Tax-Loss Harvesting for Multi-Asset Crypto Portfolios: A Primer

The digital asset class is highly technical. Powered by blockchain technology and globally traded 24/7, digital asset markets are fast-moving and awash in data. A systematic investment approach may lend itself well to such a market. Systematic investing can also unlock a critical and particularly well-suited feature for multi-asset crypto portfolios: automated tax-loss harvesting. You’re … Read more

Shiba Inu’s 16% Plunge Tied to U.S.-China Tensions May be Short-Lived

Global Economic Tensions Impact SHIB The cryptocurrency market experienced significant turbulence as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China sent shockwaves through global financial markets. Shiba Inu (SHIB) was not spared from the selloff, plummeting to $0.00001038 – its lowest level since February 2023 – as investors fled risk assets following President Trump’s … Read more

How to Improve Crowdsourced Labels for Dialogue Systems

:::info Authors: (1) Clemencia Siro, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (2) Mohammad Aliannejadi, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (3) Maarten de Rijke, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and 2.1 Experimental data and tasks 2.2 Automatic generation of diverse dialogue contexts 2.3 Crowdsource … Read more

Artisan, the ‘stop hiring humans’ AI agent startup, raises $25M — and is still hiring humans 

It’s been a tough but exciting year for 23-year-old Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, founder and CEO of AI sales agent startup Artisan. Artisan just raised a $25 million Series A led by Glade Brook Capital, Carmichael-Jack exclusively tells TechCrunch. Y Combinator, Day One Ventures, HubSpot Ventures, Oliver Jung, Fellows Fund, and others participated as well. A year … Read more

Samsung’s SmartThings app gets more home automation capabilities

Samsung has updated SmartThings, its app that lets users control the company’s IoT devices, with new home automation capabilities in an apparent bid to cross-sell more of its smart home devices and appliances to existing customers. Besides the automation features, users will get new integrations with the Samsung Health app, an intercom feature, and support … Read more

DeFi security and compliance must be improved to attract institutions

Opinion by: Sergej Kunz, co-founder of 1inch Institutional players have been closely watching decentralized finance’s growth. Creating secure and compliant DeFi platforms is the only solution to build trust and attract more institutions. Clear waters attract big ships Over the past four years, institutional DeFi adoption has gone from 10% of hedge funds to 47%, … Read more

Trump’s new tariffs leave small creators scrambling

If you’ve ever been to an anime or any fan convention, you know that the place that’s often the busiest is artists alley. There, creators sell their wares ranging from commissioned artwork to stickers, enamel pins, stuffed toys, apparel, food, and more. Often these goods are made with the artist’s own hand. Other times, merchants … Read more

Bitcoin price at risk of new 5-month low near $71K if tariff war and stock market tumult continues

Bitcoin (BTC) price made a swift move to $78,300 at the April 9 Wall Street open as “herd-like” price action in equities markets continued to spook risk-asset traders. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin gyrates as stocks make history Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD retargeting five-month lows under $75,000 before rebounding … Read more

European Union Moves Ahead With Retaliatory Tariffs Against U.S.

European Union (EU) member states have approved the European Commission’s proposal to introduce retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The bloc’s executive made the proposal as a countermeasure against the U.S.’ imposition of tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU. Duties will be collected from April 15 once the implementing act is published, … Read more

We Tested GPS, RFID, BLE, and AirTags for Asset Tracking — Only One Actually Worked

Over the past 6 months, we benchmarked multiple tracking technologies for mobile, unpowered assets: construction gear, medical rentals, tools, shipping containers, and more. The goal: build a system that reliably tells you: Where is this item now? When was it last seen? What’s the cost per asset to do this at scale? We tested: Cellular … Read more

WordPress.com launches a free AI-powered website builder

Hosting platform WordPress.com on Wednesday launched a new AI website builder that allows anyone to create a functioning website using an AI chat-style interface. The feature, which is being made available to WordPress users for free, is targeted at entrepreneurs, freelancers, bloggers, and others who need a professional online presence, the company says. At this … Read more

Binance to launch second reward-bearing margin asset LDUSDt

Binance is launching a new “reward-bearing margin asset” LDUSDt, which the company says is not a stablecoin. According to an April 9 announcement, LDUSDt can be obtained by swapping Tether’s USDt deposited in the firm’s Simple Earn yield product. Binance stated that holders of LDUSDt will continue to earn yield rewards through Simple Earn, even … Read more