Month: April 2024

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic advisers are reportedly devising strategies to deter nations from reducing their reliance on the U.S. dollar. Proposed deterrents include export controls, currency manipulation charges, and tariffs. Trump remains committed to preserving the U.S. dollar’s dominance as the global reserve currency. Nonetheless, a growing number of countries, particularly BRICS members, […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/former-president-donald-trumps-advisers-explore-penalties-for-nations-ditching-us-dollar/

A technical analyst has highlighted that bitcoin is approaching “the point where historically the most aggressive part of the bull cycle begins,” forecasting a potential rise to $300,000 for the cryptocurrency. “Unrealistic or not, that gives us a $300,000 projection and is undeniably technical as those are the exact high-to-low measurements at the time it […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/analyst-eyes-300k-bitcoin-price-as-btc-approaches-most-aggressive-part-of-the-bull-cycle/

Anza, a dev collective behind Solana, recommended the adoption of Agave v1.18.12 into the blockchain’s devnet and testnet. This new version of the mentioned client ships with a central scheduler that aims to reduce congestion by increasing fee collection and reducing conflicting transactions. Anza is calling for increased testing on this functionality. Anza Calls for […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/solana-advances-congestion-alleviating-central-scheduler-feature-to-testnet/

Artificial intelligence shook up a corner of the Catholic community after California Alswers—a San Diego, Calif.-based publisher of church resources—introduced “Father Justin,” an AI chatbot on Monday. The virtual priest was defrocked by the end of the week, but its creators will still allow the chatbot to operate as simply “Justin.” Catholic Answers said that “Father Justin” was designed to…

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It’s nice to feel seen—to know that someone out there knows you and is making things just for you, specifically. That’s where fans of role-playing games have been since last August: We’ve been spoiled for RPGs. Importantly, though, it’s not just one kind of RPG. We have Western and Japanese-style RPGs. We have action and turn-based ones; first and third-person…

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In an era increasingly defined by surveillance and oversight, Amir Taaki stands out as a key figure in the Bitcoin movement, sounding a clarion call for crypto awareness following the indictment of Samourai Wallet. Taaki’s latest initiative, “Darkfi,” seeks to pioneer a completely anonymous platform for collaborative fundraising and distribution, posing a challenge to existing […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/globalist-power-is-no-longer-a-moral-authority-amir-taaki-responds-to-samourai-charges/

In the last two weeks, liquid staking derivative (LSD) protocols have experienced a decline of 60,000 ether valued at over $198 million, with Lido accounting for 40,000 of the ETH withdrawn. LSD Sector Snapshot: $198 Million Ether Withdrawn in 2 Weeks Liquid staking has been witnessing a decrease; on April 15, 2024, the 27 distinct […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/liquid-staking-platforms-see-60000-eth-outflow-in-2-weeks-lido-dominates-reductions/