CryptoNews

Magic Eden Surges to Top Spot in NFT Market, Records Stellar $756M Trading Volume in March

April 18, 2024
Magic Eden, a Solana-based NFT marketplace, achieved its highest monthly trading volume in March, outpacing Blur with a 194.4% increase to $756.5 million, attributed to its Diamond reward program and support for creator royalties. This surge led Magic Eden to become the top NFT marketplace by trading volume, dethroning Blur for the first time since OKX capitalized on a Bitcoin Ordinals craze last…
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DefenseNews

Get the US Navy’s frigate program back on schedule

April 16, 2024
The recent review of shipbuilding progress is an important step in correcting the current cost overruns and schedule slippage. However, the U.S. Navy secretary’s rather timid response of only directing the FFG design team to gather at the shipyard was far too timid. Many had hoped this program would solve the problem of small, anti-submarine warfare ships, replacing the FFG-7 class. Those hopes…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla lays off 'more than 10%' of its global workforce

April 16, 2024
Tesla has announced layoffs of “more than 10%” of its global workforce in an internal company-wide email. We exclusively reported yesterday that Tesla was prepping a massive layoff. For the last few months, it has looked like Tesla might be preparing for a round of layoffs. Tesla told managers to identify critical team members, and paused some stock rewards while canceling some employees’…
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CryptoNews

Bank of Russia Supports Cryptocurrency Usage for International Settlements

April 16, 2024
The Bank of Russia has announced that it will support accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency payments for international settlements. According to Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, these crypto-based payments must be launched in a sandbox-style experimental regime. In contrast, payments with national digital assets will be launched without similar precautions. Bank of Russia…
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