April 21, 2025

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Crypto

US Dollar Index Plunges to 3-Year Low as Gold Hits ATH, BTC Tops $87K 

The US Dollar Index (DXY) has fallen to its lowest level for three years as the world’s reserve currency depreciates under the weight of escalating global trade tensions instigated by President Trump. DXY, which is a measure of the greenback against a basket of six leading currencies, has fallen to 98.23, its lowest level since

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Tech & AI

White House replaces covid.gov website with ‘lab leak’ theory

The government-run website covid.gov used to host information about COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment. Now, under President Trump’s purview, the page redirects to a White House website espousing the unproven theory that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory. The theory, which has been opposed by many virologists, was espoused in a report by House Republicans

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Bitcoin

A Blow to the Dollar: Russia Reaches Historic Milestone by Paying for Over Half of Its Imports in Rubles

According to the Central Bank of Russia, 53.5% of all imports to the country were paid for with Russian rubles in February, marking a historic record. Currencies from unfriendly countries, including the U.S. dollar, accounted for only 17.2%, representing a success for a nation facing unilateral sanctions from the U.S. government. Russia Pays Imports Mostly

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Crypto

Ethereum Foundation new co-executive responds to Vitalik Buterin’s latest RISC-V proposal

Ethereum Foundation’s new co-executive director Tomasz K. Stańczak says Buterin’s proposals are meant to spark discussions and invite scrutiny regarding the network’s future goals and breakthroughs. In a recent post following Buterin’s previous proposal on replacing Ethereum (ETH) Virtual Machine with RISC-V to improve long-term scalability, Stańczak said that under the change in leadership, the

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Tech & AI

How to unblock xHamster for free

TL;DR: Unblock porn sites like xHamster with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN. A lot of locations around the world restrict your access to popular porn sites like xHamster. These restrictions make sense, but we do think there is something to be said for retaining your right to online freedom.

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Bitcoin

Then vs. Now: Top NFT Collections and How Much Their Prices Have Crashed Since 2021

In 2021, alongside the sudden surge of interest in play-to-earn games through Axie Infinity, another Web3 industry also flourished. The rise of digital artworks, or non-fungible tokens (NFTs), brought a transformative change to the digital economy, merging art, technology, and ownership. In fact, the Hiscox Online Art Trade Report revealed that NFT sales of crypto

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Crypto

3 Things That Could Impact Crypto Markets in The Week Ahead

The Easter weekend offered little respite for markets, and no trade deals were announced. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump published a “non-tariff cheating” list, stating that those who criticize tariffs are “bad at business.” The notable drop in consumer sentiment and a surge in household inflation expectations are indicative of the turbulent economic weather that

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Lithosphere News Releases

Colle AI Applies Grok AI for Smarter Cryptocurrency Asset Generation

Integration enhances automation and intelligence behind NFT creation across multichain networks April 21, 2025 1:00 AM EDT | Source: Kaj Labs Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – April 21, 2025) – Colle AI (COLLE), the AI-powered multichain NFT platform, has expanded its artificial intelligence capabilities by applying Grok AI to enhance the creation and management of

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Tech & AI

Do You Need a Fancy Bread Knife?

I’m a big fan of using the right tool for the job in the kitchen. No surprise there, yet I frequently get that FOMO-y feeling that something new or different might be better than what I own. Several months ago, I looked at a set of carbon steel knives made in Oregon by Steelport. They

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Bitcoin

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing EVM With RISC-V for Ethereum’s Execution Layer

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a transformative idea to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V as the primary virtual machine language for smart contracts, aiming to enhance the efficiency and scalability of Ethereum’s execution layer. This proposal suggests that while the fundamental concepts of accounts and storage would remain unchanged, transitioning to

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