Ethereum’s rising staking delays sparks fear of DeFi instability risk

Ethereum’s staking network is under growing strain as validator withdrawals climb to record levels, testing the system’s balance between liquidity and network security. Recent validator data shows that over 2.44 million ETH, valued at more than $10.5 billion, are now queued for withdrawal as of Oct. 8, the third-highest level in a month. This backlog […]

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Case Insensitive CSS Attribute Selector

CSS selectors never cease to amaze me in how powerful they can be in matching complex patterns. Most of that flexibility is in parent/child/sibling relationships, very seldomly in value matching. Consider my surprise when I learned that CSS allows matching attribute values regardless off case! Adding a {space}i to the attribute selector brackets will make […]

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Smart Money Moves for Retirement

 Four Ways to Escape the Trap 1. Use Roth Accounts for Flexibility Unlike traditional retirement accounts, Roth IRAs allow you to withdraw your contributions (but not earnings) at any time without penalty. Since you’ve already paid taxes on those dollars, Roths offer a balance between long-term growth and short-term flexibility. 2. Explore Passive Real Estate […]

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One of our favorite 34-inch QD-OLED Alienware gaming monitors is just $521 for Amazon Prime Day – QHD 165Hz monitor hits all-time low pricing

The Alienware AW3423DWF has perennially been one of our favorite gaming monitors, and for good reason. The monitor originally had a suggested retail price of over $1,000, but this price has steadily decreased since its introduction three years ago. When we last visited the monitor just over a month ago in late August, it was […]

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BNB ousts XRP after surge fueled by utility and memecoin trading

BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, has reclaimed the spotlight after soaring to a new all-time high, cementing its position as the world’s third-largest crypto by market capitalization. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BNB reached a record high of $1,335 on Oct. 7, before slightly retracing to around $1,306 as of press time. […]

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It Definitely Looks Like I Was Wrong About The Iowa School Superintendent Arrested By ICE

from the but-what-will-ICE-learn-from-this dept A lot has happened since last week when my post about Des Moines (IA) school superintendent Ian Roberts being arrested by ICE first hit the front page here at Techdirt. A lot of new information has come to light, almost all of it obtained by Des Moines Register journalists, which indicates […]

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