The latest development from EverRise gives users the flexibility to bridge their staked assets across multiple chains and root out the highest returns.
EverRise has developed a cross-chain Non-Fungible Token (NFT) staking lab that lets RISE holders create on-chain staking contracts that are bridgeable to five blockchains.
The Staking Lab requires users to stake their RISE tokens in the staking lab which creates an on-chain NFT of those assets that can be traded, transferred, and bridged to BNB Chain, Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Fantom. NFTs are directly available in compatible Decentralized Finance (DeFi) wallets and can be traded on platforms like OpenSea.
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Users are incentivized through an automated buyback protocol where staked RISE provides proportional rewards to stakers.
The new staking lab is a major Degen play that lets users search out the top gains across different chains. Be aware that stakes are only allowed in monthlong increments, so it does not give ultimate flexibility.
There is currently over 61% of RISE tokens staked across all blockchains, with BNB Chain registering the highest percentage at nearly 40% of tokens staked.
EverRise is a blockchain technology firm that provides bridging and security solutions across various blockchain networks enabled by an ecosystem of dApps (Decentralized Applications). The team consists of cryptocurrency enthusiasts that aim to make the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem better. The main objective of the company’s ecosystem is to provide tools to the market so that it can self-regulate and provide assurance to the participants, which would allow DeFi to reach its true potential.
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Excellent Free VPN, Supports Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and more: We tried out PrivadoVPN and here’s what you should know.
Founded in 2019 and based in Switzerland, PrivadoVPN is one of the youngest VPN service providers. As the internet continues to expand into our daily lives, there’s a growing need to maintain personal privacy and protect our data from prying eyes. PrivadoVPN, as the name implies, was founded to meet these needs, with its focus mainly on safety and privacy. VPNs typically provide an easy and secure way to browse the internet anonymously.
Being a Switzerland-based company means that PrivadoVPN is protected by the world’s best privacy laws, therefore, they have no legal binding to keep any user logs. As boldly stated on their website, “Any attempt to access your data by outside agents will have to contend with the strongest consumer privacy laws in the world on top of our zero-log policy.
PrivadoVPN’s team comprises a trusted team of security experts with over 20 years of combined experience. If you’re looking for the best free VPN, PrivadoVPN offers a free plan with 10 GB of data monthly and access to 12 servers on one device. The free plan also comes with the same protections as a paid VPN plan, including IP masking, stable transfers, and point-to-point encryption. However, with their affordable premium subscription, you can connect to 10 devices and enjoy unlimited bandwidth. PrivadoVPN works across multiple devices including Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, FireTV and AndroidTV.
Read on to discover our detailed review which makes PrivadoVPN rank as one of the best VPNs in the market.
PrivadoVPN uses 256-bit-AES encryption, which is the gold standard of the VPN world, to keep user data safe. It is the same encryption used by governments and multinational corporations to protect their data. On PrivadoVPN, all of your files will be protected end-to-end.
As previously stated, PrivadoVPN is based in Switzerland where user privacy is well protected. Switzerland isn’t part of the 14 Eyes Alliance or under the jurisdiction of any other surveillance state, where member nations are obligated to share information among their intelligence services. Due to this, PrivadoVPN has a strict no-log policy and does not store any user logs or online behavior. PrivadoVPN’s zero-log policy, combined with IP address masking, and point-to-point encryption ensure that your online activity remains completely anonymous.
With one PrivadoVPN premium subscription, you can enjoy unlimited bandwidth for up to 10 simultaneous connections that can be used at the same time.
With PrivadoVPN, you can choose which apps have full VPN protection, thanks to the Spit Tunneling feature. You can find this feature once you open the settings and click on SmartRoute. Bypass allows you to disable specific applications from the VPN connection while Tunnel allows you to select applications that should use the VPN.
The image above shows our speed when we connected to a PrivadoVPN server in New York, The United States, which is very far away from our local connection.
For a relatively new VPN, PrivadoVPN offers an extensive network of servers, with 312 in 44 different countries. The majority of the servers are also managed by PrivadoVPN, making upgrades and maintenance easier. It doesn’t matter if you're traveling across the world for business or entertainment, you can still hide from prying eyes using any of PrivadoVPN’s fastest servers.
