Tesla has revealed an app designed for the Apple Watch and says it should be live by next week. The Tesla app for the Apple Watch will do much of what the smartphone app does – it doubles as a key, can open up the trunk or the frunk, activate climate control, and show battery … Read more
A fintech from Ivory Coast — part of one of the most economically challenged and financially fragmented regions in the world — has raised funding for an ambitious goal: to become the ‘Stripe for Francophone Africa’. HUB2, as the startup is called, already works with some 55 neobanks, payment companies, remittance companies and cryptocurrency providers, … Read more
After announcing recent moves into stablecoins and native tokens, BitGo is now targeting retail clients.
BitGo, a cryptocurrency custodian that has been meeting companies’ safekeeping needs since 2013, said it is introducing a dedicated retail platform for everyday crypto investors. The retail custody offering is live for all global investors and provides the same institutional-grade security guarantees under the hood that the firm’s existing customers are familiar with, CEO Mike … Read more
The so-called $100,000 <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/12/02/xrp-replaces-tether-as-3rd-largest-cryptocurrency-while-btc-faces-384-m-sell-wall” target=”_blank”>sell wall</a> for bitcoin (BTC} is becoming a hard nut to crack, with $384 million available for sale between the current price and that six-figure milestone. A look at the supply data, though, suggests building pressure for an upward move. “Illiquid supply” refers to the amount of bitcoin that is … Read more
We are back with another Company of the Week feature with HackerNoon! For those who are reading this feature for the first time – every week, we invite to the podium a standout business that has left a big mark on the technological scene of the world. All the data and information are provided by HackerNoon’s tech company … Read more
<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/indices/” target=”_blank”>CoinDesk Indices</a> presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/indices/cd20/” target=”_blank”>CoinDesk 20 Index</a>. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3696.8, up 5.6% (+195.83) since 4 pm ET on Friday. Three of 13 assets are trading higher. Leaders: HBAR (+42.3%) and XRP (+38.5%). Laggards: SOL … Read more
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge I had a lot of positive things to say about Bose’s SoundLink Max when I tested the portable Bluetooth earlier speaker this year, and that praise was universal from other reviewers as well. But there was one main hangup: the price. At its usual retail cost of $399, … Read more
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Government participation in crypto hasn’t always had great outcomes for the space, with the SEC under the Biden administration causing plenty of headaches for firms.
MARA Holdings urged the US government to be more aggressive in securing positions in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining.
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired after over four decades at the company and stepped down from the board of directors effective December 1st, 2024. Gelsinger rejoined Intel as CEO in February 2021, taking over from Bob Swan to turn around the already struggling chipmaker — an effort that … Read more
MicroStrategy announced that it bought 15,400 Bitcoin for $1.5 billion between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1.
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is making its return a little earlier than expected. The free-to-play mobile game shut down on November 28th after launching seven years ago, and Nintendo had plans to launch a new version that would allow players to transfer their campgrounds to a new … Read more
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital has purchased $618 million worth of BTC with cash, the company said in an SEC filing.
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). Bitcoin Development Company MicroStrategy (MSTR) is now the owner of nearly 2% of all the bitcoin (<a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin/ ” target=”_blank”>BTC</a>) that will ever be created after adding to its holdings of the token. The firm <a href=”https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312524268429/d898104d8k.htm” target=”_blank”>disclosed the purchase</a> of 15,400 bitcoin … Read more
Stellanis is the parent company behind many brands and vehicles, including the Dodge Charger Daytona EV (pictured). | Image: Stellantis Carlos Tavares is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, effective immediately, following a sharp decline in the carmaker’s sales. As the Wall Street Journal notes, in July, the company reported that its net … Read more
Intel has announced that CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, effective December 1, and stepped down from the company’s board of directors. Intel execs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus have been named interim co-CEOs. Zinsner is Intel’s CFO, and Holthaus, GM of Intel’s client computing group, has been appointed to the newly created position of … Read more
Spot Bitcoin ETF provider WisdomTree became the fourth firm in the US to submit a Form S-1 filing for a spot XRP ETF with the SEC.
Image: The Broswer Company The Browser Company CEO Josh Miller teased in October that it was launching a more AI-centric product, which a new video reveals is Dia, a web browser built to simplify everyday internet tasks using AI tools. It’s set to launch in early 2025. According to the teaser, Dia has familiar AI-powered … Read more
In November, TechCrunch broke the news that cybersecurity startup Upwind was getting a lot of inbound interest to raise money on a big valuation. Now, we can confirm that the deal is done: Upwind has closed a Series A round of $100 million. The company confirmed that the round values it at $900 million post-money. … Read more
Former NBA athlete Omri Casspi has raised $60 million for his latest venture fund, Swish Ventures, which will invest in early-stage cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and AI startups. The fund plans to back 10 companies, and will invest $5 million to $7 million per deal. Swish Ventures is Casspi’s second fund following the launch of Sheva … Read more
Brazil, the second-largest market for stablecoin transactions, could be set to ban stablecoin withdrawals to self-custodial wallets like MetaMask.
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao says he would welcome a Presidential pardon but doesn’t want to be CEO again.