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Direct Nash Optimization Beats Bigger Models with Better Data
Section 5.2 shows that DNOâs on-policy contrastive training, guided by high-quality GPT-4-Turbo annotations, leads to stronger performance than both traditional SFT and rival methods like SPIN.
The Art of Arguing With YourselfâAnd Why Itâs Making AI Smarter
This paper introduces Direct Nash Optimization (DNO), a stable, scalable method for post-training LLMs using preference-based learning. DNO outperforms traditional RLHF methods by avoiding reward maximization and aligning models directly...
How to Launch a Web3 AI Incubator + Plug & Play GTM Template
So, you want to build a Web3 AI incubator, one that will stand out, but not sure where to start? This template breaks it down into all the bits.
Becoming a Bug Bounty Hunter: A Beginner's Guide
Learn bug bounty hunting from scratch! Discover tools, platforms, and tips to start your ethical hacking journey the right way.
Cloudflare's AI Labyrinth Bankrupts Data Scrapers
Cloudflare built a maze bankrupting data scrapers. The maze has a 97% success rate. Scraper firms are now shelving their $500K super-tools and hiring **behavioral psychologists.
TermMax Announces Mainnet Launch âRevolutionizing DeFi Borrowing And Lending
TermMax is set to redefine decentralized finance (DeFi) by offering the most efficient leverage solution - fixed-rates borrowing and lending with a single click. The extended features include one-click looping...
The HackerNoon Newsletter: From Styled Components to Tailwind CSS: A HackerNoon Migration Story (4/15/2025)
How are you, hacker? đȘ Whatâs happening in tech today, April 15, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, RMS Titanic sinks...
The Components of an Ideal Layer 2 Rollup Design
The ideal Layer 2 rollup design aims for efficiency, high throughput, and low latency with instant transaction order finality. It minimizes replicated computation, allowing for scalable, secure, and low-cost blockchain...
Opening Financial Markets to Everyone: An Interview with Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, CEO of LATOKEN
In this interview, LATOKEN CEO Valentin Preobrazhenskiy explains how the platform opens financial markets to all via altcoins, AI, and blockchain. He shares LATOKENâs growth story, the power of tokenization,...
Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms, Once and For All: PoW, PoS, and Rollups
This section explains various methods by which blockchain systems decide on the correct state, focusing on Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, ZK rollups, and optimistic rollups. It highlights the...
Why L2s on Public Chains Offer the Best of Both Worlds
Public L1s with private L2s present an optimal architecture for cross-border CBDCs, offering decentralization without infrastructure bloat. Simulations show that a multi-AMM model on L2-L3 outperforms L1 systems across all...
How Swap Volume and Gas Fees Impact CBDC Exchange Costs
Simulations confirm L2-L3 systems outperform L1-Mariana across transaction volumesâespecially under high gas fees. Even with fragmented liquidity, multi-AMM setups offer better cost efficiency by distributing trades across optimized L3s using...
Understanding CallData in Blockchain Transaction Execution
This section delves into the significance of callData in blockchain transactions, ensuring data availability for state computation. It discusses the potential risks of front-running, challenges in execution ordering, and various...
Fuse and Check Point Are Trying to Build the First Blockchain FirewallâHereâs What That Means
Fuse partners with Check Point to introduce the first real-time blockchain firewall, aiming to shift from detection to threat prevention.
What Happens When You Swap 1 Million Euros in CBDCs?
Using historical FX data and Curve v2 contracts, the simulation compares CBDC swap costs in L1-Mariana vs L2-L3 setups. Results show that multi-AMM systems on L2s are more cost-efficient across...
From Styled Components to Tailwind CSS: A HackerNoon Migration Story
HackerNoon is transitioning from Styled Components to Tailwind CSS to modernize its frontend, reduce clutter, and improve performance. Tailwind is now live on the homepage, with AI helping refactor one...
What You Need to Know About Gas Fees and Slippage
The total cost of a CBDC swap includes gas fees, liquidity provider (LP) fees, and price impact. This section introduces a model to quantify these costs across AMM types like...
How to Setup a CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions
This guide shows you how to set up a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions to automate Python code checks with PyLint. It covers creating a YAML configuration file, setting up...
The TechBeat: Google Gemini Did Not Disappoint on These Blockchain x AI Use Cases (4/15/2025)
How are you, hacker? đȘWant to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set...
MindEye2 (Not Pretrained) vs. MindEye1
In this section, we show how MindEye2 outperforms MindEye1 even without pretraining on other subjects.