdogan of Fidelity Enterprise Cybersecurity and Chris McGahon of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. All figures were generated in February using ChatGPT (GPT-3.5 model).