The announcement of Eigenlayer’s airdrop, featuring non-transferable tokens and aggressive geo-restrictions, has sparked outrage among users who felt the allocated amount was minimal and the documentation confusing. Despite adding over $ 15.7 billion in staked Ether in anticipation, participants criticized the linear distribution model favoring large restakers and the stringent geographic limits excluding users …
Meta Faces Tough Market Response as AI Investments Surge and Metaverse Losses Continue
Meta’s shares dropped 15% in after-hours trading following announcements in April of plans for significant investment in AI, alongside a weaker revenue outlook and continued losses in its metaverse division, Reality Labs. The company anticipates its expenses will soar to between $ 96 billion and $ 99 billion for the fiscal year, attributing …
New Stablecoin Bill Faces Criticism for Stifling Innovation and Breaching First Amendment
A new bill co-sponsored by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, aimed at regulating stablecoins, has drawn criticism for potentially stifling innovation and breaching First Amendment rights. The bill includes a provision that bans all “algorithmic payment stablecoins,” which could have significant implications for software developers and the broader tech community. Lummis-Gillibrand Stablecoin Bill Criticized […]
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Faces Volatile Day of Trading and Complex Dynamics
As bitcoin navigates a tumultuous trading range between $ 60,022 and $ 65,430, market analysts scrutinize oscillators and moving averages for future price direction clues. The cryptocurrency’s price hovers at around $ 65,110 on April 19, 2024, reflecting a volatile day for traders after the escalating conflict in the Middle East and …
Nebraska Man Faces 50 Years for Multi-Million Dollar Cryptojacking Scheme
United States prosecutors have charged Charles O. Parks III with wire fraud and money laundering after he allegedly ran a “large-scale illegal ‘cryptojacking’ operation,” defrauding two cloud computing providers out of $ 3.5 million to mine $ 970,000 in cryptocurrencies such as ether, litecoin, and monero without authorization. Parks, who was arrested in …