Australia gets first spot ETF that holds Bitcoin directly
Australia is set to join Hong Kong, Canada and the U.S. in offering investors an ETF that invests in and directly holds Bitcoin.
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Spider-Verse Producer Promises to Never Use Generative AI in Franchise
‘Spider-verse’ producer Chris Miller said he doesn’t want to “steal the generic plagiarized average of other artists’ work.”
Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ guy returns to promote Windows on Arm PCs
Image: Qualcomm Apple’s former “I’m a Mac” actor Justin Long defected to Intel a few years ago, and now he’s looking to switch to a Qualcomm-powered Windows PC. During Qualcomm’s Computex 2024 keynote today, Long appeared in a brief 30-second skit where he was bombarded by macOS notifications and nag screens causing him to start … Read more
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Adobe scolded for hosting ‘Ansel Adams-style’ images generated by AI
World-famous photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams (pictured, 1983) is best known for his black-and-white landscape photographs. | Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images Adobe found itself in hot water this weekend after the Ansel Adams estate publicly scolded the company for selling generative AI imitations of the late photographer’s work. On Friday, Adams’ estate posted a … Read more
A BTC price breakout 'never seen before' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin market commentators are increasingly confident that BTC price action is building a breakout, which will make history.
Flood of Cash from Coinbase Gives Crypto One of the Biggest Campaign War Chests
The crypto industry has – with the addition of another $25 million from Coinbase Inc. on Monday – amassed one of the largest stockpiles of campaign cash in U.S. politics.
Inside Apple’s efforts to build a better recycling robot
Last week, TechCrunch paid a visit to Apple’s Austin, Texas manufacturing facilities. Since 2013, the company has built its Mac Pro desktop about 20 minutes north of downtown. The 400,000 square foot facility sits in a maze of industry parks, a quick trip south from the company’s in-progress corporate campus. In recent years, the capital … Read more
Bitcoin transaction value hits yearly high with $25B moved
Bitcoin holders moved over 367,000 BTC on May 18, worth over $25 billion, recording a yearly high in the value of Bitcoin transactions.
PawFury’s Presale Raises Over $3 Million
NEW YORK , USA, June 3, 2024 – PawFury (PAW), the innovative memecoin that blends entertainment with real-world environmental impact, has achieved a remarkable milestone in its ongoing presale, raising over $3 million. This unprecedented success has left investors both surprised and eager, with many predicting PawFury to be the next big memecoin sensation, following … Read more
Mexico’s Crypto Stance Unlikely to Change as Ruling Morena Party’s Claudia Sheinbaum Elected President
Mexico City’s former mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, fielded by the ruling Morena party, has been elected Mexico’s first female president.
OKX expands to the Netherlands with new crypto exchange and wallet
Previously known as Okcoin Europe, OKX began serving users in the Netherlands in 2021 after registering with the Dutch Central Bank.
FTX-Alameda casualty Maple Finance launches institutional lending
Maple Finance launches Syrup, a DeFi protocol offering secured institutional lending, amid lingering skepticism from the FTX-Alameda fallout.
Hari to Bis: AI in Financial Systems Could Threaten Democracy
Yuval Noah Harari says AI should stand for Alien Intelligence, that banks & govts should create more money to build trust & that Bitcoin is bad because it’s built on distrust Historian and author Yuval Noah Harari says that AI is like an Alien Intelligence that could lead to a political and social crisis and … Read more
AI Boom Spurs US-China Chip Race
The semiconductor chip tug-of-war between the US and China has chip companies scrambling to keep business going as usual. AI is ruling the tech world right now, as gadget makers and software giants integrate the tech into everything to enhance and empower their products. And this AI push has created an unprecedented demand for semiconductor … Read more
Closing the Skills Gap: Addressing the Surge in Demand for Digital Marketing Experts
The world of business is experiencing a massive transformation with the integration of rapid technological and digital innovation. In light of this ongoing evolution, aspiring entrepreneurs, existing CXOs, and also employees need to understand the new-age digital technologies and their impact across industries and products or services to achieve long-term success. In a rapidly expanding … Read more
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Temasek, Fidelity buy $200M stake in Lenskart at $5B valuation
Temasek and Fidelity have purchased shares worth $200 million in Indian eyewear retailer Lenskart, according to a statement by the startup’s financial advisor Avendus. The transaction values Lenskart at $5 billion, the startup’s co-founder and chief executive, Peyush Bansal, told TechCrunch in a text message. Avendus, which also advised selling shareholders on the deal, didn’t name … Read more
Frax Finance X hacked, CEO suspects ‘inside job’ at Elon Musk's office
Frax Finance’s X account was hacked on June 1 without a password breach, leading CEO Sam Kazemian to suspect insider involvement.
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