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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google is testing an article view design. Google is testing centered people also ask more results. Google is testing a new image pack design. Gogole translate in Google Search can show images. Google Local maps pack testing open in maps button. Plus, I scheduled my video for you all today. I am offline Wednesday night through Saturday night, so anything you see from me was pre-written and pre-scheduled to be posted. I’ll…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted accelerated approval to 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for listing and trading options tied to spot Bitcoin prices on the New York Stock Exchange. This decision follows a regulatory filing made public. In January, the SEC had approved Bitcoin ETFs to track the cryptocurrency’s value, marking a significant development for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market.Bitcoin ETFs Offer Hedging OptionsThe approved funds include the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, ARK21Shares Bitcoin ETF, Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust BTC, and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. These options will provide institutional investors and…

18 Oct Will Ethereum Reduce Minimum Staking? Posted at 14:23h in Education by admin The Ethereum community has been abuzz with talk of reducing Ethereum’s staking threshold from 32 ETH to 1 ETH, to lower the barrier for individuals to become validators and earn staking rewards, as well as enhance decentralisation. This change could increase the number of validators, strengthening the network’s security but also introduce challenges like managing a higher volume of validator signatures. To address this, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggested implementing “single-slot finality” to speed up block confirmations. The proposal could reduce the reliance on liquid staking…

To trade or not to trade? Trading from home and having more time to watch the charts and market headlines doesn’t necessarily mean you have to take more setups. For most traders, even seasoned professionals, this is easier said than done. After all, forex price action can often be fast-paced and exciting, and the idea of missing out on a profitable setup is enough to keep traders on their toes all the time. Market Wizards author Jack Schwager mentioned in an interview: “It is common for traders who develop good methodologies that signal trades infrequently to take other trades that lack…

So just to quickly recap, what I found was sites that had lost in the September 2023 and March 2024 Helpful Content Updates, the last one was merged with a core update, although I do think they’re quite distinct signals, even though they’re allegedly merged now. But anyway, the losers had pretty similar Domain Authority to sites that had been positively or not affected. But their Brand Authority was significantly lower on average, and as a result, their ratio of Domain Authority to Brand Authority was also very different.Now interestingly, you’ll note that the ratio of averages, the average Domain…

Gemini, the popular bitcoin & crypto exchange company, today announced the launch of electronic over-the-counter trading (eOTC), an automated crypto trading solution designed for institutions. The Gemini eOTC solution offers a variety of advantages to institutional traders including: Competitive Pricing & Execution: Liquidity is sourced from top-tier liquidity providers with deep liquidity pools, enabling counterparties to place large orders for immediate execution at optimal pricing, while incurring minimal transaction costs. Note, the minimum trade size is a $1,000 notional value per order. Intuitive Interface: eOTC users can customize their Gemini eOTC interface to get real-time visibility into changing prices for…

The Zcash Foundation has recently released Zebra 2.0.0-rc.0, the first release candidate for NU6. This release includes all of the required consensus rules, functionality and tests for Network Upgrade 6. However, it does NOT yet include the NU6 activation height or current protocol version, both of which will be required in order for Zebra to successfully activate NU6 on mainnet. As such, please note that support for this release candidate is expected to conclude prior to the NU6 activation height. Additionally, this release includes some updates to the getmininginfo RPC method response and two new generate and stop RPC methods,…

Context: I am exploring cross-chain transfers from Bitcoin to another network and want to avoid a common issue in HTLCs where users manage secrets and could potentially cause harm to liquidity providers (LPs). Problem: In typical HTLC implementations, the user locks funds first and then reveals a secret to claim the funds on another network. However, this can lead to a situation where a user creates an empty HTLC, causing the LP to lock funds. If the user then chooses not to continue the transaction, this can cause resource issues or even a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the LP, as…

What I believe and why I think SEO content has a packaging problem, is because the traditional way that we, as SEO content creators, have been encouraged to create content looks like this. Right? If we’re talking about any particular topic, let’s say, “how to train for a marathon,” it’d be very common for us to include a section, in the above-the-fold experience, that talks about what a marathon is.Again, back to the fact that Google is not only answering the “What is a marathon?” for us. They’re also measuring how users are engaging with our content. And if somebody…

Following its price increase of more than 12% in the past week to roughly $71.50 on October 16, Litecoin (LTC) is attracting more and more interest. The action followed growing buzz about a planned Litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal by Canary Capital Group. Investors are excited, since this ETF may provide a more direct method for investing in Litecoin, allowing both individual and institutional participants to access the market. The S-1 registration statement for the proposed ETF was filed on October 15, requesting permission from US regulators. Numerous individuals regard this as a transformative development. Approval might help legitimize Litecoin…