Apple first introduced system-wide dark mode support with macOS Mojave and popularized it a year later with iOS 13. At this point, the most commonly used apps have generally adopted the feature, but not websites. While Safari offers a built-in Reader view that can force dark mode on most pages, it is usually limited to articles and often hides essential web elements like videos.

As a night owl who frequently browses the web during late hours, light-mode sites used to irritate my eyes. That was until I came across Dark Reader—an open-source, cross-platform Safari extension that solves this problem once and for all.

Dark Reader is available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS as a one-time $5 purchase for all of your devices. The App Store listing also indicates that it runs on visionOS, albeit not as a native client. I’ve been using Dark Reader on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Air for a couple of years, and it works exactly as advertised.

To get started, download the app on your devices and launch it to view the instructions. You can then enable it and customize the experience using the Extensions settings (Safari>Settings>Extensions on a Mac; Settings>Apps>Safari>Extensions on an iPhone/iPad). The feature set is similar across iOS and iPadOS, letting you opt for a unified look on all of your iDevices. Meanwhile, the macOS edition includes deeper adjustments that accommodate larger screens.

What I love about Dark Reader is its support for granular controls that are both advanced and easy to grasp. On all platforms, you get to pick between over a dozen themes that dictate which dark hue should be applied as the website’s background, as well as the text color. These include black, gray, beige, burgundy, brown, and more. If none of them match your expectations, you can also build and apply your own theme. Once set up, the theme will automatically be applied to all websites.

Other Dark Reader perks include a website allow list for selective use and native dark mode detection that prioritizes the website’s default implementation over the forced one. The extension can optionally dim web images, too, and supports hot keys for quick actions.

It’s worth noting that Dark Reader also offers its extension for certain third-party desktop web browsers, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. So, if you’re not using Safari on your Mac, you can head to the respective web browser extension store and download Dark Reader to achieve the same result.

Sonic, the first chain extension built on Solana, launched its Mobius mainnet today (February 27).

The blockchain solution aims to extend Solana’s capabilities, enhance scalability, and provide a dedicated layer for high-volume decentralized applications (dApps).

Mobius Goes Live

According to a document shared with CryptoPotato, the Mobius mainnet will enable Sonic to serve as a seamless extension of Solana, allowing developers to easily migrate existing applications and benefit from the chain’s powerful features.

Some of these include the use of SOL for gas fees and full interoperability with Solana’s accounts via an Interoperability API. In addition, Sonic is compatible with key ecosystem protocols like Metaplex, Pyth, and Hyperlane, offering developers a powerful set of tools.

Mobius embodies the goal of creating a cohesive Solana ecosystem, aligning with the network’s evolving vision for 2025 and beyond. Leveraging the HyperGrid framework, Solana’s pioneering scaling technology, Sonic boosts customization and scalability while maintaining full compatibility with Solana’s mainnet.

The launch of Mobius capitalizes on Sonic’s current momentum, including a $1 million Hackathon encouraging developers to build dApps on Sonic’s layer-2. By connecting EVM and SVM environments, the solution provides cross-chain projects with access to Solana’s liquidity and network benefits.

It is worth mentioning that Sonic offers transaction fees that are 50% lower than Solana. It eliminates block space competition to ensure smoother performance for DeFi, GameFi, and social dApps. Last but not least, HyperGrid enables Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) developers to write applications in familiar languages, with execution and settlement occurring on Solana.

‘The Beginning of a New Era for Web3’

Speaking on the aforementioned initiative was Chris Zhu, co-founder and CEO of Sonic SVM. He claimed his entity has demonstrated “remarkable traction” during the testnet phase, with countless games and dApps deployed and over 8 million users onboarded.

“The launch of Mobius Mainnet – named after the infinite continuity of the Möbius strip – marks the beginning of a new era for Web3 applications on the SVM.

This milestone represents the collaborative effort of not just our team, but a cohort of partners across the Solana ecosystem – from infrastructure providers and dApp builders to the Solana Foundation and community leaders like Superteam. We’re incredibly excited to see these collective efforts come to life with Mobius, and we can’t wait to showcase the innovative projects emerging from our ecosystem,” he added.

Attorneys for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hinted at a potential settlement with Coinbase in a late Friday court filing, citing the regulator’s new crypto task force.

The SEC asked a federal appeals court to extend its deadline to respond to Coinbase, which filed an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling last month. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled last year that the SEC had brought a plausible case that Coinbase sold unregistered securities on its platform. The exchange asked the appeals court panel to weigh in on how securities laws might apply to crypto.

On Friday, the agency asked for a four-week extension to its deadline (currently set for Feb. 14) to file its response, citing Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda’s new crypto task force, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce.

“The crypto task force’s work may affect and could facilitate the potential resolution of both the underlying district court proceeding and potential appellate review, conserving judicial resources. Because the Commission’s review of crypto-related issues is ongoing, the Commission requests this additional time to prepare its answer to Coinbase’s petition and for appropriate review,” the filing said.

This is the second case the SEC asked for an extension in; earlier this week, the SEC and Binance filed for a 60-day stay in the regulator’s case against that exchange and affiliated parties, saying the extension could similarly lead to a resolution. The judge overseeing that case granted the stay.