Month: March 2025
Michael Saylor’s $200 Trillion Bitcoin Strategy: U.S. BTC Domination and Immortality
It’s the year 2045. Digital assets move at the speed of light. AI agents interact millions of times a second, using bitcoin as a base currency. Bitcoin is now a $200 trillion asset class, a settlement layer for the AI Age of the Internet. This is the future imagined by bitcoin evangelist Michael Saylor, the … Read more
Bitcoin sets sights on 'spoofy' $90K resistance in new BTC price boost
Bitcoin (BTC) passed $88,000 after the March 25 Wall Street open as risk assets stayed highly sensitive to US trade tariffs. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price gains anticipate classic April comeback Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD tightly clinging to the daily open. US stocks opened modestly higher, building on … Read more
What are exit liquidity traps — and how to detect them before it is too late
What is the tax year? When filing taxes, understanding the tax season and year is crucial for staying compliant and avoiding penalties. A tax year is the 12-month period in which your income, deductions and credits are recorded for tax purposes. This period is essential because it defines the timeframe for calculating all your earnings … Read more
Timeline: How Trump tariffs dragged Bitcoin below $80K
Since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Bitcoin (BTC) has swung from a record high of $109,000 to below $78,000 as major tariff announcements from the US and retaliatory moves from trade partners shaved off chunks of cryptocurrency market value and rattled global markets. “The back-and-forth on tariffs, with Trump sometimes tough and … Read more
How Toxic Are Tankies Compared to Other Far-Left Groups?
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
How Do Tankies Speak? A Misalignment Analysis
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
Who Are Tankies Talking About?
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
What Do Tankies Talk About?
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
Tracking the Rise of Tankies on Reddit
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
Mapping Left-Wing Extremism on Reddit
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
Mapping the Digital Landscape of Far-Left Ideologies
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
How Social Media Fuels Political Extremism on Both Sides
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
Tankies, Trolls, and the Trouble With Left-Wing Extremists on Social Media
:::info Authors: (1) UTKUCAN BALCI, Binghamton University, United States; (2) MICHAEL SIRIVIANOS, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; (3) JEREMY BLACKBURN, Binghamton University, United States. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background & Related Work 3 Data 3.1 Identifying Tankie Subreddits 3.2 Identifying Ideology Subreddits and 3.3 Post Collection 4 User-Base Analysis and … Read more
Berachain Jumps 14% as Proof of Liquidity Rewards Go Live
Proof of liquidity is live as reward vaults are released for Berachain, causing BERA to break into the top 100 crypto tokens by market cap.
CME Group to pilot tokenization technology for capital market efficiency
US derivatives exchange operator CME Group is piloting solutions for tokenized assets using Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), a new distributed ledger that was designed for traditional financial institutions. According to a March 25 announcement, CME has already begun integrating GCUL to improve capital market efficiency and wholesale payments. CME Group chairman and CEO Terry … Read more
Abracadabra.Money’s GMX pools hacked, $13M lost
About $13 million worth of cryptocurrency has been drained from decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra.Money following an exploit targeting pools using GMX tokens. In a March 25 X post, crypto cybersecurity firm PeckShield reported that contracts related to GMX and Abracadabra.Money had been compromised, resulting in the loss of about 6,260 Ether (ETH), worth around $13 … Read more
Samsung TV owners can finally get better 4K HDR on Netflix
Netflix has added support for HDR10 Plus – a move that will finally allow Samsung TV owners to take better advantage of their device’s ability to stream with better clarity and color. The streaming service now offers HDR10 Plus through its Premium plan, with the format accounting for around 50 percent of “eligible viewing hours.” … Read more
Adaptive Ascension: LLMs, Efficiency, and Query Complexity
:::info Authors: (1) Soyeong Jeong, School of Computing; (2) Jinheon Baek, Graduate School of AI; (3) Sukmin Cho, School of Computing; (4) Sung Ju Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; (5) Jong C. Park, School of Computing. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Method and 3.1 Preliminaries … Read more
Ticketmaster may have violated consumer protection laws
The UK’s Consumer Markets Authority (CMA) has provided an update into its investigation of Ticketmaster after the sale of Oasis reunion tour tickets resulted in grossly inflated ticket prices and numerous consumer complaints. The CMA said that the results of the investigation warranted, “consulting with the ticketing platform on changes to ensure fans receive the … Read more
RAGged Edge: LLMs on a Retrieval Rollercoaster
:::info Authors: (1) Soyeong Jeong, School of Computing; (2) Jinheon Baek, Graduate School of AI; (3) Sukmin Cho, School of Computing; (4) Sung Ju Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; (5) Jong C. Park, School of Computing. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Method and 3.1 Preliminaries … Read more
Apple Music is integrating with music tools to allow DJs to create mixes using its catalog
Apple said today it is opening up its catalog to let users build mix sets by integrating the platform with a number of tools. These tools include Algoriddim’s djay Pro software, hardware platforms AlphaTheta, Serato, inMusic’s Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark, and RANE DJ. This will possibly attract DJs to explore Apple Music’s catalog of over 100 million songs and also … Read more
Plural’s platform allows enterprises to manage their Kubernetes clusters in one place
When Sam Weaver was vice president of product management at Unqork, he realized that the company needed a better way to manage its sprawling network of Kubernetes clusters — which are groups of computing nodes. When Unqork couldn’t find anything off the shelf, it assembled a 15-person team to build a Kubernetes management product. Despite … Read more
Less than a week to save $300+ on TechCrunch All Stage passes
The premiere founder conference brought to you by TechCrunch is heading back to Boston on July 15. TC All Stage 2025 (formerly known as Early Stage) is our tentpole East Coast event that promises an agenda full of founder knowledge — for all stages — that will be passed along to you. What’s more, if … Read more
Bitcoin mining supplier Auradine sees opportunity in Trump policies
US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and efforts to ramp up on-shore Bitcoin mining will be a boon for US mining rig manufacturers, which currently only hold a small sliver of market share compared to their major Chinese counterparts. The United States accounts for over 40% of the Bitcoin network’s global hashrate but … Read more
The Bambu H2D isn’t just a bigger 3D printer — it’s a laser cutter, pen plotter, and Cricut competitor too
Last May, I told you how 3D printers still aren’t easy enough for the mass market, but Bambu Lab had built the easiest yet. Now, instead of making it easier, Bambu is building its biggest and most sophisticated model to date — a Swiss Army knife of 3D printers that can also cut, draw, and … Read more