The European Union is courting the private sector as it looks to step up compute capacity for training large AI models. Giving a speech at the AI Action Summit in Paris on Monday, the EU’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, talked up the potential of homegrown AI startups but said the region’s developers must have … Read more
I have often mentioned that my video game education started with the ZX Spectrum (you know, it may be known as the Commodore 64). One of the games that left a huge impact on me was Elite. Just imagine how advanced the game was in the 80s. It was a space trading game with a … Read more
Crypto VC deals dropped 46% from Q1 to Q4, but investment value rebounded in Q4, signaling a shift toward selective, high-value projects, according to PitchBook.
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Non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea denied reports that users claiming a potential airdrop will be forced to complete detailed identification, or know-your-customer (KYC), checks. “This is all completely false,” OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer wrote on X in response to a post that referred to the terms and conditions on the OpenSea Foundation website. The terms … Read more
In 2023, when I realized small phones were truly dead, I decided I couldn’t wait for the Small Android Phone Project to revive them. That project, from the founder of the Pebble smartwatch, just wasn’t far enough along. Unfortunately, things aren’t any better in 2025 for small phone lovers — now that founder Eric Migicovsky … Read more
Learn how to set up and use a Phantom wallet, including downloading the extension, creating an account, securing your keys and more.
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When I first came across the idea of using the Logarithmic Number System (LNS) in deep learning, I was intrigued but also skeptical. Like most of us, I had always worked with Floating-Point (FP) arithmetic—the standard for numerical computation in deep learning. FP provides a good balance between precision and range, but it comes with … Read more
WazirX hack victims will receive 85% of their portfolio value as recorded on Jul.18 as the exchange completed its asset rebalancing on Tuesday, with the first round of distributions slated in April. As of Tuesday, users can see both the U.S. dollar and Indian rupee values of assets that were lost in a $230 million … Read more
Myanmar has been under totalitarian regimes with state socialist cooperative policies since the 1960s, consistently subjected to military bureaucracy. To comprehend the impact of blockchain economics on Myanmar, it is essential to first understand the country’s economic and political transformation. Since 1962, Myanmar had been under the state cooperative socialist economy under the program called … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, February 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–Drosera, an innovative Ethereum-aligned security automation layer, positioned as the immune system for Ethereum has closed its latest funding round bringing the total raised to $4.75 million. The raise, which was led by Greenfield Capital, saw participation from several prominent funds including Anagram, Paper Ventures, Arrington Capital, UDHC and … Read more
Ether (ETH) has underperformed year-to-date, declining over 20%, but fundamentals are improving and total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum blockchain has risen dramatically, Wall Street bank Citi (C) said in a research report Monday. “While user activity has been volatile in recent weeks, the fundamental backdrop is not all that murky,” analysts led by … Read more
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Industry leaders at a US congressional subcommittee hearing are set to call for clear digital asset regulations to maintain global competitiveness and attract crypto firms.
As Africa’s tech ecosystem booms, more people from the region are landing remote jobs with big tech firms and global startups. But getting paid remains a challenge for many of these freelancers and remote workers — they struggle to open accounts that accept U.S. dollars, face slow invoicing and payment processes, and it doesn’t help … Read more
Hedge funds hold record short positions in ether (ETH) futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), raising questions about the motivations behind these positions. At first glance, the data could suggest that sophisticated market players anticipate price slides, as discussed on social media. However, this isn’t entirely accurate; carry trades or arbitrage plays primarily … Read more
The memecoin launch platform has temporarily stopped the creation of new liquidity pools while it addresses the exploit.
Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV, the largest India-focused venture capital firm, four sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Shailesh Lakhani, a 17-year veteran of the firm, and Abheek Anand, who co-led Southeast Asian investments, are departing, said the sources, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. The exits follow Peak … Read more
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Odds of a litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) going live in the coming months jumped to over 90% with dogecoin (DOGE) next at 75% odds, well-followed ETF analyst James Seyffart said in an X post late Monday. Seyffart made similar predictions for bitcoin (BTC) ETFs before the products went live in 2024. Several providers have … Read more
During the Chinese Spring Festival, two major events in the IT industry continued to make waves. One was the open-sourcing of China’s large language model DeepSeek R1, which shocked the global AI community, enabling affordable large language models to reach thousands of households and bringing pride to the Chinese tech community. The other was that … Read more
Bitcoin rose back above $98,000 after dipping slightly when US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on aluminum and steel as part of an escalating US trade war.
The Web3 IP protocol aims to provide an open market for programmable intellectual property, enabling creators and rights holders to protect their IP.
A Connecticut judge handed a win to Grayscale in Osprey Funds’ unfair trade practice suit but now Osprey is asking for that to be reviewed.