Bitcoin Is Winning on Election Day—These Altcoins Are Doing Even Better
Bitcoin has been volatile Tuesday as voters choose the next American president, but Solana, Dogecoin, and other coins are rising even faster.
Month: November 2024
iOS 18.2 could finally estimate your iPhone’s charging time
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The iPhone could finally show you how long it’ll take to finish charging. Code spotted in the second iOS 18.2 beta by 9to5Mac shows a new “BatteryIntelligence” feature that will let you receive a notification with the iPhone’s estimated charging time. Some Android phones already show how … Read more
AI agents give retail crypto traders an edge: Giulio Xiloyannis, X Hall of Flame
An ideal AI agent is another version of yourself, but with “their eyes 24/7 on the charts,” says Giulio Xiloyannis: Hall of Flame
US Election Day, Large ETF outflows, FWOG hits $380M!
BTC ETF see largest outflows since May. BTC briefly dips below 68k, OI falls $2bn. BTC hashrate hits another ATH. MT Gox transfers $2.2bn BTC to 2 wallets. Crypto prediction markets favour Trump 63%. Major crypto firms launch stablecoin network. Semler Scientific bought $71m BTC in Q3. First UK pension fund buys $65m BTC ETF. … Read more
Live Updates: Crypto and the 2024 U.S. Election
Up-to-the minute coverage on the presidential and congressional races and how they stand to shape crypto legislation and regulation from CoinDesk.
Polkadot and SP Negócios Collaborate To Enhance Crypto Economy Development
CAMPINAS, Brazil, November 5th, 2024/Chainwire/–SP Negócios, São Paulo’s investment and export promotion agency, has partnered with Polkadot to foster innovation among companies in São Paulo. Driven by the growing market demand, Polkadot is increasingly positioning itself as an ally for businesses looking to grow in an innovative, secure, and transparent way. It has been sponsoring … Read more
Jambo And Lif3 Partner To Make Crypto Payments Accessible To Millions Of Users In Emerging Markets
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, November 5th, 2024, Chainwire/–Jambo, a leading builder of web3 mobile infrastructure, today announced its partnership with Lif3, the revolutionary omni-chain DeFi Layer-1 ecosystem, to offer millions of Jambo phone users in over 120 countries, with easier access to peer-to-peer crypto payments through the Lif3 mobile app. Founded by serial entrepreneur … Read more
Xinteria Surpasses $1 Billion In Trading Volume, Unveils Innovative Market-Making Technology
NY, United States of America, November 5th, 2024/Chainwire/–Xinteria, a pioneering decentralized finance (DeFi) company specializing in market making, announces that it has surpassed $1 billion in trading volume. This significant milestone demonstrates Xinteria’s role in shaping the DeFi landscape and its commitment to innovation in financial markets. Building on this achievement, Xinteria has unveiled a … Read more
Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Stephen Morton, Getty Images The technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon on Tuesday, nonpartisan groups say that the voting system is mostly holding up. Where it has faltered, they stress, there are robust backup plans that will ensure … Read more
FLOKI Announces Dubai Takeover With WAFI Mall Campaign
MIAMI, Florida, November 5th, 2024/Chainwire/–FLOKI is thrilled to announce its latest marketing push, a four-week campaign at the iconic WAFI Mall in Dubai. From November 8 to December 5, FLOKI’s brand presence will light up 18 digital screens across one of Dubai’s most renowned shopping destinations, marking a major part of our larger Dubai takeover … Read more
This Google election conspiracy theory doesn’t hold up
Illustration: The Verge There’s no evidence Google is hiding a map of polling places from Trump voters, despite the suggestions of a video reposted by Elon Musk. In the video, originally shared by X user DogeDesigner, a user searches Google for “where can I vote for Harris” and “where can I vote for Trump.” The … Read more
The fever dream of TikTok Live election results
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge It takes me a minute to figure out what’s going on in this TikTok livestream happening on the morning of the US presidential election. The screen is split in two. On the top, a man is streaming himself from the chest up, shouting at viewers. On the bottom … Read more
Traceroute Isn’t Real
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As generative AI gets better, what will happen to artists?
Suno CEO Mikey Shulman found himself in an unlikely place for the founder of a generative AI music company: a songwriting class at Berklee College of Music. “It sounds like walking into the lion’s den,” Shulman said onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “The approach of just walking in there and saying, ‘don’t worry, there’s no … Read more
U.S. chip revival plan chooses sites
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The FBI says Russian emails are sending fake bomb threats to polling stations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that fake bomb threats are being emailed to US polling locations in multiple states that “appear to originate from Russian email domains.” “None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI says. The agency … Read more
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division
This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
OpenAI launches consumer hardware division led by former Meta AR boss
The division’s new leader has extensive experience developing metaverse hardware.
Trump and Harris Odds in Nevada Flip Flop as Election Day Data Jolts Prediction Markets
Data showing larger-than-expected Democratic voter turnout in Clark County, Nevada led prediction market traders to rethink their bets.
The hyperloop lives on as a 1/12th scale model in Switzerland
Image: Swisspod About a year ago, I wrote a story with the headline “The hyperloop is dead for real this time,” based on the news that Hyperloop One, one of the biggest companies pursuing Elon Musk’s dream of tube-based, 700mph travel, had shut down. Well, I stand corrected. The hyperloop, in fact, lives on — … Read more
Google is opening an AI hub in oil-rich Saudi Arabia
The new AI hub will support research into Arab language AI models and “Saudi-specific AI applications.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.