Month: March 2025

What Is the Solana Gulf Stream? How It Differs From Traditional Mempool Architectures

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Introduction Transaction pool, also known as the “mempool,” is a temporary storage area for unconfirmed transactions on the blockchain as they await confirmation and inclusion in a block. The emergence of Bitcoin led to the introduction of the mempool concept. Ethereum later incorporated this into its architecture as well. When a user initiates a transaction, … Read more

District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is planning a new Starship Troopers movie

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Promotional art for the 1997 movie Starship Troopers. Columbia Pictures has tapped District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to write and direct a new Starship Troopers film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, giving the franchise its first live-action entry since 2008’s Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. The movie will be based on Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 book … Read more

21Shares to Liquidate Two Bitcoin and Ether Futures ETFs Amid Market Downturn

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Crypto asset manager 21Shares is set to liquidate two actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to bitcoin and ether futures amid a wider market downturn. The funds slated for liquidation are the ARK 21Shares Active On-Chain Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ARKC) and the ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Ethereum Strategy ETF (ARKY). Investors can trade shares until … Read more

Coinbase Stock Decline Can’t Stop Highly Leveraged Long ETF Rollouts

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Leverage Shares by Themes has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) stock despite a downturn in the crypto-related shares. The Leverage Shares 2X Long Coinbase Daily ETF (COIG) is designed to deliver twice the daily return of Coinbase’s stock price, offering traders an amplified exposure to the … Read more

Gold ETFs Inflow Takes Over Bitcoin ETFs Amid Historic Rally

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Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have overtaken bitcoin ETFs in assets under management as investors shift toward the traditional safe-haven asset as BTC price tumbled more than 19% over the past three months, while the precious metal climbed 12.5%. Bitcoin ETFs, which saw significant inflows following their U.S. launch in January last year, have experienced major … Read more

Week in Review: SXSW week comes to a close

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Welcome back to Week in Review! I’m Karyne Levy, TechCrunch’s deputy managing editor, and I’ll be writing this newsletter from here on out. Thrilled to be here! This week we’re checking out everything at SXSW; Waymo’s expansion into Silicon Valley; Intel’s new CEO; TikTok’s new suitor; and why DeepSeek isn’t taking VC money. Let’s get … Read more

TON Surges 20% as Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Recovers Passport From French Authorities

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The price of TON has surged more than 20% over the last 24 hours to now trade above $3.45 and have a $8.14 billion market capitalization after French authorities returned Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s passport. The move restores Durov’s ability to travel freely and marks the end of a situation that had drawn concerns from … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: AI Wont Replace Me Yet, But It Might Prove I Was Never That Original (3/15/2025)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 15, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, First Newsletter of the Homebrew Computer Club in 1975, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Building a Bitcoin Wallet from Scratch: Two Months of … Read more

Bitcoin’s role as an inflation hedge depends on where one lives — Analyst

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For years, inflation was primarily a concern for emerging markets, where volatile currencies and economic instability made rising prices a persistent challenge. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation became a global issue. Once-stable economies with historically low inflation were suddenly grappling with soaring costs, prompting investors to rethink how to preserve their … Read more