Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack
The attack caused a “cross-protocol contagion” that has impacted at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers said.
Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas & Houston 🤠” and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat. The company now … Read more
The RAM shortage could last years
According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027. SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030. The world’s largest memory makers – Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron – are all working to add … Read more
2026’s biggest crypto exploit: Kelp DAO hit for $292 million with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains
An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp’s LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.
Memory Leaks in Swift: The Silent Killer of iOS Apps
Memory management has always been a defining characteristic of mobile application performance, particularly in constrained environments like iOS. While modern Swift abstracts away many low-level concerns through Automatic Reference Counting (ARC), memory leaks remain one of the most persistent and underestimated issues in production applications. These leaks rarely cause immediate crashes but instead degrade performance … Read more
Optimizing Ruby Path Methods
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Solana futures open interest rose by 20% this week: Is $100 SOL next?
SOL’s steady recovery alongside the wider crypto market has traders debating whether $100 could be the next stop for the altcoin.
Why Michael Saylor’s Strategy decided to make STRC’s dividend bi-monthly
Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market.
From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy
Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.
Bitcoin mining difficulty falls, but projected to rise in next adjustment
The average block time at publication is about 9.8 minutes, falling slightly short of the 10-minute block target, according to CoinWarz.
VC Ron Conway says he has a ‘rare form of cancer’
Conway wrote that he “will be stepping back from some of my usual activities,” but he will “continue to support” founders backed by his firm SV Angel.
BTCC Exchange Launches SpaceX Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures Trading and Celebrates With Tesla Cyberbeast
Lodz, Poland, April 17th, 2026/Chainwire/–BTCC, one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the official launch of SPACEXUSDT perpetual futures, making SpaceX pre-IPO exposure available to retail traders globally on the BTCC platform. As one of the first exchanges in the market to list SpaceX perpetual futures, BTCC also delivers the deepest order book … Read more
GalaxyOne Head Wants Retail Investors to Stake More, Predict Less
Zac Prince, head of Galaxy’s retail platform, said he struggles to see prediction markets in diversified portfolios for long-term investors.
AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO
In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion.
AI is increasingly eating into VC fundings and here is how crypto firms are adapting
AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year.
Bitcoin Mining vs Bitcoin Recovery: Two Different Systems, Two Different Timelines
Most people talk about Bitcoin in terms of price — when it will recover, when the next bull run starts, how high it can go. But there’s another side to Bitcoin that operates on a completely different timeline: mining. If you’re deciding between focusing on Bitcoin mining or waiting for Bitcoin recovery, you’re really choosing … Read more
Iran views BTC as a strategic asset, but USDt still dominates oil tolls: BPI
The Iranian government chose Bitcoin as a payment method for oil tolls due to its confiscation-resistant properties, but only dollar stablecoins have been used so far.
Stop Greenlighting Projects You Haven’t Validated
Premature platform recommendations often rely on unvalidated assumptions, leading to costly failures. Stage-gated validation ensures decisions are proven before full commitment.
Headless Everything for Personal AI
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The Trap of Elegant Architecture
The Ghost in the Codebase Elena, a newly promoted squad lead, stares at her screen at 9 PM on a Thursday. Her Slack icon bounces with a message from her product manager asking for a quick ETA on the new invoice feature. Elena winces. She cannot give an ETA because her team has spent the … Read more
PgQue: Zero-Bloat Postgres Queue
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