eth2 quick update no. 19

Contract deployment Genesis deposits Bootstrap consensus tl;dr v1.0 specs released 🚀 v1.0 spec release Today, we released v1.0 of the eth2 specs, including the mainnet deposit contract address — 0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa. eth2 will have a MIN_GENESIS_TIME of 1606824000 (or for those of you who don’t think in unix time — December 1, 2020, 12pm UTC). To…

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IMF expresses satisfaction with Pakistan’s economic measures

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made significant progress towards reaching a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) on the first review of the $7 billion loan programme. “The IMF and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress toward reaching a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) on the first review under the 37-month Extended Arrangement under the Extended…

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Starmer tells global leaders to ‘keep the pressure’ on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told allies to “keep the pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine, hailing Ukraine as the “party of peace.” In his opening remarks Saturday, Starmer said Putin will “sooner or later” have to “come to the table.” Unlike the first summit on March 2, the meeting of what Starmer…

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Sarah Michelle Gellar says her vacation habits are Monica Gellar-level intense

Sarah Michelle Gellar says her vacation habits are Monica Gellar-level intense Sarah Michelle Gellar recently admitted she is a “Type A” traveller who takes vacation planning cues from Friends’ Monica Gellar. Speaking to PEOPLE, the 47-year-old actress revealed that she follows a famous quote from Courteney Cox’s character in Friends when planning vacations: “Rules are…

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US Open men’s quarterfinals: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton bid for a semifinal place

CNN  —  For quite some time, American men have been threatening to break through tennis’ elite and, at this year’s US Open, it appears that time has finally come. For the first time since 2005, three Americans progressed to the quarterfinals of the men’s draw. It also meant at least one US star was guaranteed…

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Stocks Remain Top Investment Choice For Next-Gen Wealthy Indians: Report | Economy News

New Delhi: Stocks are the most preferred investment option among India’s next-generation high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), a new report said on Saturday. The report by Knight Frank has revealed that 23 per cent of young wealthy Indians consider stocks their priority investment, followed closely by cash at 22 per cent and property at 21 per cent….

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