Month: March 2025
Seizing Opportunities in a Volatile Market
In a market known for its volatility, Cardano (ADA) whales are making strategic moves by purchasing more ADA tokens as the price dips. Meanwhile, a new rising star, Coldware (COLD), is gaining attention with its presale offering at an extremely low price of $0.0045. As Cardano investors are eyeing the market for price fluctuations, there’s … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: How WebSockets Power Real-Time Apps (3/10/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 10, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, First Ever Telephone Call in 1876, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Heres How I Used Claude + Dreamina to Bring Spring to my … Read more
Coinbase, Strategy and Bitcoin Miner Stock Prices Plummet Amid Trump Tariff Turmoil
Major crypto companies like Coinbase, Strategy, and Bitcoin miner MARA are also feeling the pain as stock market indices show red Monday.
Meet Aleph Cloud: HackerNoon Company of the Week
Howdy Hackers, Welcome to another Company of the Week feature. Every week, we highlight an exciting company, from our Tech Company Database, that’s leaving a positive mark on the global technology landscape and the hearts and minds of its users. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike. n This week, … Read more
Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver another 22 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. | Photo: Getty Images Greenhouse gas emissions could affect satellite launches in the future, new research suggests. As it builds up, the pollution causes Earth’s upper atmosphere to contract, potentially raising the risk … Read more
Why the internet still needs Section 230
Ron Wyden has represented Oregon in the US Senate since 1996 and is the co-author of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Across U.S. politics, it’s become fashionable to blame nearly all the internet’s ills on one law I co-wrote: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Everyone from President Donald Trump to some … Read more
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes slides onto Crunchyroll in April
Though the main My Hero Academia anime series is set to end later this year, its gritty prequel is about to make its streaming debut on Crunchyroll. Today, Crunchyroll announced that it has secured the exclusive, global (outside of Asia) rights to stream studio Toho’s My Hero Academia: Vigilantes from director Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo’s Bizarre … Read more
OnePlus’ signature Alert Slider is ‘evolving’ into a button
The OnePlus 13 and its Alert Slider. OnePlus plans to do away with its signature Alert Slider and replace it with a configurable button in the future, company CEO Pete Lau said in a OnePlus community forum post today, reports 9to5Google. The Alert Slider, which has been on most OnePlus phones (it disappeared for the … Read more
Following takedown operation, Garantex invites customers to ‘face-to-face’ Moscow meeting
Russian crypto exchange Garantex has yet to directly address the international law enforcement operation that resulted in the seizure of its domains, and criminal charges against two of its administrators. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Meet New Web3 Mobile Competitor in the Market: Coldware
Coldware (COLD) is gaining increasing attention, successfully completing 60% of its presale and attracting whales as investors look for more stable and practical blockchain projects. The ongoing struggles of Pi Network (PI) reflect the challenges it faces as it tries to establish itself in the competitive world of cryptocurrencies, especially with more established and innovative … Read more
Coinbase To Launch 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures Trading in the US
Coinbase Derivatives is looking to launch round-the-clock futures trading of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), the CFTC-regulated futures arm of the crypto exchange announced on Monday. The exchange plans to offer both large and nano-sized contracts, it said in a press release, for both retail and institutional traders which will be available 24/7 in an … Read more
Crypto Funds Bleed $4.75B as Market Drop Erases Post-Election Gains
Crypto investment products have been seeing weekly outflows for four consecutive weeks now, with $876 million withdrawn last week, bringing the four-week total to $4.75 billion. The sustained withdrawals and an ongoing cryptocurrency market drawdown have erased gains made since November 2024 after Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential elections, pushing total assets under management … Read more
X is having an up and down Monday
The X social media platform has been up and down all morning, with brief but repeated outages preventing posts from loading across both mobile and desktop. The first widespread issue started at around 5:40AM ET this morning, according to Downdetector, leaving timelines consistently unable to refresh on mobile apps and some X users stuck in … Read more
Gmail gains an ‘Add to calendar’ button, powered by Gemini
