Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as BTC price wilts for 4th straight day

The largest cryptocurrencies remained under pressure for a fourth straight day, with bitcoin falling 2.5% in 24 hours to just below $62,400. It’s not alone. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) has dropped 3.3%, with ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and solana (SOL) all weaker. The CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Capped…

45 Mind-Blowing Pop Culture And Historical Photos

16. If you’ve watched Absolutely Fabulous, then you know that Patsy’s past as a model in London in the Swinging ’60s is often referenced. Well, that’s because Joanna Lumley, who plays Patsy, was a model in the ’60s. As you can see in the photos below, the show did a…

Boy, 3, ‘attacked by at least one crocodile’ after being ‘thrown into zoo pit by man with learning difficulties who broke away from carers’ – as suspect ‘not fit for interview’ is bailed

A three-year-old boy was attacked by at least one crocodile after being tossed into a reptile pit at a British zoo by a stranger with learning difficulties – who has already been released from police custody. The 30-year-old suspect from Norfolk, who did not know the victim, was arrested at…

17 Luxury Items From 20 Years Ago That Are Trash Today

—brownlawn “My grandparents were going to donate their old diesel Mercedes with 200k miles to their church. I somehow convinced them to give it to me. I gave my sweet sports car to my younger brother and embraced the leaking, smelly, slow-as-fuck heap. The best thing about that car was…

A whole different ball game! Thomas Tuchel throws the first pitch at the baseball in Kansas City – after England win AGAIN, 5-1, in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the World Cup

Thomas Tuchel swapped the dugout for the mound as the England boss threw the first pitch for the Kansas City Royals the night after opening the World Cup with an impressive win. Just over 24 hours after watching his side open their campaign with a 4-2 victory over Croatia, Tuchel…

A tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight 

A grassroots movement is forming among everyday tech workers who are demanding their companies develop and deploy AI responsibly. And the Guardrails Alliance, a new super PAC dedicated to supporting AI legislation, aims to leverage that discontent. Democratic operatives Shaunna Thomas and Leah Hunt-Hendrix launched the Guardrails Alliance on Thursday…

Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by last year

Last year, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft encountered a bi-lobed asteroid that is a chunk of an even larger rocky body that was smashed apart in an almighty collision 155 million years ago. This little pitstop happened on Lucy’s way to a rendezvous with the Trojan asteroids that shadow Jupiter around the…