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Hydra Doom Tournament

22 November 2024 Fernando Sanchez 3 mins read

Hydra Doom Tournament

A brief history of Doom

Few names resonate with the gaming community as much as the almighty Doom. An instant classic in its own right, it is no exaggeration to say that there was a before/after Doom in the context of gaming history, and more specifically, in the game's decisive and lasting influence on the first-person shooter (FPS) genre.

Released in an episodic format in 199…

Black Hawk up: flying with heroes in the wake of Hurricane Helene

29 October 2024 Fernando Sanchez 9 mins read

Black Hawk up: flying with heroes in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene slammed onto the United States' eastern seaboard late September 26. Boosted by very warm surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, Helene struck the panhandle of Florida as a category 4 weather system - the strongest hurricane to hit mainland United States since 2005's Katrina, bringing excess rainfall, very high winds, and deadly storm surges.

Over the next…

Ouroboros Peras: the next step in the journey of Cardano’s protocol

14 October 2024 Fernando Sanchez 12 mins read

Ouroboros Peras: the next step in the journey of Cardano’s protocol

Ouroboros Peras (henceforth, Peras) is an extension of the Ouroboros Praos protocol that addresses the problem of transactions’ settlement horizon, that is, the point in time when the probability of a transaction being reverted becomes negligible. Shorter settlement times improve security, usability and efficiency in blockchain systems.

The key concept behind Peras is the use…

Introducing Ricky Rand, general manager at Input | Output Engineering

16 August 2024 Fernando Sanchez 2 mins read

Introducing Ricky Rand, general manager at Input | Output Engineering

Ricky Rand has been appointed as general manager of Input | Output Engineering (IOE). He brings a wealth of experience to the role, both from a technical and commercial perspective. This short blog post offers a glimpse into Ricky's experience and trajectory and a brief introduction to IOE.

Ricky's journey so far

Leading IOE required someone with a strong technical background, a…

Input | Output (IO) at Rare Evo 2024: blockchain innovation and demon slaying in the neon city

14 August 2024 Fernando Sanchez 5 mins read

Input | Output (IO) at Rare Evo 2024: blockchain innovation and demon slaying in the neon city

Input | Output (IO) will attend Rare Evo 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place from 15-17 August. A blockchain convention created to ‘celebrate around the theme of interoperability and the convergence of traditional industry with Web3 technology’, the Cardano Foundation and Emurgo will also attend, as will teams from Project Catalyst, Midnight, and the member-based…