A nifty new Gmail capability powered by Google’s Gemini AI has arrived for Google Workspace customers. Starting Monday, users can add events to a Google Calendar directly from an email. Gemini will automatically detect calendar-related content in an email and present an “Add to calendar” button. After clicking the button, the side panel in Gmail … Read more
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JBL’s new Flip 7 and Charge 6 speakers boost battery life and sound quality
With an IP68 waterproof and dustproof rating, the JBL Charge 6 should easily survive a trip to the beach. | Image: JBL JBL has announced new versions of two of its popular Bluetooth speakers. The JBL Flip 7 features a more rugged design, an upgraded tweeter, and two extra hours of playtime, while the JBL … Read more
Bitcoin nears $78K lows as US stocks dive at the Wall Street open
Bitcoin (BTC) sought a rematch with multimonth lows on March 10 as familiar selling accompanied the start of Wall Street trading. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price sags closer to new four-month lows Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD down around 4% on the day to reach $79,170 on Bitstamp. Weakness … Read more
Bitcoin Dips Below $80K as Crypto Sell-Off Goes From Bad to Worse
Cryptocurrencies extended a sell-off on Monday as risk assets including equities tanked during the early U.S. hours. Following a bounce to around $84,000 earlier in the day, perhaps buoyed by Strategy’s $21 billion fundraising plan, bitcoin (BTC) slid below $80,000, down 3.8% over 24 hours. The Ethereum blockchain’s ether (ETH) briefly slipped below $2,000, to … Read more
Thailand regulator approves USDT, USDC stablecoins
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) for cryptocurrency trades, allowing the stablecoins to be listed on regulated exchanges across the country. Thailand’s SEC announced the approvals last week after soliciting feedback from the public on proposed regulatory changes that were finalized in February and scheduled … Read more
AvatarOS snags $7M seed round from M13 to build an AI-powered virtual influencer platform
A few years ago, several startups with a specific focus on digital avatars appeared because of all the metaverse buzz. While that buzz died down, generative AI has given a new life to avatars as it is easier to spin up different virtual identities. Companies are trying out different use cases for avatars, including D-ID … Read more
Here’s your chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
If you want to amplify your brand to over 1,000 AI experts and innovators, there’s no better way than by hosting a Side Event during TechCrunch Sessions: AI Week. From June 1 to June 7, TechCrunch is looking for fun and thought-provoking events to coincide with TC Sessions: AI, which takes place on June 5 … Read more
Applications are open for Startup Battlefield 200 — apply today!
Are you a pre-Series A startup founder looking to make your mark on a global stage? This is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Applications for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 — the premier startup pitch competition — are officially open. We want to see you showcase your game-changing innovations to the world at TechCrunch Disrupt … Read more
Emerging technology regulations: a comprehensive, evergreen approach
Opinion by: Merav Ozair, PhD Technology is advancing at the speed of light today more than ever. We have surpassed Moore’s law — computational power is doubling every six months rather than every two years — while regulations are, and have been, playing catchup. The EU Artificial Intelligence Act just came into force in August … Read more
Facebook-Developed MoveVM Gets Closer to Ethereum Deployment With Public Mainnet Beta Launch
Blockchain firm Movement’s public mainnet is set to launch in beta, continuing the progress toward deploying Movement Virtual Machine (MoveVM) on Ethereum. The mainnet will roll out Monday with over $233 million worth of BTC, ETH, and native assets, MOVE, in liquidity raised through Movement’s Cornucopia program. Read more: Movement Labs Unveils Developer Mainnet Ahead … Read more
Cayman Islands Now Requires Licensing for Crypto Custody and Trading Companies
The Cayman Islands, an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean that has attracted many crypto firms over the past several years thanks to its friendly regulatory structure, now requires companies that provide custody and trading services to obtain a license. According to the country’s updated Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Regulations, the new law … Read more
IPMB report: The first vertically integrated gold tokenization project
As the global demand for gold remains strong and the asset’s price has reached all-time highs, investors face a difficult choice between various gold investment vehicles. Traditional methods for investing in gold come with a number of drawbacks. Physical gold incurs substantial buy and sell fees, gold futures require advanced financial literacy, while gold-backed cryptocurrencies … Read more
Trump administration in talks with four groups about potential TikTok sale
President Donald Trump says his administration is in talks with four different groups about the sale of TikTok, Reuters reports. When asked if there was going to soon be a deal on TikTok, Trump told reporters on Sunday, “it could.” He added, “We’re dealing with four different groups, and a lot of people want it … Read more