Are layer 2s good for Ethereum, or are they ‘extractive?’
Layer 2s have been a great blockchain success story. They’ve reduced congestion on the Ethereum mainnet, driving down gas fees while preserving security.
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Ex-Celsius CEO asks to travel for a wedding after sentencing
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky will probably be allowed to travel for his daughter’s wedding regardless of the outcome of his May 8
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Bitcoin price reclaims $100K for first time since January
Bitcoin has reclaimed the $100,000 price level for the first time since January, reflecting renewed bullish sentiment among investors. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the
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Krispy Kreme stock plunges after doughnut chain pauses McDonald’s rollout, pulls outlook
Krispy Kreme is pausing its nationwide rollout with McDonald's to focus on profitability. ​Read More
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Join the Family: GeForce NOW Welcomes 2K’s Acclaimed ‘Mafia’ Franchise to the Cloud
Calling all wiseguys — 2K’s acclaimed Mafia franchise is available to stream from the cloud. Step into the gritty underworld of organized crime
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LM Studio Accelerates LLM Performance With NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs and CUDA 12.8
As AI use cases continue to expand — from document summarization to custom software agents — developers and enthusiasts are seeking faster, more
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User experience could be crypto’s superpower—or its kryptonite
Opinion by Jonathan Farnell, CEO of Freedx It’s 2025, and over 560 million people worldwide are already using cryptocurrency — roughly 17 times
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Bitcoin DeFi sees surge in mining participation despite drop in TVL
Smart contract platform Rootstock, the home of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin, saw a sharp increase in network security and mining engagement in
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Browser-based crypto mining in 2025: Still viable or virtually dead?
Key takeaways After the shutdown of Coinhive in 2019, browser mining has made a comeback with new tools like CryptoTab Browser, Pi Network
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Coinbase to acquire options trading platform Deribit for $2.9B
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US by trading volume, has agreed to acquire Deribit, one of the world’s biggest crypto derivatives