Escaped Binance Exec Arrested in Kenya, Faces Extradition to Nigeria: Report
Nadeem Anjarwalla could be extradited to Nigeria within the week, according to government sources quoted in local media.
Month: April 2024
The great conundrum of campaigning on TikTok
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Political strategists aren’t throwing away TikTok, even after their election candidates try to force its sale on national security grounds. Continue reading…
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Why Humans Are Drawn to Games
Do you often take things too seriously? Do you get anxious a lot? Anxiety comes from a lack of perspective. If you’re missing perspective, you can’t see the bigger picture. Perspective gives you clarity of thought. Without it, you are unable to solve problems. You feel stuck. Negative emotions overweigh positive experiences. You feel as … Read more
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project’s CELO tokens, under the chain’s governance rules.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Layer 2s Have Their Moment
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 22, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Mood.camera is an iOS app that feels like using a retro analog camera
Phone cameras have evolved a lot, with image processing becoming increasingly important and granular controls to help users tweak their images. Despite that, many people are still fond of old-school photography styles and techniques. Developer Alex Fox wanted to focus on that nostalgia while building the Mood.camera app. The iPhone app lets you switch between … Read more
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European police chiefs target E2EE in latest demand for ‘lawful access’
In the latest iteration of the neverending (and always head-scratching) crypto wars, Graeme Biggar, the director general of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has called on Instagram-owner Meta to rethink its continued rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) — with web users’ privacy and security pulled into the frame yet again. The call follows a … Read more
Want to restore a forest? Give it back to Indigenous peoples who call it home
Doris Ríos is a Cabécar leader who has fought to reclaim Indigenous territory in Costa Rica. | Collage by Israel Vargas | Photos by Justine Calma These women took back their land in Costa Rica, and now they plan to reforest it. Continue reading…
Show HN: Source Code for CSVs
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Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein
The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said.
Microsoft makes it easier to install Windows store apps from the web
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Microsoft is starting to improve the experience of downloading Windows store apps from the web. The software giant has built what it calls an “undocked version of the [Microsoft] Store” that works like a typical executable to install apps from the Microsoft Store. It should cut down on … Read more
A Million Years Without a Megaslide
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Why the ‘Crypto: The Game’ Winner Donated the $200K Prize to Support Tornado Cash Devs
The larger second season of Crypto: The Game was capped off with a memorable finish. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how it went down.
Bitcoin Price Reclaims $66,000, Ethereum Sees Modest Gains After BTC Halving
Bitcoin reclaimed $66,000 Monday, while Ethereum saw its own modest gains, following the fourth BTC halving event on Friday.
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Bitcoin’s Unique Volatility Profile in Focus as VIX and MOVE Spike
Bitcoin’s implied or expected volatility remains positively correlated with its price as traditional market fear gauges spike amid broad-based risk aversion.
I Published a Dummy Pkg to NPM, and Here is What Happened
Welcome, I have published a dummy package to the npm registry called cli-pbar, let me explain why I did this and what happens next. Backstory A few years ago, I published some packages to npm and tried their search to see if my packages were popping up in the results. I could find my packages … Read more