Canadian Man Charged for Exploiting DeFi Vulnerabilities in $65M Hacking Scheme
The man, still at large, faces five charges, including wire fraud, computer damage, extortion, and money laundering.
Month: February 2025
Crypto AI agents see ‘remarkable traction’ but value still unclear: Sygnum
Agentic AI for crypto remains highly speculative but the emerging niche may gain traction this year, said researchers from Sygnum Bank.
Ethereum tops $2.9K as Eric Trump says ‘it’s a great time to add ETH’
Eric Trump, who is involved in the Trump family’s World Financial Liberty platform, told his followers it’s a good time to buy Ether.
Accel backs Indian AI startup building ‘ChatGPT for presentations’
Presentations.ai has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Accel to scale its AI-powered software for generating presentations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Minor 387 Documentation Mystery
Comments
Trick Your Brain to Be Addicted to Coding: Here’s How
How to Trick Your Brain to Be Addicted to Coding Understanding the Power of Habit Formation If there is anything that contains the above two features, then it would be none other than a habit and our human brain is designed to make habits. Knowledge of the process of habit formation can be used to … Read more
U.S. Prosecutors Charge Canadian Man With $65M Hacks of Indexed Finance, KyberSwap
U.S. prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old Canadian man with stealing a combined $65 million in crypto through two separate decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks — the 2021 Indexed Finance exploit and the 2023 KyberSwap hack. In a newly-unsealed indictment filed in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), prosecutors say Andean “Andy” Medjedovic was the mastermind behind … Read more
Logarithmic Scaling: Handling Extreme Data Variability
Analyzing datasets with extreme variability is a common challenge. Whether it’s user activity on a platform, financial data, or scientific measurements, large values can overshadow smaller ones, making it hard to derive meaningful insights. Logarithmic scaling is a common technique for addressing this issue. It compresses wide-ranging data into manageable scales while preserving its relative … Read more
Can anyone stop President Musk?
Musk’s chaos comes for Washington. Elon Musk has an uncanny ability to sort out which of America’s rules are real. It turns out punishment from the National Labor Relations Board isnât real, punishment from NASA isnât real, and punishment from the FAA isnât real. The Delaware Chancery Court is extremely real. Based on the past … Read more
How to Survive Your Early Years as a Coder: A Guide for the Other Halves
You have landed your first job as a coder, but you are aware you represent somewhat of an anomaly in the industry. Perhaps you are not male. Not white. Not neurotypical. You are entering an industry that will feel at times like it is rigged against you, and honestly? The stats suggest it probably is. … Read more
Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover
President Donald Trumpâs administration is being sued over Elon Muskâs alleged âmassive and unprecedentedâ intrusion into the American governmentâs payment systems. The suit, filed in a Washington, DC federal court Monday evening by the advocacy group Public Citizen, calls for the court to stop the âunlawful, ongoing, systematic, and continuous disclosure of personal and financial … Read more
Ethereum, Solana Rebound as Trump Agrees to Pause Tariffs on Canada
Ethereum and Solana rebounded sharply from weekend lows after the U.S. halted trade penalties, with AI tokens providing additional momentum.
Adam Candeub, a vocal critic of Big Tech, will reportedly join the FCC
Adam Candeub, a known critic of Big Tech, looks poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Candeub will be general counsel of the FCC, reports Semafor, which cites direct confirmation from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. TechCrunch has reached out to the FCC for more information. Candeub has long been a vocal critic of Section … Read more
US charges Canadian over $65M KyberSwap, Indexed Finance hacks
The US Department of Justice charged Andean Medjedovic with exploiting two crypto protocols, alleging he tried to extort one with a “sham settlement proposal.”
Can’t Afford OpenAI’s $200 Research Bot? Here Are a Few Great Alternatives
Several companies are offering similar or better AI research capabilities at a tenth of the price, while others provide free alternatives.
The Alchemist and His Quicksilver
Comments
Jargon Is Killing Your Leadership: You Should Be Doing This Instead
As we move forward, we must synergize our cross-functional efforts to create robust paradigms in our core competencies. This will optimize our value proposition and leverage our market differentiators in a scalable and resilient way. I know what you’re thinking. It’s precisely what I’ve been repeatedly thinking over the past 20 years. As engineering leaders, … Read more
Coinbase Gains Approval to Offer Digital Asset Services in the UK
Coinbase has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider license, which will allow it to offer many services to UK customers.
CFTC probes Super Bowl wagers offered by Crypto.com, Kalshi: Report
The US commodities regulator is reportedly investigating Super Bowl markets offered by Crypto.com and Kalshi, asking them how they comply with derivatives rules.
Crypto markets rebound as Trump puts Canada, Mexico tarriffs on hold
Both Canada and Mexico have agreed to implement policies to stop the flow of illegal drugs and immigration into the US after a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
How to Win at AI: Why Decentralization Can Help the US Avoid the Next DeepSeek Surprise
China’s DeepSeek shocked the AI industry with a low-cost model built within tight constraints. Here’s how U.S. builders can avoid the next competitive shock via decentralization.