BlackRock Bitcoin ETF buys $970M in BTC as inflows surge, boost market

BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) bought nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin on behalf of its clients on April 28, with continued inflows providing “structural support” for Bitcoin’s price appreciation, according to market analysts. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF bought $970 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) on April 28, its second-largest day of inflows on … Read more

Bitcoin targets $115K as BTC supply metric nears 'historic euphoria' zone

Key takeaways: Bitcoin supply in profit has climbed back above 85%, nearing the classic euphoric area. Onchain data shows strong accumulation from new and momentum buyers with minimal profit-taking. Bitcoin could rally toward $110,000–$115,000 helped by a “max buying” zone. Bitcoin (BTC) is charging toward a potential new all-time high near $115,000, as a surge … Read more

A16z backs UK startup Dex to scale ‘AI talent agent’ and recruitment matchmaker

Storied Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is backing a fledgling U.K. startup that’s setting out to “redefine” how AI is used to match companies with talent. Dex, as the startup is called, targets candidates and companies with various AI-powered recruitment smarts, including matchmaking and coaching, with a view toward improving retention in the long … Read more

How Concave Payoff Functions Shape Equilibrium in Strategic Games

:::info Authors: (1) Nicholas A. G. Johnson (nagj@mit.edu); (2) Theo Diamandis (tdiamand@mit.edu); (3) Alex Evans (aevans@baincapital.com); (4) Henry de Valence (hdevalence@penumbra.zone); (5) Guillermo Angeris (gangeris@baincapital.com). ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 1 The concave pro-rata game 1.1 Symmetric pure strict equilibrium 1.2 Uniqueness of equilibrium 1.3 Equilibrium payoff 2 Batched decentralized exchanges 2.1 Arbitrage … Read more

Master Shell Scheduling with DolphinScheduler and ProcessBuilder

Learn how to execute and monitor Shell scripts efficiently with sudo support, working directories, and full logging control. In this article, we’ll dive deep into how DolphinScheduler uses ProcessBuilder to execute shell commands. By default, DolphinScheduler wraps shell scripts using BashShellInterceptorBuilder, generating execution commands that support both standard and sudo modes. We’ll also walk through … Read more

Viant Technology Could Benefit From Buying Bitcoin, Eric Semler Says

Viant Technology (DSP), an ad tech company, could unlock significant shareholder value by adopting a bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy according to Eric Semler, the chairman of Semler Scientific (SMLR), the scientific-equipment maker that also adopted a bitcoin-buying policy. Viant joins Zoom Communications (ZOOM) and Coursera, Inc. (COUR) on Semler’s list of “Zombie Zone” companies that, … Read more

Circle Wins Regulatory Nod From Abu Dhabi Watchdog as USDC Hits $62B

Circle, the issuer of the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, said it received in-principal regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi, paving the way for an expansion across the Middle East. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) granted the company the preliminary green light to operate as a money services provider, edging closer … Read more

US DOJ requests 20-year sentence for Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, faces a 20-year prison sentence as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a severe penalty for his fraudulent activity. The US DOJ on April 28 filed the government’s sentencing memorandum against Mashinsky, recommending a 20-year prison sentence due to … Read more

Meet the HackerNoon Top Writers – Wes Huber’s Journey In Tech

Introduction I’m Wes Huber, currently working full-time as a Software Developer for Brock Solutions – a company in the IIOT space serving Manufacturing and Transportation, and Logistics industries. Before working full-time, I worked freelance for about 7 years for various digital agencies and got a lot of one-off projects on Upwork. Currently transitioning into a … Read more

Bitcoin in 'critical zone' as triple breakout meets $93.5K support battle

Key points: Bitcoin has beaten out three key resistance levels in a single weekly candle. The weekly close defended the 2025 yearly open, but a subsequent dip below it is making analysis question the strength of the BTC price breakout. BTC/USD remains in a “critical zone” pending fresh support confirmations. Bitcoin (BTC) has broken through … Read more

How HyperCycle Is Building the Internet for AI: A Deep Dive with Toufi Saliba

In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence and blockchain, a critical question looms: who will build the infrastructure that allows AI to thrive independently, without centralized control? While many companies focus on human-centric applications, HyperCycle is quietly pioneering the Internet for AI agents—a decentralized, peer-to-peer network that lets AI systems communicate, transact, and evolve autonomously. … Read more

How KIWI FARMS Operators Fought Back Against Forum Disruptions

:::info Authors: (1) Anh V. Vu, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (anh.vu@cl.cam.ac.uk); (2) Alice Hutchings, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (alice.hutchings@cl.cam.ac.uk); (3) Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge, and University of Edinburgh (ross.anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Deplatforming and the Impacts 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Kiwi Farms Disruption … Read more

1inch launches on Solana with crosschain swaps in the pipeline

Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has launched on Solana, marking a significant step toward its vision of a “unified multichain” decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the integration enables users to trade over 1 million Solana-based tokens directly through the 1inch decentralized application (DApp), benefiting from maximal extractable value-protected … Read more

The Fallout of KIWI FARMS: Activists, Industry Giants, and Forum Users Speak Out

:::info Authors: (1) Anh V. Vu, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (anh.vu@cl.cam.ac.uk); (2) Alice Hutchings, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (alice.hutchings@cl.cam.ac.uk); (3) Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge, and University of Edinburgh (ross.anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Deplatforming and the Impacts 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Kiwi Farms Disruption … Read more

Russian ruble stablecoin: Exec lists 7 ‘Tether replica’ features

The concept of a Russian ruble stablecoin received special attention at a major local crypto event, the Blockchain Forum in Moscow, with key industry executives reflecting on some of the core features a ruble-backed stablecoin might require. Sergey Mendeleev, founder of the digital settlement exchange Exved and inactive founder of the sanctioned Garantex exchange, put … Read more