Month: April 2025

NHTSA’s self-driving safety staff reportedly ‘disproportionally affected’ by DOGE cuts

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The cuts that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency made at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in February “disproportionately affected” employees working on vehicle automation safety, according to The Financial Times. That division was formed in 2023 and therefore included a number of staffers who were still in their initial probationary hiring period, which … Read more

Democratizing Health: The Visionary Engineering of Anirban Chatterjee

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From the intricate circuits of dark matter detectors to the miniature sensors embedded in wearables, Anirban Chatterjee has charted an unexpected but deeply impactful course through hardware and biomedical engineering. His mission? To make health sensing as intuitive and accessible as checking the weather. “I remember watching my grandfather struggle with bronchitis and thinking — … Read more

Pixtral Large is now available in Amazon Bedrock

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Today, we are excited to announce that Mistral AI’s Pixtral Large foundation model (FM) is generally available in Amazon Bedrock. With this launch, you can now access Mistral’s frontier-class multimodal model to build, experiment, and responsibly scale your generative AI ideas on AWS. AWS is the first major cloud provider to deliver Pixtral Large as … Read more

Working Through the Riddles of Tokenized Securities

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In the Ancient Greek tale of Oedipus, great rewards awaited travelers able to solve difficult riddles, but a powerful sphinx posed the riddles and devoured those who failed to solve them. Similarly, in ancient crypto times, circa 2017, blockchain technology stood to revolutionize finance and other fields. But two challenges stood in the way of … Read more

TRX Rallies 10% as Tether Mints $1B on Tron Amid Global Trade Tensions

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Amid growing trade disputes between major economies, cryptocurrency markets are showing mixed reactions, with Tron (TRX) demonstrating particular resilience. Tether’s recent minting of 1 billion USDT on the Tron network signals continued institutional interest despite market volatility. Technical Analysis Highlights TRX recovered from a 7.5% correction, rebounding from 0.221 on April 7th to reach 0.243 … Read more

Tariffs Vs. Crypto

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The announcement of new tariffs by President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, sent shockwaves across various financial markets, including cryptocurrencies. However, Coldware (COLD) has emerged as a fighter, defying market sentiment and continuing to rise despite the broader downturn in the market. Coldware (COLD): Defying the Odds Coldware (COLD) is rapidly gaining popularity due to … Read more

Cardano’s Hoskinson Sees Bitcoin Touching $250K, Tech Giants Adopting Stablecoins

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Bitcoin (BTC), currently around $81,000, could soar as high as $250,000 as early as this year with tech giants like Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple(AAPL) entering the crypto arena, according to Charles Hoskinson, the founder of the Cardano blockchain. Hoskinson’s comment echoes the sentiments of investors including Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and venture capitalist Tim Draper as … Read more

Block Agrees to $40M Settlement With New York Over Faulty Money-Laundering Controls

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Block Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to settle accusations from the New York Department of Financial Services that the company didn’t properly manage its money-laundering safeguards, according to a statement from the regulator on Thursday. Block, which operates Cash App for peer-to-peer transactions and was formerly known as Square Inc., is under orders … Read more

BNB Plunges 11.6% Before Staging Massive Recovery Amid Trump Tariff Concerns

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The cryptocurrency market is navigating turbulent waters as geopolitical tensions and trade policies reshape investor sentiment. BNB’s recent price action, featuring a 13.2% trading range, highlights the heightened volatility affecting digital assets. Technical analysis reveals key support around $540-$545 and resistance at $565-$570, with trading volumes spiking during both selloffs and recovery phases, according to … Read more

AI-generated content needs blockchain before trust in digital media collapses

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Opinion by: Roman Cyganov, founder and CEO of Antix In the fall of 2023, Hollywood writers took a stand against AI’s encroachment on their craft. The fear: AI would churn out scripts and erode authentic storytelling. Fast forward a year later, and a public service ad featuring deepfake versions of celebrities like Taylor Swift and … Read more

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin Inheritance Strategies

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In today’s crypto for advisors, Zac Townsend from bitcoin life insurance company Meanwhile explains estate planning options for managing bitcoin inheritance. Then, Peter Dunworth from The Bitcoin Adviser answers questions about these strategies from an advisor’s point of view in Ask an Expert. – Sarah Morton You’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that … Read more

Dogecoin ETF Race Joined by 21Shares

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The move to introduce a spot dogecoin ETF (DOGE) to the U.S. market now includes three crypto-focused asset managers, with 21Shares joining Bitwise and Grayscale. The Switzerland-based crypto asset manager submitted an initial S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The fund would be custodied by 21Shares and Coinbase. The management … Read more

Atkins becomes next SEC chair: What’s next for the crypto industry

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The crypto industry has welcomed the confirmation of American businessman and former US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins as chair of the agency. Atkins’ approval has taken months. He appeared before the Senate on March 27 to explain his intended approach to securities regulation in the United States, as well as his views on … Read more

Standard Chartered and OKX pilot crypto, money market fund collateral program

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Standard Chartered and cryptocurrency exchange OKX are piloting a new program allowing institutions to use crypto assets and tokenized money market funds (MMFs) as collateral. Announced on April 10, the collateral mirroring program enables off-exchange collateral usage while enhancing security by placing custody with a globally systemically important bank, according to a joint statement from … Read more

Aptos’ Ash Pampati: Building in a Choppy Market

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After three years on mainnet, Aptos still occupies an unusual position in the blockchain ecosystem. Born from Meta’s abandoned Libra project with backing from top-tier VCs, it entered the market with high expectations and even higher valuations. Aptos is known as a high-throughput, relatively cheap chain, built on the Move programming language for enhanced security. … Read more

Polestar EV sales jump in Q1 on discounts like its ‘Tesla conquest’ bonus

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Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar saw its first-quarter sales jump 76% compared to the same period in 2024 after it began offering discounts and other promotions, including ones geared towards locking in Tesla owners. Polestar sold 12,304 cars in the first three months of the year compared to 6,975 in Q1 2024. Sales were relatively … Read more