Month: January 2025
Dogecoin Slumps 10% Amid Bitcoin’s Slide to $96K, $560M Long Positions Liquidated
Dogecoin (DOGE) led losses among crypto majors as bitcoin (BTC) slid to nearly $96,000, a dump attributed to fresh economic data that sent U.S. treasury yields soaring. DOGE plunged 10%, with Solana’s SOL, Cardano’s ADA, BNB Chain’s BNB and ether (ETH) down at least 7%. Bitcoin fell 5.5%, while the broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a … Read more
The TechBeat: The Crypto Industry is Overlooking a Critical Factor in Ensuring Its Success (1/8/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## The Crypto Industry is Overlooking a Critical Factor in Ensuring Its Success By @kategrizik [ 4 Min read ] To turn … Read more
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Nomupay raises $37M on a $200M valuation to build payment rails in underserved markets across Asia
Wirecard, a German fintech that raised hundreds of millions of dollars only to collapse in 2020 in a sea of scandal and insolvency, still makes headlines today as lawsuits continue against different entities and people once connected to the business. Meanwhile, a Dublin-based startup called Nomupay that was formed in 2023 out of some of … Read more
Art gallery argues NFT holders can’t sue it due to ‘market decline’
Eden Gallery argued that a group of NFT owners “may have buyers’ remorse, but their losses, if any, are due to market forces.”
Ether could hit $12K on Trump pump, Pectra update: Derive researcher
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, a pro-crypto US president, broader adoption and increased ETF uptake could push Ether to hit $12,000 this year, says a crypto researcher.
Report: VC in emerging markets plummeted by over 40% last year
8th January at 9:30 am Dubai VC investments in emerging markets such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) plummeted by over 40% compared to 2023, according to a new report. The data mirrors the wider global trend of reduced VC funding in the last two years, especially for non-AI companies. The total raised … Read more
Six Sins of Platform Teams
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Bitfinex Derivatives to move to El Salvador after securing local crypto license
Bitfinex Derivates says its decision to relocate to El Salvador will help turn the country into a “financial services center” for Latin America.
Nvidia debuts desktop AI super chip but shares drop with wider market slump
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang unveiled the chipmaker’s latest AI supercomputer, which it plans to start selling in May for $3,000.
Machines, Not Humans to Drive Crypto’s Mass Adoption?
AI agents are set to outnumber humans on blockchain networks, signaling a transformative shift in crypto’s future, according to some.
Wends of Texas
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Bitwarden Was Down
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Indian government websites are still redirecting users to scam sites
Some Indian government websites are still redirecting to links planted by scammers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bitcoin Faces Short-Term Pressure Amid Macro and Sentiment Shifts
After topping $108,000 in December, Bitcoin has reversed due to a stronger dollar, increased volatility, and cautious traders. Will it last?
Bitcoin investor ordered to hand over crypto keys in landmark tax case
A Texas federal court judge ordered Frank Richard Ahlgren III and any associates to hand over any crypto public and private keys, accounts and access codes.
Las Vegas police release ChatGPT logs from the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion
Image: LMVPD Nearly a week after a New Year’s Day explosion in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, local law enforcement released more information about their investigation, including what they know so far about the role of generative AI in the incident. They confirmed that the suspect, an active duty soldier in the … Read more
Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to drive crypto growth in 2025: Fidelity
Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst Matt Hogan said not making any Bitcoin allocation could become more of a risk to nations than making one.
Microsoft is combining ‘the best of Xbox and Windows together’ for handhelds
Image: The Verge Xbox chief Phil Spencer has been dropping hints about an Xbox handheld for months, but what about Windows handheld gaming PCs? Jason Ronald, Microsoft’s VP of “Next Generation,” tells The Verge that we should expect to see the Windows handheld gaming experience change within this calendar year. Ronald was a roundtable panelist … Read more
Bitcoin downward pressure ‘abated’ as sell-side markets shrink
Bitcoin’s price may not experience significant downward movement in the short term, as sell-offs on crypto exchanges are “shrinking at a rapid pace,” Bitfinex analysts say.