Solana’s dominant automated market maker (AMM) Raydium hit back Monday on rumors that major volume driver Pump.Fun was preparing to launch its own AMM. Abandoning Raydium whole hog would be a “strategic miscalculation” for the massively popular — and profitable — memecoin factory, core contributor InfraRAY said in a post on X. He cast doubt … Read more
US officials have seized $31 million worth of crypto linked to a 2021 hack of Uranium Finance, a now-defunct DeFi platform on BNB Chain.
Billionaire Ken Griffin is shifting his stance on crypto as the Trump administration signals a friendlier regulatory approach.
Tariffs, weakness in AI stocks, and liquidations have pushed Bitcoin to a three-week low as investors weigh macro risks and the Bybit hack.
Bitfinex analysts said Bitcoin is mirroring traditional markets, and its lack of price momentum has “led to a period of contraction” for crypto markets.
Data is increasing at an exponential rate, coming from different sources and creating new opportunities to unleash its potential. There is more need for interaction with this data than ever. SQL — Structured Query Language, pronounced as “S-Q-L” or “Sequel,” is the way to communicate with this humongous data on the servers. It is a … Read more
Crypto market sentiment dived 24 points to “Extreme Fear” on Feb. 25 as US President Donald Trump said 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico are on schedule.
After months of preparation, Epic Games will finally take on Apple in court in a trial that could fundamentally change the makeup of the App Store. The fight dates back to August, when Epic added a direct payment mechanism to its hit battle royale game Fortnite in violation of Apple’s rules. The iPhone maker quickly … Read more
Citadel Securities is reportedly looking to provide liquidity to the crypto markets after years of waiting for the crypto regulatory landscape in the US to improve.
The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region through changes to copyright law that would allow developers to train AI models on artists’ content on the internet — without permission or payment — unless creators proactively “opt out.” Not everyone is marching to the same beat, though. … Read more
At a meeting with regulators, Saylor proposed ways to reduce costs and time constraints on crypto firms, among other regulatory reforms.
In a Friday meeting with the SEC’s crypto task force, industry leaders asked the regulator to fast-track all sorts of assets for ETF approval.
Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance as it continues to implement the Online Safety Act (OSA) — the latest set of recommendations aim to support in-scope firms to meet legal obligations to protect women and girls from online threats like harassment and bullying, misogyny, and intimate image abuse. The … Read more
In a bold move last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post, telling President Trump that “America must win the AI war.” The statement sparked mixed reactions, as seen during Wang’s appearance Sunday during the opening night of Web Summit Qatar. When Wang’s interviewer Axios’s Felix Salmon … Read more
Anthropic’s next funding round is reportedly growing larger. Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round that values the company at $61.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Anthropic initially set out to raise $2 billion, but investors have now agreed to a larger tranche, per the WSJ. … Read more
The Nintendo-branded Alarmo will yell at you for sleeping in if Mario’s leer of disapproval isn’t enough. Ongoing scarcity has made it challenging to purchase Nintendoâs adorable Alarmo since its soft launch last year, but it appears those days are behind us. The $99.99 alarm clock is now readily available from third-party retailers in the … Read more
U.S. authorities have seized about $31 million in crypto tied to the 2021 hack of Uranium Finance, according to a Monday X post from the Southern District of New York (SDNY). According to the post, the seizure was the result of a joint effort between SDNY and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Diego. A … Read more
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade went live on the Holesky testnet on Monday but failed to finalize in the expected time. Pectra was activated on the Holesky testnet at 21:55 UTC (4:55 p.m. ET), but did not initially finalize according to blockchain data. Finality is the state in which, once a transaction is confirmed and added to … Read more
Edtech company Chegg has sued Google claiming that the tech giant’s AI summaries of search results have hurt Chegg’s traffic and revenue. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Chegg accuses Google of unfair competition — specifically reciprocal dealing, monopoly maintenance, and unjust enrichment. Google, Chegg claims, forces … Read more
We’re nearing the deadline that Elon Musk imposed for government workers to reply to a mass email about productivity, and the results have been predictably confusing — with even a direct statement from President Donald Trump failing to clear things up. Government agencies have taken significantly different tacks toward the Musk-promoted email, which he announced … Read more
Crypto prices are falling, as Bitcoin and Ethereum lead $686 million worth of liquidations and Solana and Dogecoin show double-digit losses.
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Microsoft, in an oversupply position, means the company has more data center capacity than it currently needs, according to TD Cowen.