FTX, ByBit rise in web traffic despite overall traffic drop on CEXs

The question of whether DeFi will take over CeFi and DEXs replace CEXs keeps lingering in people’s minds, especially since the space has begun to rise so rapidly. Yet, simply observing how CEXs (especially industry-leading CEXs) are responding to the rise of DeFi is a great reference to the development of the industry as a […]

Traffic jams are choking cities all around the world, severely affecting economic growth and the health of commuters. Time wasted in traffic congestion costs billions of dollars and afflicts commuters with stress, poor health, and even premature death. Traffic Congestion Impacts Your Health and the Economy. The amount of time that commuters waste on the....

Rain, long queues, and heavy traffic all mixed together? You know that whatever you do, you will not arrive at your destination on time. The struggle is real, and we feel you. Think of yourself as an immortal being, getting past through thousands of cars in one swift, obstacle-free journey. The idea, of course, is impossible if you’re a commuter in the Philippines. What you are is a road warrior fighting your way through hundreds of commuters, holding on to that ultra-thin belief that you’ll still be able to get home from work and vice versa, safe and whole, despite the never-ending drama....

Recent geographical traffic data highlights that Chinese traders continue to access centralized exchanges despite a regulatory risk. Data from website traffic metric provider Similarweb shows that Deribit and OKX continue to attract significant traffic sources from China despite a blanket ban on crypto transactions and foreign exchanges last year.China has banned the use of cryptocurrencies more than a dozen times in the last decade, however, the one imposed in September last year was considered the harshest one. Several crypto exchanges including Huobi and Binance had shut doors for the....

To put this into perspective, implementing BGP would require significant hardware upgrades. The United Kingdom is planning to set a very dangerous precedent when it comes to Internet traffic. Various ISPs are asked to protect computers from falling victim to hackers. That in itself is a positive development, but they want to achieve this by rewriting internet traffic standards. Disguised as an effort to reduce spoofing, it could be used to censorship particular internet topics as well. DDoS attacks are a legitimate threat to internet infrastructure all over the world. Attempting to block....