The HackerNoon Newsletter: Master Manipulators: 5 Behaviors to Watch Out For (1/18/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 18, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Wilhelm I was proclaimed the first German Emperor in 1871, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed after becoming a national holiday 10 years prior in 1993, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010, and we present you with these top quality stories. From EIP-7251: Raising Maximum Effective Balance For Validators to 2025 Might Be the Year of AI Agents, If They Can Survive Enterprise Hell, let’s dive right in.

EIP-7251: Raising Maximum Effective Balance For Validators

By @2077research [ 59 Min read ] Learn how EIP-7251 increases maximum effective balance (MaxEB) for Ethereum validators and its impact on staking, rewards, and the Ethereum network. Read More.

2025 Might Be the Year of AI Agents, If They Can Survive Enterprise Hell

By @yahiabsat [ 15 Min read ] Challenges like system customization, fragile GUIs, and authentication hurdles make full automation elusive. Read More.

How To Make Cross-Chain Tokens Fungible Again: Part I

By @2077research [ 30 Min read ] This two-part report explores ERC-7281: a new proposal to make cross-chain tokens fungible. Read More.

The Crypto Industry is Overlooking a Critical Factor in Ensuring Its Success

By @kategrizik [ 4 Min read ] To turn people into cryptocurrency adopters, it’s not enough to just develop technology and use traditional marketing techniques. Read More.

Master Manipulators: 5 Behaviors to Watch Out For

By @vinitabansal [ 11 Min read ] Manipulators are hard to spot because, with the intention to cheat and deceive, they use tricks that are meant to influence, exploit, and control you. Read More.

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