101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: M37

While Charles Messier found M37 (along with M36) on Sept. 2, 1764, he wasn’t the first to discover this cluster. Giovanni Battista Hodierna (sometimes spelled Odierna) had noted it — along with M36 and M38 — 110 years earlier in a book on cometary and non-cometary celestial objects. The premier […]

Speed Read, June 19, 2022

The Spanish masters Tamarit give us a peek at their 101st build, Norton reveal the revamped V4SV, and CCM throw the wraps off the Classic Tracker. Plus news of a most unusual 1924 Harley-Davidson that went under the hammer, and a heavily modified Moto Guzzi from Italy. Triumph Bonneville T100 […]

Solend Labs, a “decentralized” borrowing and lending protocol on Solana, votes to take over an account that deposited 5.7M SOL, over 95% of the pool’s deposits (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:Solend Labs, a “decentralized” borrowing and lending protocol on Solana, votes to take over an account that deposited 5.7M SOL, over 95% of the pool’s deposits  —  Solend users voted to “grant emergency power to Solend Labs to temporarily take over the whale’s account.”