Author: Vidya Saras

Bitcoin sellers are not rushing to distribute coins at current BTC price levels — even as hodler cohorts return to net profit.

Last week, Ethereum client, testing and research teams from around the world gathered together for a week of intense work on the Pectra network upgrade, PeerDAS and the Verge. Similarly to previous events like Edelweiss 🏔️ or Amphora 🏺, the focus of the Nyota ✨ interop was achieving multi-client interoperability across the different technical tracks. In addition to this, Nyota was preceded with a first of its kind public event: Frontiers Africa, where core devs & researchers spent the day meeting & exchanging with builders from across the region. Frontiers Africa Inspired by the impactful trips that borderless.africa organized in…

Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontierDear Bankless Nation,Some crypto gaming ecosystems are giants in the making. Ronin and Parallel come to mind as contenders, as does Immutable. That said, I last covered Immutable in March 2023, and a lot has changed since then as the Immutable gaming scene has recently been heating up like never before. For today’s post, let’s catch up with a quick refresher on the Immutable stack and ecosystem and how you can dive in here!-WMP👉  Kraken NFT is built for secure NFT trading ✨Immutable is a gaming tech stack in Ethereum’s…

Unstoppable Domains and Somnia have announced a partnership to introduce the .dream top-level domain (TLD), aiming to enhance digital identities within the metaverse.The .dream domain will provide users with a unified identity that can be used across various decentralized applications, simplifying interactions with cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other digital assets.The partnership will be highlighted at the upcoming Token 2024 event, showcasing the potential of .dream to integrate digital experiences in the evolving virtual landscape. Source: SomniaWhat is the .dream TLD?The .dream TLD is designed to give users a standardized digital identity for use across over 865 decentralized applications (dApps).This domain will…

World Liberty Financial features controversial leadership and will need to navigate U.S. regulations carefully. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promoted World Liberty Financial in a livestream on Monday, Sept. 16, according to Fortune. World Liberty Financial is a decentralized finance (DeFi) service that allows peer lending and borrowing of crypto without the need for an intermediary bank. The project will also include a non-transferable cryptocurrency token that allows holders to vote on governance decisions. Trump, his sons, and their business partner Chase Herro announced the platform during a livestream on X Spaces. Though Trump personally provided few details on the…

General Hospital shows that Portia Robinson did indeed tamper with Heather Webber‘s blood test. The big question now is, will Brad Cooper take the fall for Portia’s questionable but understandable actions? General Hospital: Portia Robinson Throws Brad Under? General Hospital fans see that Portia Robinson’s (Brook Kerr) motives were clear. Heather Webber (Alley Mills) had planned to murder Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) with her poisoned hook, and despite Heather’s current freedom from Cobalt, longtime viewers know that her violent history predates her hip implant. Portia, as a fierce protector of her daughter, wasn’t going to let Heather escape justice. This…

The recent buy out of Bell’s stake in the parent company of the Toronto Raptors by Rogers Communications could impact the future of Masai Ujiri with the franchise, reports The Athletic. Ujiri’s current contract to run the Raptors runs through the 25-26 season. Rogers chairman Edward Rogers reportedly most heavily scrutinized the decision to pay Ujiri as one of the NBA’s most highly paid executives when he was up for a new contract in 2021. Rogers and Ujiri have had a strained relationship in the past. Larry Tanenbaum is an influential figure in the NBA and remains the Raptors’ governor,…

PHILIPPINE INFLATION would likely ease to 2.5% this month, giving the central bank room to cut interest rates more than expected, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Tuesday. But the government remains cautious as the escalating conflict in the Middle East could lead to a spike in global oil prices, he said. “Inflation is on a downward trend,” Mr. Recto, fresh from a Cabinet meeting on managing food and nonfood inflation, said at a Palace briefing. “We expect inflation to go down to 2.5% by September.” September inflation data will be released on Oct. 4. Mr. Recto said the…

There’s been a growing shift in the fitness, health, and wellness industry. The promise of “immediate results” will probably never lose its sparkle. But, as a good portion of our population (hi, Boomers!) moves into their “silver” years, conversations around optimizing lifespan (how long you live) and healthspan (how long you live with a high quality of life) are also on the rise. People are more interested than ever in longevity, which, these days, means the combination of a long lifespan and a long healthspan. (Historically, longevity and lifespan were synonymous.) Trending too is the concept of biological age—essentially, how…

SpaceX plans to launch 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Wednesday morning (Sept. 25).A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, on California’s central coast, Wednesday at 3:01 a.m. EDT (0701 GMT; 9:01 p.m. on Sept. 24 California time).You can watch the action live via SpaceX’s X account; coverage will begin about five minutes before launch.If all goes according to plan, the Falcon 9’s first stage will come back to Earth 8.5 minutes after liftoff, landing on the SpaceX drone ship…