Judge says it could be ‘improper’ to order Bitfinex hack funds returned
Judge Kollar-Kotelly asked the US government to explain its position on forfeiture to the Bitfinex exchange by Feb. 4.
Month: January 2025
Meta turns to solar — again — in its data center-building boom
The announcement comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintains the company’s ambitious AI strategy, which will require hefty capital investments in data centers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Stablecoins are finding product market fit in emerging markets
Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to over 100 countries. But as Starlink scaled, it faced a major hurdle: accepting payments in developing markets, where traditional banking infrastructure is unreliable, slow, and prone to blocking transactions. Many local banks across Africa, Latin America and Asia … Read more
Sonos soundbars and speakers are up to $250 off for the Super Bowl
Sonos speakers and soundbars are great for games and movies, not just sports. I would have preferred any other Super Bowl matchup than another showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, but the world doesn’t revolve around me. Regardless, I love a good championship football game, especially one enhanced by an immersive … Read more
This investor wants you to sign an NDA to build Legos together
Investor, former GitHub CEO, and all around Tech Guy™ Nat Friedman has posted a strangely enticing offer on X. His post reads, “Need volunteers to come to my office in Palo Alto today to construct a 5000 piece Lego set. Will provide pizza. Have to sign NDA. Please DM.” Thanks to the investigative reporting of … Read more
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These Four DevOps Practices Aren’t Being Talked About Enough
You know that moment when you confidently hit “deploy” at 4:59 p.m. on a Friday, and two seconds later, your phone explodes with alerts that production is on fire? LIKE LITERALLY ON FIRE! Or when a fellow senior dev quietly fixes prod but never mentions how—probably because they’re afraid that if AI learns their secrets, … Read more
Sam Altman’s ousting from OpenAI has entered the cultural zeitgeist
The lights dimmed as five actors took their places around a table on a makeshift stage in a New York City art gallery turned theater for the night. Wine and water flowed through the intimate space as the house — packed with media — sat to witness the premiere of “Doomers,” Matthew Gasda’s latest play … Read more
The Secret Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to Know About Closed Systems
When Jack Dorsey tweeted “open source everything” and Elon Musk amplified it, Silicon Valley had a collective panic attack. Here’s why: They’re not afraid of open source. They’re afraid of what it reveals about their business models. Let’s be clear about something: The greatest trick Big Tech ever pulled was convincing you that closed systems … Read more
OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest ‘reasoning’ model
OpenAI on Friday launched a new AI “reasoning” model, o3-mini, the latest in the company’s o1 family of reasoning models. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Trump’s CBDC ban to boost crypto adoption, Musk’s dad plans $200M memecoin raise: Finance Redefined
Trump’s executive order may be a “game-changer” for institutional crypto adoption, signaling a presidential bet on the existing crypto ecosystem.
OpenAI launches new o3-mini reasoning model with a free ChatGPT version
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman teased exactly two weeks ago that o3-mini would ship in “a couple of weeks,” and it’s arriving on time today. OpenAI is launching its latest o3-mini reasoning model inside ChatGPT and its API services and making a version with rate limits available to free users of ChatGPT for the first time. … Read more
Trump Tariff Promise Snuffs Out Bitcoin Rally for Second Consecutive Day
It’s deja vu all over again in crypto after a hopeful report on a tariff delay was refuted by the White House. To review, President Trump on Thursday promised to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada beginning Saturday Feb. 1. Having rallied over $106,000 prior to that news, bitcoin (BTC) quickly reversed 2% lower … Read more
Uniswap v4 launches on 12 chains
The upgraded DEX introduces “hooks,” or customizable logic for trading pairs.
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These 2 Mental Models Will Determine Whether Your AI Startup Will Last
Historically, whenever a new, breakthrough technology has emerged, it’s flooded the market with tons of new custom built applications using that new technology in some shape or form, but it’s often taken a while until we started seeing great products that last. It’s now the first time in a while that a new breakthrough technology … Read more
Crypto exchange Kraken’s revenue doubled in 2024 to $1.5 billion
According to Kraken’s 2024 figures, the exchange averages more than $2,000 in revenue per customer and holds $42.8 billion in assets.
Musk It: The Next Big Meme Coin With An Unmatched Connection To The Musk Legacy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 31st, 2025/Chainwire/–Following a recent article in Fortune Magazine, Musk It has sparked speculation as the next breakout memecoin, driven by its undeniable ties to the Musk family. While Elon Musk has yet to officially endorse a token, history suggests that when he does, the results can be explosive. Could Musk … Read more
Solana Meme Coin Dogwifhat Has No Deal With Las Vegas Sphere, Venue Says
Dogwifhat will not appear on the Las Vegas Sphere, a spokesperson told Decrypt, despite indications from the Solana meme coin’s backers.
Swiss tax authority forced to buy Bahamas domain name after URL typo
What do you do if a web address you printed on a physical flyer contains a typo, and you send that flyer to more than 100,000 households? Well, if you’re the Swiss canton (“state”) of Basel-Stadt, you buy the domain that contains the typo, and create a redirect to the correct URL. As Swiss news … Read more
Weekly Recap: Ripple Makes Waves and Stablecoins Surge
It was another busy week at CoinDesk as the new Trump Administration continued to roll out a pro-crypto agenda and the industry laid the groundwork for growth in the new cycle. Ripple was at the center of the news. Ondo Finance announced it would offer tokenized treasuries on Ripple’s XRP Ledger, Kris Sandor reported. The … Read more
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Holds Less Than 10% of His Assets in Bitcoin
The Ethereum co-founder has admitted he’s mostly in on the coin he helped create.