Month: September 2024
FTX creditors to receive only ‘10–25% of their crypto back,’ CZ walks free: Law Decoded
Taiwan’s FSC opens investment channels for professional investors, allowing access to high-risk foreign digital asset ETFs while maintaining a cautious stance on market risks.
The Echo Hub smart home controller is down to a new all-time low price
The Echo Hub offers an intuitive interface, making it easy for the whole household to control the smart home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon offered some pretty good deals ahead of its Prime Big Deal Days sale last week and continues to do so, but admittedly, we’ve seen most of … Read more
Binance’s New CEO Is the Opposite of CZ—And That’s the Point
Binance CEO Richard Teng represents a serious vibe shift away from off-the-cuff founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. It might be just what the crypto juggernaut needs.
Price analysis 9/30: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA
Bitcoin and altcoins are witnessing end-of-month volatility, but traders remain upbeat about October due to the crypto market’s history of strong performance in Q4.
After delivering astronauts to ISS, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after 3rd anomaly in 3 months
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is grounded again after the vehicle’s second stage did not come down in the expected area of the ocean, following an otherwise successful mission that delivered a Dragon capsule and its crew to orbit. “We will resume launching once we better understand root cause,” the company said in a statement posted … Read more
Mysten Labs Unveils Decentralized Storage Protocol Walrus
Revealed at Sui Builder House in Singapore, the Walrus storage network will service blockchain apps and autonomous agents.
EigenLayer’s EIGEN token unlock looms, futures tip a $6.8B FDV
EigenLayer’s EIGEN token is scheduled to unlock at 5:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 1 and will start trading on exchanges such as Binance soon after.
iOS 18 Control Center: 18 apps that add useful actions to your iPhone
We’ve compiled a list of iOS 18 apps that users can try in order to take advantage of the redesigned Control Center. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator
General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary Cruise must pay a $1.5 million penalty to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after its initial reports to the safety regulator about last year’s pedestrian crash omitted that the company’s robotaxi dragged the woman 20 feet. The penalty is part of a consent order announced by the regulator on Monday. … Read more
Trump Crypto Project World Liberty Opens Signups—But Not for All Americans
World Liberty Financial opened up signups Monday to accredited U.S. investors and those outside of America, backed by Trump’s latest boasts.
Could the Fed’s Rate Cut Signal a Bullish Turn for Bitcoin?
The market got what it craved: a 50 bps rate cut with no signs of economic weakness. The Fed’s dot-plot shows consensus on more rate cuts ahead. This is bullish for financial markets, and while it might raise concerns about inflation, Bitcoin stands to benefit. The Fed’s rate cut has eased global pressure, and central … Read more
Jameson Lopp: Most don't realize how easy self-custody has become
Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp is making sure there are viable custody solutions that prioritize the user.
Solana’s SOL/BTC pair flashes bullish — Are new highs in store?
Solana’s coiling price against Bitcoin suggests it could be ready for a breakout soon.
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Using AWS Rekognition to Power Object Detection for Recommendations and Content Moderation
In today’s app landscape, most ideas involve some kind of social media element, which means user-generated content (UGC) is often a key feature. For developers, this presents both an exciting opportunity and a tricky challenge: how to analyze content to boost user experience and engagement. Content analysis isn’t just about improving UX; it’s also essential … Read more
Assist Me In Designing a Board Game — Part 2
Part 1 In Part 1 of this board game design experience, we: Defined the target player and customer. Identified the concept. Set the overall goal of the game to be Happiness, which is made up of three metrics = Financial Wealth + Lifestyle + Friends & Family. Nothing is finalized yet, but we have enough … Read more
Bitcoin Exchange Flow Multiple nears yearly low, signs of 'upward trend'
The Bitcoin exchange-flow multiple value is now at a similar low point as when BTC price rallied around 46% in 2023.
UK crypto ATM operator pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering charges
Olumide Osunkoy faces prosecution on multiple charges related to the operation of crypto ATMs across the UK. He could spend up to 26 years in jail if convicted of all charges.
Can We Ever Trust AI Agents?
Decentralized AI gives us a path to trusting the agents that will soon populate our digital lives, says Marko Stokic, head of AI at Oasis.
How to Optimize Kubernetes for Large Docker Images
A brief overview of the problem One day, during a planned update of the k8s cluster, we discovered that almost all of our PODs (approximately 500 out of 1,000) on new nodes were unable to start, and the minutes quickly turned into hours. We are actively searched for the root cause, but after three hours, the … Read more
7 Lifehacks for Beating Back a Bad “Mental Health Day”
Yes, bad mental health days happen even for hackers. I had one last week. And I’ll tell you how I turned it around in about 45 minutes. I had been stressed about more than a few things. To name a few… Business has not been great lately. I hadn’t slept great the night before (it … Read more
Leaked Google Pixel 9A renders reveal a visor-free look
The Pixel 9A looks a lot like the Pixel 9, only with its sunglasses removed. | Image: OnLeaks / Android Headlines Google’s first leak of the fall is here, with new renders of its upcoming Pixel 9A posted online for the world to see. As with the Pixel 8A leak earlier this year, Android Headlines … Read more