ETH gas price surges as Yuga Labs cashes in $300M selling Otherside NFTs

ETH gas price surges as Yuga Labs cashes in $300M selling Otherside NFTs

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While the community was witness to the largest NFT mint yet, Ethereum (ETH) gas prices rose to unprecedented levels, in addition to users experiencing failed transactions due to blockchain bottlenecks. Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs launched a sale of Otherdeed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that represents digital land deeds…

Could New England Patriots’ top draft picks be a referendum on relative athletic score? – NFL Nation

Could New England Patriots’ top draft picks be a referendum on relative athletic score? – NFL Nation

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Relative athletic scores: The Patriots’ 2022 draft class spoke volumes about how Bill Belichick & Co. view the team’s deficiencies — specifically with a focus on speed in a game that continues to be played…

Blake Lively’s Best Met Gala Looks Will Simply Take Your Breath Away

Blake Lively’s Best Met Gala Looks Will Simply Take Your Breath Away

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Good morning, Upper East Siders! E! News here and we have the biggest Blake Lively news ever: She’s co-hosting the 2022 Met Gala. That’s right, the Gossip Girl alum will serve as one of the co-chairs for the May 2 event, alongside husband Ryan Reynolds, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda.  But before the…

Liquidity has driven DeFi’s growth to date, so what’s the future outlook?

Liquidity has driven DeFi’s growth to date, so what’s the future outlook?

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In mid-February 2020, the total value locked within decentralized finance (DeFi) applications first exceeded $1 billion. Fueled by the DeFi summer of 2020, it wouldn’t even take a year before it multiplied 20-fold to reach $20 billion and only another ten months to reach $200 billion. Given the pace of…

Smartphone text prediction guesses crypto hodler’s seed phrase

Smartphone text prediction guesses crypto hodler’s seed phrase

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Seed phrases, a random combination of words from the Bitcoin Improvement Protocol (BIP) 39 list of 2048 words, act as one of the primary layers of security against unauthorized access to a user’s crypto holdings. But, what happens when your “smart” phone’s predictive typing remembers and suggests the words next…

Suns fined $25,000 for not disclosing Devin Booker’s status for Game 6 vs. Pelicans

Suns fined $25,000 for not disclosing Devin Booker’s status for Game 6 vs. Pelicans

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Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP The Phoenix Suns will have to pay a fine of $25,000 for violating NBA injury reporting rules. Specifically, the number one seed in the Western Conference, failed to disclose Devin Booker’s participation status in an accurate and timely manner prior to Game 6 of the first…

White House Correspondents’ Dinner Returns With Jokes and a Try for Normalcy
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Returns With Jokes and a Try for Normalcy

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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, opted against going to the dinner because of the obvious danger. Organizers required all guests to be vaccinated, boosted and test negative before attending, although few wore masks besides the serving staff. As a concession to the potential peril, Mr….