Argentina finalizes rules for virtual asset providers

Argentina’s securities regulator has finalized rules for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), which cover general codes of conduct and custody requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other platforms facilitating digital asset transactions.  The regulations were published on March 13 by the National Securities Commission, also known as CNV, under General Resolution No. 1058.  According to a … Read more

Arizona proposes law that would shift wildfire liability from utilities to insurers

Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would protect utilities from wildfire-related lawsuits, a move that would likely send shockwaves through the insurance industry.  The bill would make it harder to prove that utilities are to blame for wildfires started by faulty or poorly maintained equipment while also limiting damages. In exchange for reduced liability, … Read more

No one knows what the hell an AI agent is

Silicon Valley is bullish on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said agents will “join the workforce” this year. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted that agents will replace certain knowledge work. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that Salesforce’s goal is to be “the number one provider of digital labor in the world” via the company’s … Read more

These new Roombas aren’t the robots I know and love 

When I saw iRobot’s latest robot vacuums announced this week, my first thought was, “These don’t look like Roombas; they look like midrange models from Roborock, Ecovacs, and Dreame.” Of course, as the original robot vacuum manufacturer, iRobot’s products likely inspired the design of most of its competitors. But Roombas have always had a uniqueness … Read more

Crafting Multi-Cloud Systems: How Tech Experts Are Solving Connectivity

Modern enterprises are global. This comes with the connectivity that the current generation of commerce and industry relies on, and it has been accelerating rapidly with each passing year. Cloud services, once at the edge of always-connected infrastructure, are already falling behind the needs of high-tech operations. Multi-cloud strategies, which involve the use of multiple … Read more

Evaluating RAG applications with Amazon Bedrock knowledge base evaluation

Organizations building and deploying AI applications, particularly those using large language models (LLMs) with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, face a significant challenge: how to evaluate AI outputs effectively throughout the application lifecycle. As these AI technologies become more sophisticated and widely adopted, maintaining consistent quality and performance becomes increasingly complex. Traditional AI evaluation approaches … Read more

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol that include support for cross-platform E2EE. RCS is a long-standing effort to enable SMS-style cross-platform communications with richer features, such as group messaging, typing … Read more

Watch these Bitcoin price levels as BTC retests key $84K resistance

Bitcoin (BTC) circled $83,000 at the March 14 Wall Street open as traders set out requirements to flip bullish. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price RSI teases key “bullish divergence” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining up to 5% on the day before consolidating. A characteristic lack of momentum at … Read more

REX launches Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF

REX Shares, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider with over $6 billion in assets under management (AUM), launched its Bitcoin (BTC) Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond (BMAX) ETF that invests in the convertible bonds of companies with a BTC corporate reserve strategy. According to the March 14 announcement, the ETF will purchase the convertible notes of companies … Read more

Bitcoin-Related Convertible Bond ETF Comes to Market

REX Shares has launched a first-of-its-kind convertible-bonds exchange-traded fund (ETF), allowing investors exposure to the convertible debt issued by corporates to add bitcoin to their balance sheet. Called the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (BMAX), the fund is necessarily mostly made up of convertible paper issued by Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR), by far … Read more

How Bitdeer Is Transforming Bitcoin Mining Machines

Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips form the backbone of the bitcoin (BTC) mining industry. ASIC machines are made for a single purpose: To solve Bitcoin’s SHA-256 algorithm as fast as possible in order to collect block rewards. They’re extremely good at it. One of the most widely used ASIC machines, the Antminer S19, is capable … Read more

Trump’s crypto task force should work with as much enthusiasm as DOGE

Opinion by: Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer, Komodo Platform The Crypto Task Force held a press conference in early February 2025. It struck the wrong tone. While the task force gave lip service to regulatory clarity, the goal seemed to placate the crypto industry, not bring about change that empowers individuals.  On Jan. 23, the … Read more

Tesla registrations — and public opinion — are in free fall

Briefly, here’s what’s up with Tesla over the past few weeks: its stock is down more than 50 percent since December; Tesla sales in California are plummeting; Cybertruck deliveries are reportedly paused because the vehicles are falling apart; protesters are demonstrating outside Tesla showrooms across the country; and Tesla owners are selling their cars to … Read more