Bitcoin traders fearful after $651M spot BTC ETF outflows — Is a price crash coming?
Bitcoin price faces pressure as $651 million in spot BTC ETF outflows lead traders to focus on the $95,000 support.
Month: February 2025
Coinbase, Robinhood crush estimates, analysts raise targets
Soaring crypto trading volumes drove higher-than-expected revenues and profits for the exchanges.
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, said to be in talks to raise $10B
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is said to be in talks to raise $10 billion in a round that would value xAI at $75 billion. Bloomberg reported Friday that xAI is canvassing existing investors, including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Valor Equity Partners for the round, which would bring xAI’s total raised to $22.4 billion, … Read more
WhatsApp is getting themed chat bubbles
WhatsApp is turning up the customization features for chats by including new theme options, custom colors for chat bubbles, and a bunch of new wallpapers to choose from. A new blog post says the feature is rolling out now and will be available globally “over the coming weeks.” There are 30 new wallpaper options to … Read more
SafeMoon to Launch Memecoin on Solana After Burning Most of SFM Supply
The SafeMoon team is planning on launching a memecoin on Solana (SOL) on Saturday at 1:00 AM UTC. The team has burned 2.2 trillion SFM tokens across the Ethereum, Polygon and Binance Smart Chain networks, the VGX Foundation told CoinDesk. In total, almost the entirety of the Ethereum and Polygon supplies have been eliminated, as well … Read more
Meta’s Ray-Bans have sold 2 million pairs — its maker is prepping to sell 10M each year
Two weeks ago, we exclusively reported Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks on how many pairs of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses the company had recently sold and might theoretically sell — 1 million pairs in 2024, with the possibility of reaching 2 million or even 5 million by the end of 2025. But glasses giant EssilorLuxottica, … Read more
TRUMP Solana Meme Coin Spikes 40% as XRP and Dogecoin Jump
President Donald Trump’s Solana meme coin has skyrocketed again, while major coins like Dogecoin and XRP show their own sizable increases.
The EV tax credit: all the cars, rules, and updates
The electric vehicle tax credit, also known as the “clean vehicle tax credit,” or 30D, if you like IRS code, can offer up to $7,500 off the purchase of a new EV. Sounds nice, right? But of course, it’s not that easy. This is the IRS we’re talking about after all. Before you can collect … Read more
Senate Republicans introduce bills to make EVs more expensive
Two bills were introduced in the Senate that, if enacted, would dramatically increase the price for most electric vehicles. The first bill, sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), would eliminate the $7,500 EV tax credit, while a second one from Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) would impose a $1,000 tax on the purchase of any new … Read more
Diffusion Without Tears
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Sunsetting Create React App
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Meta’s next big bet may be humanoid robotics
Meta is forming a new team within its Reality Labs hardware division to build robots that can assist with physical tasks, Bloomberg reported. The team will be responsible for developing humanoid robotics hardware, potentially including hardware that can perform household chores. Meta’s new robotics group, which will be led by Marc Whitten, driverless car startup … Read more
State of Wisconsin Investment Board reports over $321M BTC exposure
The state’s pension fund increased its Bitcoin exposure while also consolidating its investment into a single exchange-traded fund.
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How PAUL, a Soft Robot, is Designed and Built
:::info Authors: (1) Jorge Francisco Garcia-Samartın, Centro de Automatica y Robotica (UPM-CSIC), Universidad Politecnica de Madrid — Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientıficas, Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain (jorge.gsamartin@upm.es); (2) Adrian Rieker, Centro de Automatica y Robotica (UPM-CSIC), Universidad Politecnica de Madrid — Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientıficas, Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, … Read more
No Startup Has Ever Failed Because it Didn’t Have a Blog
Somewhere along the way, startup marketing got hijacked by creator economy logic. Founders now believe: “If I build an audience, I’ll have an easier time selling.” “If I post valuable content, customers will come to me.” “Content is how you earn trust.” All wrong. No startup has ever failed because it didn’t have a blog. … Read more
Cathie Wood stands by $1.5M Bitcoin prediction despite ETF outflows: Finance Redefined
Despite mounting Bitcoin ETF outflows that neared $500 million in three days, dip buying by large BTC holders may lead to an imminent market reversal.
2025 XRP ETF approval odds hit 81% on Polymarket
The SEC’s acknowledgment of Grayscale’s XRP ETF sparked optimism among traders, with Polymarket odds projecting an 81% possibility of approval in 2025.
SEC Crypto Task Force met with firms to discuss staking, litigation review
The SEC met with representatives from the Blockchain Association, Jito Labs, Multicoin Capital, Nasdaq, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sullivan & Cromwell.
Treasury inspector general will investigate DOGE payments access
Two government watchdogs will investigate the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to sensitive Treasury payments systems, they confirmed in letters to Congress. In a letter to Senate Democrats, Treasury Deputy Inspector General Loren Sciurba said that the office opened an audit into the Bureau of Fiscal Service’s payments systems on February 6th. The IG’s office … Read more
Delphi Is 30
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The inexpensive Roomba Combo j5 is over 50 percent off for Verge readers
The Roomba Combo i5 can vacuum and mop for just $189, which is a 40 percent discount. Looking for a robot vacuum or mop that won’t set you back a few hundred dollars? Right now, Verge readers can pick up the Roomba Combo i5 — the upgrade to our top budget pick, the Roomba i3 Evo … Read more
TikTok isn’t out of the woods yet
Happy Valentineâs Day. Iâm sending this from the NBA All-Star Technology Summit in San Francisco, where Iâve never seen so many major streaming competitors onstage at once. This week, I go inside TikTok, Google, and Meta. Keep reading for what Elon Musk really wants with his bid for OpenAI⦠TikTok turns up the heat â … Read more
Jay Xiao on the Power of Technology and Surety Through SuretyNow
Jay Xiao has always believed in the power of technology to improve people’s lives. As a millennial, Xiao witnessed life before the internet as we know it and how much easier things became after it became more accessible to everyday people. He is now the co-founder and president of SuretyNow, a company that works to … Read more