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Lido, Coinbase, and Rocket Pool Corner 89% of Ethereum's Booming $20 Billion Liquid Staking Market – Defi Bitcoin News

October 4, 2023
Since 2020, applications for liquid staking on the Ethereum blockchain have seen steady growth, and as of the first week of October 2023, a total of 23 liquid staking derivatives (LSD) platforms hold 12.4 million ether, valued at over $20 billion. Currently, the top three LSD protocols hold sway over 11.041 million ETH, accounting for a substantial 89.18% share of the overall ether locked. 3 LSDs…
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Wittman says patience wearing thin on F-35 sustainment plan

October 3, 2023
WASHINGTON — A leading House lawmaker wants to see some hard details — and soon — from the F-35 Joint Program Office about how it plans to fix the jet fighter’s long-lagging availability rates. And Rep. Rob Wittman’s patience with the JPO on the fighter’s low…
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Nevada's largest – and only second – wind farm just got 70k acres from BLM

October 3, 2023
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has set aside 70,000 acres of public land for what will become Nevada’s largest wind farm. Nevada’s largest wind farm BLM has set aside public land for the wind farm – which is known as Stagecoach Wind – in order to prevent new mining claims from interfering with the project’s review or development. BLM’s environmental analysis of the wind…
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Rivian CEO sees ‘very clear’ set of steps to profitability after Q3 EV delivery beat

October 3, 2023
As EV deliveries pick up, Rivian’s (RIVN) CEO RJ Scaringe says the company is seeing significant progress in lowering costs. As losses improve, Rivian’s leader explained, “We will see a very clear” set of steps toward profitability. Scaringe made the comments Tuesday morning in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” explaining the EV maker’s production ramp and improving…
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Tesla Semi update: About 70 built to date, use Cybertruck parts, and more

October 3, 2023
We get a small Tesla Semi update, thanks to Jay Leno. We now learn that Tesla has built about 70 Tesla Semi electric trucks. Tesla started to build the Tesla Semi in late 2022 after years of delays. Quickly after launching production, Tesla announced an expansion of Gigafactory Nevada to build the vehicle in volume, but that has yet to happen. The automaker is still only producing the electric…
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