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Satoshi Nakamoto is God and Bitcoin’s design is perfect. Or is it? There’s one feature of the protocol that keeps bugging me: the Halvening (halving, whatever). I’m sure Naka thought this over. His first Bitcoin must have had an incremental reduction of the supply per block. But the final design, the one we know, cuts the block reward in half only after every 210,000 blocks (every four years). Obviously, this decision had a tremendous impact on price action, volatility, and adoption. Unfortunately, it’s not the best supply scheme. Let’s explore.HalvingsBitcoin, as we know it, has a supply schedule adhering to…

Production analyst and U. of I. student worker Josh Weiner enters information into the SPOTLITE database, which documents any incident where police use firearms, including those with non-fatal outcomes and any other use of force that results in a death. SPOTLITE is a project of the Cline Center for Advanced Social Research and an interdisciplinary team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts. Credit: Fred Zwicky/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research and an interdisciplinary team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts have expanded upon their statewide registry on the use of lethal force by police…

SGN completed repairs on the A27 at Lancing last week but the road, near Manor Roundabout, is still reduced to one lane. The gas distribution company said further work is needed to add an anti-skid layer to the lanes it has been working on. A spokesman said the road should be open as normal by the end of the week. MOST READ: ​To have access to all of our best stories subscribe to The Argus using our special offer here Waseem Hanif, spokesman for SGN, said: “We’ve completed repairs to our gas network in the A27, Lancing, near Manor Roundabout. “The road…

Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J4 and J3 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 6 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Annemarieke Van Drimmelen for WSJ. Magazine. Angelina Jolie introduced her New York City-based clothing brand, Atelier Jolie, in 2023. During her recent WSJ. Magazine interview, the actress and humanitarian opened up about her new business endeavor and how she intends to change the fashion industry with it. Keep reading to learn more about Angie’s clothing line.  What Is Angelina Jolie’s Clothing Line?  According to Atelier Jolie’s website, Angelina described the business as a “community of creativity and inspiration regardless of socio-economic background.”  “We will bring together a diverse team, including apprenticeships for refugees and other talented, underappreciated groups,…

Ukrainian synthetic voice startup Respeecher is finding success despite not just bombs raining down on their city, but a wave of hype that has raised up sometimes controversial competitors. A new $1M in funding should help the company add a few studios to its media and gaming clients. Respeecher is perhaps best known for being chosen to replicate James Earl Jones and his iconic Darth Vader voice for a Star Wars animated show, then later a younger Luke Skywalker for The Mandalorian. But the company has also worked with game developer CD Projekt (of Witcher and Cyberpunk fame) and recently…

By Darragh O’Toole, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Western Digital The UK has long enjoyed a vibrant micro, small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector, which plays an important role in the overall economic growth of the country. At the start of 2023, there were 5.5 million small businesses in operation. A figure which equates to 99.2% of the total business population. More than 750,000 of these are startups. With such a culture of growth and innovation it is of little surprise that many of the nation’s SMBs and SOHO businesses rely heavily on technological innovation to power their development. This…

Police said the man attempted to open her car door before punching a window and making threats Source link

Crypto exchange Binance is reimbursing users and delisting the Anchored Coins Euro stablecoin (AEUR) after the token surged more than 200% in value after listing.According to the Dec. 6 announcement, Binance will compensate users who purchased AEUR at an inflated valuation and failed to sell it after trading was halted earlier in the day. Affected users will receive a portion of the premium amount above the peg of 1 AEUR = 1.08 Tether (USDT) as a refund. The exchange wrote: “After AEUR went online, it attracted the attention of community users. However, some users did not realize that AEUR was a…

In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15 million years ago, an asteroid struck this spot. Today, the impact crater is one of the most useful analogues for asteroid craters on early Mars. Studying the deposits of the former lake that formed in the crater is particularly informative. These deposits have been of great interest ever since NASA began exploring Martian craters for signs of water and life on Mars. However, the chemical development of the former crater lake and its habitable areas is only…