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Builder: Nicholas Gregory Language(s): C++, Rust Contribute(s/ed) To: Ocean Sidechain, Mainstay, Mercury Wallet, Mercury Layer Work(s/ed) At: CommerceBlock (formerly) Prior to Bitcoin, Nicholas was a software developer working in the financial system for banking firms developing trading and derivatives platforms. After the 2008 financial crisis he began to consider alternatives to the legacy financial system in the fallout.  Like many from that time, he completely ignored the original Slashdot article featuring the Bitcoin whitepaper due to the apparent focus on Windows as an application platform (Nicholas was a UNIX/Linux developer). Thankfully someone he knew introduced him to Bitcoin later on. …

Yasmin RufoCulture reporterHBOArabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout have been cast to play Hermione, Harry and RonAlmost every child has dreamed, if only for a moment, of living in the world of Harry Potter.When the cast was announced for the films back in the early 2000s, I remember feeling a pang of jealousy – Emma Watson was fine, but wasn’t I the real Hermione Granger? I would have given anything for a casting director to have spotted me and whisked me away to Hogwarts to play the iconic witch.For three young actors – Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair…

Rahul Tewatia and Jasprit Bumrah A high-stakes IPL 2025 Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans took an intense turn on Friday, not just for the cricket but for a fiery mid-pitch exchange between Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Tewatia. While Mumbai sealed a thrilling 20-run win to book a spot in Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings, the moment between the two Indian players became a talking point.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The flashpoint came in the 18th over of Gujarat’s tense run chase. Tewatia launched Bumrah for a massive six over deep mid-wicket, sending a jolt…

Bihar Board announces Class 10, 12 compartment and special exam results 2025 BSEB 10th, 12th compartmental result 2025: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has officially declared the results for the Class 10 and Class 12 Compartmental and Special Examinations 2025. The announcement was made by BSEB Chairman Anand Kishor on the official website results.biharboardonline.com. Students who appeared for these exams can now check and download their results online. The exams were held for students who either failed in one or two subjects or opted to improve their scores.Overall, the results reveal varying pass percentages across different categories. The Class…

Bitcoin just reminded everyone that it’s still the wild child of the financial world. After flirting with record highs earlier this month, the price nosedived to around $104,000 on May 30, wiping out billions in value overnight. The move blindsided traders, triggered massive liquidations, and put a serious dent in BlackRock’s headline-making Bitcoin ETF. It took just 24 hours for $827 million to be liquidated, showing how quickly crypto sentiment can flip. Over $800 Million Gone in a Flash More than $827 million worth of crypto bets were liquidated in just 24 hours. Most of those were long positions, meaning…

Over the past few years, the SEC was going after crypto about as often (and annoyingly) as those calls about your car’s extended warranty. This year, tho’? Whole different vibe. They’ve already done a lot to go from being crypto’s #1 hater to an agency that actually supports this industry. Quick recap: Canceled SAB 121; Launched a dedicated Crypto Task Force to figure out how to regulate crypto – properly; Withdrew a bunch of lawsuits against crypto companies; Confirmed memecoins aren’t securities; Gave broker-dealers the approval to custody both crypto securities and non-securities; Said they want to make it easier…

The US dollar has been a little bit negative against the Mexican peso during trading on Thursday as we’ve seen the US dollar turn around quite a bit.This will be an interesting pair to watch because the preliminary GDP numbers came in at a contraction of 0.2 % in the United States and while that did take some of the wind out of the sails of the US dollar.The reality is that Mexico is almost wholly dependent on the US economy to grow.After all, almost all of Mexico’s exports end up in the United States. And therefore, if the United…

Rebin Zahid, a civil engineer based in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, has spent more than a decade navigating the complexities of oil and gas construction projects. But in 2024, he decided it was time for something more—a shift not just in title, but in mindset. “I’ve worked through the details of construction—machinery, concrete, everything,” says Rebin. “But I wanted to go deeper into management—how to lead, how to plan, how to communicate effectively with teams. That’s what brought me back to school.” Turning technical know-how into strategic insight Rebin’s educational journey started with taking online courses on Coursera. After completing training in…

Some WWE stars just can’t fight this feeling.Of course, we’re talking about the gratitude they feel for being able to pin down their soulmate. Take Gail Kim, for instance, who celebrated her 13th…

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice““Hanna““I’m Still Here““Paddington in Peru““Past Lives““Smile““Starship Troopers““The Sugarland Express““Train to Busan““The Wild Robot“ 11 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Better Man“ Much of the conversation around the unique Robbie Williams biopic in which a CGI monkey takes the place of the Take That singer was about the box office disappointment of the film, which overshadowed two key takeaways. One, thank God there are still executives at major studios like Paramount willing to take chances on a film as strange as this one. If we lose all ambition at the big companies, we’re going to be in serious…