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Month: February 2025
Strategy Is Down 50% From Its Highs. What Does It Mean for Its $43B Bitcoin Holdings?
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR). Bitcoin’s sharp price declines have dominated news headlines this week, but major corporate BTC holder Strategy (MSTR) has been in a downtrend for more than three months. Trading around the $250 level on Wednesday, Strategy is lower by about 55% since peaking at … Read more
UK Introduces Crime Bill That Extends Powers for Courts When Retrieving Crypto
The U.K. government introduced a new crime bill on Tuesday that, if passed, aims to help law enforcement agencies retrieve money from crypto criminals. The Home Office’s Crime and Policing Bill introduces measures that set out how to value destructed crypto property – in the event law enforcement agencies required it to be destroyed if … Read more
Pixel Watch 3 is getting ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ in the US in March
Google announced on Wednesday that it has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s “Loss of Pulse Detection” feature and will be launching it in the U.S. at the end of March. The feature can detect when a user’s heart stops beating due to an event like primary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, … Read more
Hinge launches a new feature for daters to privately share details with matches
Dating app Hinge launched a new feature called “Match Note” on Wednesday, allowing users to privately share information with matches that they haven’t shared publicly on their profile. Users can add a Match Note by going to their profile, similar to how they can add a text prompt. The note is always visible to new … Read more
Pump.fun X Account Hacked to Promote Fraudulent PUMP Solana Meme Coin
Solana meme coin launchpad Pump.fun had its social media account swiped Wednesday to promote an unofficial PUMP token that swiftly crashed.
Victrola’s cheapest Sonos-compatible turntable is over half off today
The Victrola Stream Onyx lets you play vinyl records via your Sonos speakers without the need for additional equipment. It’s shaping up to be a good week to be a Sonos fan. First, Sonos launched a sale for existing customers that includes steep discounts on soundbars, speakers, and headphones, and now the Sonos-ready Victrola Stream … Read more
Victrola’s cheapest Sonos-compatible turntable is over half off today
The Victrola Stream Onyx lets you play vinyl records via your Sonos speakers without the need for additional equipment. It’s shaping up to be a good week to be a Sonos fan. First, Sonos launched a sale for existing customers that includes steep discounts on soundbars, speakers, and headphones, and now the Sonos-ready Victrola Stream … Read more
Pixel Watch 3 gets FDA clearance for Loss of Pulse alerts
Loss of Pulse Detection is already available in the EU, but needed FDA clearance to launch in the US. Google just announced it’s received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s Loss of Pulse Detection feature. It will start rolling out to US devices sometime at the end of March. The Loss of Pulse Detection … Read more
In Defense of the ‘MSTR Premium’
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the SaaS-based business intelligence company formerly known as MicroStrategy that pioneered a bitcoin treasury strategy, is currently trading at a $73 billion market cap, ~1.6x the value of its underlying bitcoin holdings. This so-called “MSTR premium” has caused much misunderstanding, healthy skepticism and even consternation, but with a decade of deep equities … Read more
Stablecoin competition heats up as MEXC invests $20M in Ethena’s USDe
USDe is a synthetic dollar stablecoin that has nearly $5.9 billion in circulation.
A Smarter Way to Crypto Diversification?
The investment conversation around crypto has transitioned from questioning the survival of cryptocurrencies to discussing efficient allocation strategies. Most notably, institutional investors are moving on from testing the waters with bitcoin to seeking diversified exposure to the broad crypto market. With a total market cap of over $3 trillion, cryptocurrencies represent approximately 1.5% of the … Read more
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Oklahoma BTC reserve bill passes House Committee, other states reject
Oklahoma House Bill 1203, known as the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, passed the House Committee on Feb. 25, moving to the floor.
Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev Gets $1 Million Donation From Ethereum Foundation
Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev was convicted on money-laundering charges last year and is currently waiting to appeal his conviction.
Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus
Amazon is launching an alexa.com website and a new mobile app where Alexa Plus subscribers will be able to use the AI-powered voice assistant. We don’t have many details beyond that, but the website and the app could be handy new ways to interact with the revamped Alexa, which was announced at an event this … Read more
Alexa+ can read, summarize and recall lengthy documents
At Amazon’s annual Devices & Services event on Wednesday, the company introduced Alexa+, an enhanced version of its voice assistant, now powered by generative AI. During the demonstration, Amazon showcased how users can share documents with Alexa+, allowing it to recall important details and answer questions about those documents. Mara Segal, director of Alexa, provided … Read more
Alexa+ can do your grocery shopping, too
Amazon is not giving up on making its Alexa a virtual shopping assistant, On Wednesday, the company announced that Alexa+, its revamped Alexa experience, will be able to help consumers grocery shop from home using more natural conversations and requests. The feature will work with Amazon Fresh or any other grocery partner working with Amazon, … Read more
One of 2 Remaining Democrats at U.S. CFTC Will Exit When New Chair Arrives
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could have an even stronger Republican majority when the chairman picked by President Donald Trump arrives, with the announcement on Wednesday that Democratic Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero will step down after that expected confirmation. If Trump nominee Brian Quintenz, a former Republican commissioner at the agency, is approved … Read more
Bybit hack forensics show Safe(Wallet) compromise led to stolen funds
Bybit and the (Safe)Wallet developer confirmed that North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind the attack.
Alexa+ costs $19.99, free for Amazon Prime members
Amazon’s new and improved Alexa experience, Alexa+, starts at $19.99, or free for Amazon Prime subscribers. It’ll roll out in early access beginning next month in the U.S., and then will come to a wider group of users in waves over the subsequent months, Amazon said. Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 devices will … Read more
Amazon’s new Alexa+ brings AI-powered ‘Explore’ and ‘Stories’ features for kids
As part of the reveal of Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ assistant, the tech giant announced that it’s launching two new features designed for kids called “Explore with Alexa” and “Stories with Alexa.” The features, which leverage Alexa’s new AI capabilities, will be available to Amazon Kids+ subscribers. The company demonstrated the new features at a … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: AI In Content Production: A Friend, Not Foe? (2/26/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 26, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Einstein Was Right (Again): Why Moon Clocks Run Faster Than Earths to Why Boring Software Migration Projects Could Be … Read more
Bitcoin sets new 3-month low as analyst eyes $93.5K reclaim 'this week'
BTC price lows near $85,000 come amid hopes that they may just end up a Bitcoin bull market “deviation.”
Your Playbook to Choose the Right Network Security Solution
Network security solutions represent a significant investment for organizations of all sizes. With cybersecurity threats becoming more complex and the cost of a data breach having huge organizational revenue impacts, choosing the right security solution is crucial. However, many organizations rush into purchasing decisions without proper evaluation, leading to implementation challenges, unexpected costs, and potential … Read more
Amazon says that Alexa+ is ‘model agnostic’
Amazon says that the new and improved Alexa unveiled on Wednesday, Alexa+, is powered by a “model agnostic” system that’s always using the “best” AI model for any given task. Onstage at a press event in NYC, Amazon VP Daniel Rausch said that Alexa+ draws on Bedrock, Amazon’s cloud platform designed to let organizations experiment … Read more