Author: Vidya Saras

With the market recovery in 2024, the number of newly minted Bitcoin millionaires have been on the rise. Given that the BTC price actually touched a new all-time high this year, the number of Bitcoin wallet holding balances of at least $1 million have skyrocket. So, in this report, we take a look at how many new BTC millionaires have been made and how much the number has grown compared to the figure from the previous year. Bitcoin Millionaires Cross 110,000 Data shows that over 20,000 new Bitcoin millionaires have been made so far in 2024 alone. According to BitInfoCharts,…

We are excited to announce the return of the Devcon Scholars Program for Devcon Southeast Asia! Bringing together builders from diverse geographies and disciplines, the Devcon Scholars Program offers more than just a scholarship to attend Devcon – it aims to build a community focused on co-learning and co-creation, to bridge Ethereum with other worlds and to push Ethereum’s boundaries. This year, we are looking to welcome up to 100 Scholars divided across four categories: (1) Ethereum Community Organizers, (2) Law Students & Legal Professionals, (3) Artists & Sci-fi Writers, and (4) Other Builders. Applications are now open, until Sunday,…

Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontierDear Bankless Nation,There are many reasons to be creative around NFTs, like exploring new artistic ideas, experimenting with new tools, and reaching new audiences.Yet this space also has a way of rewarding creativity and curiosity. For example, this week alone I made +$4,000 from my personal artistic efforts: 887 $OP from the latest Optimism airdrop to NFTers, as I’ve released various collections like Stable Peasters on the Superchain, and 0.42 ETH so far from my Inglows mint on Highlight.You don’t have to be a super acclaimed artist or…

For over a decade, Bitcoin was purely a digital currency – but today, it’s broadening its horizons more than ever before.Since 2023, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have made their way to Bitcoin network – known as Bitcoin Ordinals – which has opened a new frontier for digital art, collectibles, and blockchain culture.Bitcoin Ordinals are pieces of unique data that are embedded directly onto individual satoshis, the smallest units of Bitcoin, changing them into distinct digital artefacts. What makes Bitcoin NFTs unique, how do they work, and why should you explore them?Here’s our complete guide to Bitcoin Ordinals in 2024.What are Bitcoin…

Stories Kendall Rogers – September 23, 2024 >> Get 30% off ANY Subscription with CODE: Summer30 at checkout, here.The NCAA Division I Baseball Selection Committee will have four new members for the 2025 season, D1Baseball has learned.Four committee members have dropped off the 10-person committee this fall — they include Army athletic director Mike Buddie, Air Force athletic director Nathan Pine, Utah athletic director Mark Harlan and former Coastal Carolina athletic director Matt Hogue. Those conferences include the Patriot League, Mountain West, Big 12 and Sun Belt.The replacements for those committee members will have terms that expire after the 2028 college baseball…

Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel comeback has been shrouded in secrecy, but the veil has finally been lifted. This morning, Marvel Studios dropped a major bombshell with the release of the first trailer and poster for Thunderbolts*, revealing Johansson as an executive producer on the much-anticipated project (via Variety). After hanging up her Black Widow suit, Johansson is diving back into the Marvel universe from a new angle, and it’s clear she’s eager to explore fresh horizons. Her exit from the iconic role in Black Widow seems to have paved the way for new adventures, and Thunderbolts* marks a thrilling new chapter…

JCB, the renowned Staffordshire-based manufacturer of heavy machinery, has reported a significant surge in profits despite a global slowdown in the machinery sector. The company posted a 44% increase in pre-tax profits, reaching £806 million last year, up from £558 million in 2022. Revenue also saw an impressive 14% rise, totalling £6.5 billion, as machine sales soared to 123,228 units, compared to 105,148 the previous year. While the global construction and agricultural machinery market contracted by 4.3%, JCB defied the trend and remained debt-free, marking it as one of the UK’s top-performing manufacturers. The company’s growth was particularly strong in…

Jason Mazzola walks to work at The Residence at Natick South, an LCB Senior Living community in Natick, MA. August 22, 2024. Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jodi Hilton for NPR For 22 years, Jason Mazzola’s life was defined by Fragile X, a genetic condition that often causes autism and intellectual disability. Jason, who is 24 now, needed constant supervision. He had disabling anxiety, and struggled to answer even simple questions. All that began to change when he started taking an experimental drug called zatolmilast in May of 2023. “It helps me focus a lot, helps me…

SpaceX has pulled some pieces of its Starship megarocket from the sea.On Sunday evening (Sept. 22), SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk posted on X a photo of dripping and damaged rocket hardware being lifted out of the ocean. The mangled metal is part of the first-stage booster that flew on the most recent Starship test flight, Musk said.”Like the ruins of a futuristic, long-dead civilization,” he wrote in another post a few hours later.SpaceX is developing Starship to get people and payloads to the moon, Mars and beyond. The vehicle consists of two stainless-steel elements — a huge first-stage…

The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry has long struggled with the issue of monitoring the characteristics of a drying mixture, a critical step in producing medication and chemical compounds. At present, there are two noninvasive characterization approaches that are typically used: A sample is either imaged and individual particles are counted, or researchers use a scattered light to estimate the particle size distribution (PSD). The former is time-intensive and leads to increased waste, making the latter a more attractive option.In recent years, MIT engineers and researchers developed a physics and machine learning-based scattered light approach that has been shown to improve manufacturing…