PrivadoVPN has a Kill Switch which works just as intended. When your VPN connection suddenly drops, your data is exposed. However, the Kill Switch feature on PrivadoVPN prevents this from happening. Once it’s turned on, your internet connection automatically shuts off whenever your VPN connection is dropped. We tried the feature and it worked out well. This is a very important feature that makes PrivadoVPN one of the best VPNs out there. The Kill Switch feature can be found at the bottom of the dashboard with a toggle button to easily switch it on and off.
PrivadoVPN comes in two pricing plans: a yearly and a monthly plan. The VPN provider also offers a capable free plan with servers across just 12 locations for a single device and a maximum of 10GB data each month. The free plan does not support SOCKS5 Proxy, Ad Blocker, and some other interesting features on the premium plans. However, it’s a good place to start. Feel free to try out the free plan without any commitment as it will help you decide whether or not you want to use the service.
The premium subscriptions include:
Both paid plans offer the same features, including 10 simultaneous connections, SOCKS5 Proxy, Ad Blocker, Threat Prevention, and Parental Controls that you will not find on the free plan. The yearly plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so rest assured you will get your money back if you do not want to continue with the service.
But here’s the catch, you can currently save as much as 82% on the Winter Sale!
You can get PrivadoVPN for as low as $1.99/month if you choose the 24 months plans on the Winter Sale. The 12 months plan also comes at a very affordable $2.50/month (save 77%), with 3 FREE months and a 30-day money-back guarantee attached to both offers.
This makes PrivadoVPN one of the cheapest VPNs you can find in the market and a really good deal.
You can easily pay for PrivadoVPN subscriptions via Credit Card, PayPal, and Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, DAI, Bitcoin cash, and USDC
PrivadoVPN provides its users with native apps on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, FireTV, and AndroidTV. That’s a solid list of devices that users can simultaneously connect across. PrivadoVPN also supports Linux although it is not publicly advertised in its marketing as it doesn’t have a native app.
PrivadoVPN offers 24/7 support to customers. You can check out the Knowledge Base which contains several articles and guides with detailed explanations of various customer issues. There’s also an email ticketing system where users can provide details of their challenges and receive timely responses from PrivadoVPN’s well-trained customer representatives. In addition, users can also visit the Installation Guides for step-by-step guides on getting the appropriate app.
Our overall experience with PrivadoVPN was satisfactory. The connections were stable and didn’t slow down our internet connection much. The VPN is user-friendly, reliable, and adheres to strict Swiss privacy laws. Compared to other VPN providers, its free version is superior and is a good place to start for anyone looking to protect their online activities.
New farms on Aptos are the first of many upcoming feature releases from PancakeSwap on the new blockchain network.
PancakeSwap has announced the inaugural farming pools on the Aptos Network.
Weeks after an initial deployment on Aptos, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) from BNB Chain continues to grow its reach on the nascent blockchain network. PancakeSwap will bring its renowned user interface and farming strategies to Aptos so users can retain the same overall experience as other chains.
PancakeSwap is looking for more growth and more Aptos projects to integrate. PancakeSwap will continue to grow its capabilities on Aptos with liquidity pools, farm offerings, and more on the way. Chef Berries put the call out in the announcement for more projects to contact PancakeSwap for inquiries.
PancakeSwap is a Decentralized Exchange (DEX) built on BNB Chain. It offers users various features such as Liquidity Pools, Swapping, Yield Farming, Syrup Pools, Automated Market Maker, Initial Farm Offering (IFO), NFT profile system, and many others.
In addition, the protocol helps users make the most out of their crypto assets by trading, earning through yield farming, and winning via lottery, prediction, and NFT collectibles. With the highest trading volumes in the market, PancakeSwap is the leading DEX on the BNB Chain.
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In this blog, we will share our experience using ChatGPT in the Aptos CTF MOVEment 2022 contest and discuss the benefits of using this tool in CTF contests.
Recently, CertiK participated in the Aptos CTF MOVEment 2022 contest. As with all Capture the Flag (CTF) contests, we were faced with the challenge of quickly understanding and summarizing the semantics of complex code snippets. In order to tackle this challenge, we turned to ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI. ChatGPT proved to be a valuable tool in this regard, as it was able to understand and explain the code written in various programming languages.
By interacting with ChatGPT through natural language, we were able to ask it questions about the code and receive clear and concise answers. This allowed us to quickly grasp the functionality of the code, saving us valuable time during the CTF contest. For example, when presented with a code snippet written in Move, ChatGPT is able to provide a summary of the code's semantics and explain what the code does in simple, natural language. This can save us a lot of time and effort when trying to quickly understand code during a CTF contest.
