Cathie Wood’s Ark sells $2.7M Coinbase shares as BTC fails $70K retest
Cathie Wood’s crypto investment firm ARK resumed selling the Coinbase stock amid the Bitcoin price push in July.
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Indian startups gut valuations ahead of IPO push
Two large Indian startups, Ola Electric and FirstCry, are set to test investor appetite with their public listings this month, but both have had to price their shares below their previous valuations as they come to terms with new market realities. Ola Electric, India’s biggest electric two-wheeler maker, aims to raise over $730 million by … Read more
Trader makes $800K an hour after putting $8.5K on a Solana memecoin
While one X user described the trader as a memecoin hunter, others alleged that the trader had insider information.
Solana Down 8% as Its Meme Coins Dogwifhat, Billy, and Neiro Fall Further
Solana has fallen more than any of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, bringing its meme coins with it. One of the newly launched Neiro coins has lost 44%.
First Mover Americas: Crypto Markets Reel on Geopolitical Risk
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 1 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Hashing It Out: The era of decentralized physical infrastructure networks
In this episode of Hashing It Out by Cointelegraph, host Owusu Akyaw interviews Pavel Bains, co-founder and CEO of Bluzelle, about decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs).
Casper Network back online following security incident halt
The incident highlights the importance of maintaining awareness and taking proactive steps in the continuously evolving landscape of blockchain technology.
The EU’s AI Act is now in force
The European Union’s risk-based regulation for applications of artificial intelligence has come into force starting from today. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Can Bitcoin price break out after Bank of England interest rate cut?
This marks the bank’s first interest rate cut in over four years, with the last rate cut occurring in March 2020.
Tennessee Senator Backs Trump, Wants to ‘Make Certain’ America is a Crypto Hub
“We need to see this innovation happening here,” said Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), accusing the Biden administration of driving crypto offshore.
Bitcoin Indicator That Forewarned Late 2023 Volatility Explosion Is Lighting Up Again
Bitcoin’s Bollinger bandwidth has narrowed to levels that have historically preceded volatility explosions.
Bitcoin and Ethereum See Red as Markets Sag Amid Volatility
“Crypto experienced a broad sell-off overnight and into this morning,” wrote Singapore-based QCP Capital in a trading note.
Hong Kong’s largest online broker launches Bitcoin and Ether trading for 22 million users
The decision makes Futu Securities the first brokerage to directly offer Bitcoin and Ether trading to Hong Kong-based retail investors
Notcoin Launches Game Based on ‘Lost Dogs’ NFT Collection
Over a month after teasing a fresh start, Notcoin has launched a new Telegram-based game with a ‘WOOF’ token.
Healx, an AI-enabled drug discovery platform for rare diseases, raises $47M
The company also said it has received regulatory clearance to start Phase 2 clinical trials for a new drug in the U.S. later this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
Functionally, copying Apple works for the Galaxy Watch Ultra. It’s just disappointing. Continue reading…
Ripple to Allocate $10M to Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger
This is part of a larger fund that Ripple will allocate to tokenized T-bills provided by OpenEden and other issuers.
Polymarket founder hints at potential fees in the future
Polymarket might add fees to its platform in the future, but it is currently focused on growing the marketplace, according to the CEO.
Bitcoin’s ‘ultimate price’ could surpass $700K based on 3% portfolio allocation — Analyst
In the bullish case, Bitcoin’s ultimate price could surpass $24 million per coin, but global adoption still needs to grow by at least fourfold.
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EU greenlights HPE’s $14B Juniper Networks acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to HPE’s planned megabucks acquisition of Juniper Networks, concluding that the proposed transaction “would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area.” The news comes a little more than a month after HPE notified the EC of the planned transaction. HPE first announced its intentions to dole out … Read more
Watch ChatGPT’s new voice mode mimic accents and correct pronunciation
Image: The Verge It’s been a couple of days since OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT’s new advanced voice mode, and the small group of ChatGPT Plus subscribers given access to it seem pretty impressed so far. Various clips of the feature in action have appeared online, demonstrating its ability to sing, imitate accents, correct language pronunciation, … Read more