Have you ever imagined what personal flying could look like in the near future? China’s Zhiyuan Research Institute, based in Hangzhou, is bringing that vision closer to reality. They just unveiled what they’re calling the world’s first tri-ducted wearable electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for individual use, and their recent demo flight is […]
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A recent survey by the Nakamoto Project, a nonprofit Bitcoin education and advocacy group, has revealed that four out of five Americans want some US gold reserves converted to BTC. The survey of 3,345 respondents asked: “Assuming the United States was thinking of converting some of their gold reserve into Bitcoin, what percentage would you
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The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, passed in a 66-32 Senate vote on May 20. “The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the GENIUS Act has passed,” reported Fox’s Eleanor Terrett. She added that more than 15 Democrats flipped their votes from no
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Vitalik Buterin has suggested changes to Ethereum’s scaling plan that focus on making it easier to run local nodes while still supporting Layer 1 (L1) scaling. His proposals come in response to concerns that raising the L1 gas limit could make it more difficult for users to run full nodes. Partially Stateless Nodes In a
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This mural, located on the end of a row of houses just off City Road in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, commemorates a way of life that ended in the late 19th century. It is constructed from different colored bricks on the gable wall of a row of houses known as Sallyport Crescent. Before the introduction
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Denver International Airport is notorious for its weird, enigmatic exhibits, from a conspiracy-ridden mural to a massive statue of a demonic horse that killed its own creator. There’s also a pair of Notre-Dame-style gargoyle sculptures above the baggage claim carousels. Just because. Officially titled Notre Denver, the unusual airport gargoyles were created in 1994 by Terry
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While the IMF has required limitations on public-sector crypto engagement as part of a $1.4 billion loan agreement, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office has continued purchasing one BTC per day. This strategy appears to have paid off, as the country now holds a massive trove of unrealized gains worth over $357 million, driven by Bitcoin’s recent
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Qila Rai Pithora was the first major city in modern-day Delhi and the capital of the Delhi Sultanate. Today, its best-known remaining monument is the Qutab Minar, the medieval tallest minaret in India, commemorating the conquest of this region by Sultanate founder Qutab ud-Din Aibak. However, it was once going to be dwarved by an
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In Thailand, ya dong is the kind of drink you usually sip out of a plastic shot glass on a clandestine street corner, a throat-scorching, herb-infused rice moonshine sold from back-alley stalls and makeshift bar carts. Traditionally steeped with roots, barks, and medicinal herbs said to calm the nerves or boost performance between the sheets
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As high gas fees push users toward alternative platforms, Uniswap’s recently introduced Layer 2 network, Unichain, aims to enhance user experience and maintain its competitive edge in the decentralized exchange space. In fact, the network is already nearing a $12 billion milestone in total trading volume just three months after it hit mainnet. Unichain’s Rapid
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