Here is an example of how ChatGPT could summarize the functionality of this code snippet provided in the CTF challenge:
ChatGPT summary: The code defines a public function named pow that takes three parameters: g, x, and p. The function computes and returns the result of raising g to the xth power, modulo p. It does this by using a loop to repeatedly square g and multiply it by ans if the least significant bit of x is 1. The result is then returned. Overall, the code provides a way to compute the modular exponentiation of g to the xth power, modulo p.
We were very impressed with the results we obtained using ChatGPT. Despite the fact that the code was not particularly long, it was much faster to understand and summarize with ChatGPT's help than by reading the code directly. This illustrates the potential value that ChatGPT can provide for inexperienced programmers. By using ChatGPT, they can quickly get an overview of the code and understand its purpose and structure, which can save them a lot of time and effort.
Even though MOVE is a relatively new language, ChatGPT was able to provide us with useful information. We decided to test its capabilities further by trying a slightly more advanced program. Here is another example when ChatGPT can help to explain corner cases that lead to runtime failure, and help us to debug during the code test.
Q: In which cases would the following code fail to execute?
ChatGPT’s answer: The code in the question may fail to execute if transaction_context::get_script_hash() returns an empty vector or if vector::length() returns 0 when called on plaintext or key. In either of these cases, the while loop in the code would not execute, and the function would simply return an empty vector.
While ChatGPT may not be able to identify the exact location of an exception, it can still provide useful insights and descriptions of corner cases and potential issues. In this case, ChatGPT may be able to suggest that the transaction_context::get_script_hash() function could return an empty vector, which could cause an error when used in an operation such as i % key_len. This information could be helpful for someone trying to debug the code and understand potential sources of errors.
Beyond just summarizing code semantics, we were also curious about whether ChatGPT could understand Move bytecode when it is represented in different formats. We found that ChatGPT is able to understand Move bytecode when it is written in text, but is not capable of interpreting raw bytecode instructions and providing information about their meaning or behavior.
Q: Can you explain the following bytecode?
ChatGPT's summary: The code you provided is a function definition written in Move bytecode. The function is defined by the FunctionDefinition block, which specifies the function's function handle, its visibility (in this case, Private), whether it is an entry point (false in this case), the global resources it acquires (none in this case), and the code of the function.
The code of the function itself is a sequence of bytecode instructions, each of which performs a specific operation. For example, the Call instruction invokes a function, the StLoc instruction stores a value in a local variable, the ImmBorrowLoc instruction borrows a local variable immutably, and so on.
It is difficult to provide a detailed explanation of the functionality of the code without knowing more about the context in which it is used and the meanings of the various instructions and values. However, in general, the code appears to define a function that invokes other functions, manipulates local variables, and performs some arithmetic and logical operations. It also uses vector operations, such as VecLen and VecPushBack, and borrows local variables immutably and mutably. Overall, the code appears to be complex and it would require more information to understand its exact functionality.
This outcome is somewhat expected. ChatGPT fails to provide an insightful understanding of the code. This is understandable as ChatGPT is a language model and it is not specialized enough to understand Move bytecode (yet). Nevertheless, it still generates a meaningful description for the provided program.
However, it is important to note that ChatGPT has its limitations. It can understand the basics of Move source code and provide a general explanation of its semantics, but it is not capable of performing detailed logic simulations or providing reliable information about the behavior of the code. In other words, ChatGPT can be a useful tool for quickly understanding code written in Move, but it should not be relied upon for more advanced tasks or for detailed analysis of the code's behavior.
Q: Given Initialize_balance set to 10, and the initial value of res.balance set to 10. How can we invoke the function to let res.q3 equal true? (Assume we can call the function multiple times)
ChatGPT’s answer: To invoke the add function and set res.q3 to true, you can call the function with choice set to 3 and number set to a value that causes the res.balance to be less than Initialize_balance after the res.balance is shifted left by number bits.
For example, if the initial value of res.balance is 10, you can call the function with choice set to 3 and number set to 3, which will shift the res.balance left by 3 bits, resulting in a value of 80. Since this is greater than Initialize_balance, which is set to 10, the if condition in the add function will be false and res.q3 will remain false.
However, if you call the function with choice set to 3 and number set to 2, the res.balance will be shifted left by 2 bits, resulting in a value of 40. Since this is less than Initialize_balance, the if condition in the add function will be true and res.q3 will be set to true.
Therefore, to invoke the function and set res.q3 to true, you can call the add function with choice set to 3 and number set to a value that causes the res.balance to be less than Initialize_balance after the res.balance is shifted left by number.
In this case, ChatGPT fails to give the right answer, trying to claim that 40 is less than 10.
In summary, our experience of using ChatGPT to solve CTFs has been positive. ChatGPT's ability to understand and summarize code written in Move has been particularly helpful. While it has its limitations, we believe that ChatGPT can be a useful tool for developers working with this language.
By the way, beside the answers provided by ChatGPT, part of this story is written with text generated by ChatGPT. If including the answers generated by ChatGPT, close to 90% of this blog content is generated by ChatGPT. While not yet perfect, ChatGPT is an amazing application.
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Certik is a blockchain security firm that helps projects identify and eliminate security vulnerabilities in blockchains, smart contracts, and Web3 applications using its services, products, and cybersecurity techniques.
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Do you need help with the Pi Network KYC process? Check out this helpful guide from YouTube.
The KYC process for Pi Network is one of the most important steps in the progression to the Pi Open Mainnet. According to several reports, the delays to the upgrade to the Open Mainnet have been caused by the incredible amount of KYC necessary to onboard Pi Network users.
There are over 38 million Pi users–affectionately known as Pioneers–across over one hundred different countries. The massive user base has caused the Pi Core team to take several innovative steps to accelerate the KYC progress, including bringing in new artificial intelligence software.
YouTube Wes Spencer gives a full in-depth walkthrough of the whole process. Spencer’s over 15-minute video will take you from start to finish and give helpful hints about navigating the sensitive process.
Remember: One mishap could set your account back!
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Pi Network is a mobile blockchain mining project on a mission to give everyone access to the cryptocurrency revolution. The project was founded by a team of Stanford University Ph.D. candidates who designed a mobile-friendly blockchain mining algorithm.
Pi Network has evolved over the years and has organized a hackathon, built a couple of working Pi blockchain apps, and is now in the final stages of transition to public mainnet.
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Winners will get a chance to pitch to top tier VCs in South Korea in an investment round with participation from DWF Labs, Binance Labs, Hashed, Samsung Next, Blocore, Vestigium, and ROK Capital
BNB Chain, the world’s largest smart contract blockchain in terms of daily active users, has announced the launch of its flagship in-person Innovation hackathon in partnership with Web3 industry leaders DWF Labs, FactBlock, and Certik. The event aims to connect developers, entrepreneurs, VCs, and business leaders from all over the globe in an effort to boost innovation in the decentralized space.
Registrations are now open for the participants to apply.
The three-day event will take place from December 17-19 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and will be the first Web3 and Hackathon event held by BNB Chain.
A Web3 meetup will preclude the hackathon with a networking event on December 16th, where teams from major Web3 companies like Chainlink, Encoding Labs, Playone Games, Samsung Blockchain Wallet, 1inch, and Sandbox Network. States DAO, Klaytn, Cosmostation, Nexon, and A&T Capital will also be at the event to interact with the hackers.
Participating teams can have a maximum of five hackers competing for three prizes; the winners will be announced on December 19 at the Demo Day, followed by an investment round. Winners will receive $5000 for first place, $3000 for second place, and $2000 for third place, in addition to BNB Chain swag and continued access to the BNB Chain developer and funding programs. Winners will also have the chance to pitch to top-tier VCs in South Korea in an investment round with participation from DWF Labs, Binance Labs, Hashed, Samsung Next, Blocore, Vestigium, and ROK Capital.
Teams could compete in multiple sponsor categories, including designing a Soulbound Token SDK, creating scalable dApps for the lifestyle and gaming industry, and developing DeFi for institutions.
Projects will be evaluated based on technology, design, impact, and presentation. Participants are also allowed to utilize pre-developed strategies and work on completed ideas, so long as they are robust enough for the target market and have an innovative angle by incorporating additional functionality into ongoing projects. In such situations, winners will be determined by the value of any new features or functionalities introduced during the hackathon.
During the event, funding programs such as the BNB Chain Builder Grant and BNB Chain MVB Program will also be introduced, showcasing BNB Chain’s ongoing commitment to supporting and growing the decentralized ecosystem.
In 2022, BNB Chain dApps have attracted over a million daily unique web3 wallets despite a market downturn. The network also surpassed Ethereum with over 230 million in the number of unique addresses, becoming more decentralized and open source than ever while improving scalability and lowering costs for Web3 projects.
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