Month: April 2025
Treasure DAO announces huge pivot in hopes of extending runway to February
Decentralized video game ecosystem Treasure DAO is restructuring as “a matter of survival” to extend its financial runway to at least February 2026. Treasure DAO’s chief contributor John Patten says in an April 2 video posted to X that he has resumed a leadership role and is taking a plan to the DAO to streamline … Read more
XRP in Focus as RLUSD Sees $100M Minted on Ripple Payments Boost
Over $100 million in Ripple USD (RLUSD) has been issued since April 1, among the highest levels in recent months, as demand for the relatively new stablecoin heats up. A $50 million tranche of RLUSD was issued earlier this week on Tuesday, with another $50 million late Wednesday. That came as Ripple added the stablecoin … Read more
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Wobble in Bitcoin, Ether, XRP Prices Cause Crypto Bulls and Bears to See $450M Liquidations Each
Higher-than-usual market volatility affected bulls and bears alike as crypto futures racked up $450 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours as U.S. tariffs went into play. President Donald Trump officially levied a 25% tariff on auto imports and a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the U.S. Additional duties were imposed on … Read more
Lawmakers Press SEC for Details on Trump’s Crypto Connections
Trump’s crypto ties pose “an unprecedented conflict of interest,” said lawmakers asking the SEC for answers on paused enforcement cases.
Did ChatGPT come up with Trump’s tariff rate formula?
There’s a crazy theory on social media that US President Donald Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariff plan — which hits all countries with a minimum 10% tariff — could have been designed by an artificial intelligence chatbot. Only a short period after Trump announced the tariffs at the White House Rose Garden on April 2, … Read more
XRP Nears Topping Pattern That Could Lead to a Downtrend, Establishing $1.07 as Support: Technical Analysis
Tariffs-led risk-off has payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP trading close to the support zone near $2, a crucial level for confirming a significant topping pattern and renewed downtrend. We are referring to the head-and-shoulders pattern, comprising three peaks, with the middle being the highest. A horizontal line drawn from the base of the three peaks, the neckline, … Read more
Bitcoiner speculates ‘massive’ bot spam briefly took down Bitcoin mailing list
One of Bitcoin’s key communication tools used to discuss potential protocol changes was knocked out for several hours starting on April 2, with one moderator speculating it may have been a targeted attack assisted by bots. For several hours across April 2 and 3, Bitcoin core developers and researchers were unable to interact on Google … Read more
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Stablecoin Transparency Bill Passes House Committee With Overwhelming Vote
The STABLE Act has cleared the House Financial Services Committee, even as scrutiny of Trump-linked stablecoin ventures mounts.
Bitcoin Nears Death Cross, Yuan Tumbles with Asian Markets After Trump Tariffs Put Focus on China’s Response
It’s a risk-off day in Asia as traders look to Beijing’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs on China and other Asian nations. On Wednesday, Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports from 180 nations, including higher taxes on trading partners identified as worst offenders, such as China and the European Union. Trump … Read more
Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it has uncovered thousands of counterfeit Android smartphones sold online with preinstalled malware designed to steal crypto and other sensitive data. The Android devices are sold at reduced prices, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs said in an April 1 statement, but are riddled with a version of the Triada Trojan that infects … Read more
US House committee passes stablecoin-regulating STABLE Act
The US House Financial Services Committee has passed a Republican-backed stablecoin framework bill, which will now head to the House floor for a full vote. The Committee passed the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy, or STABLE Act, with a 32-17 vote on April 2. The bill would provide rules around payment … Read more
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Smartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via text message or a data dashboard, leads to safer driving. Researchers borrowed … Read more
DDoS attacks now a dominant means of waging political cyber-warfare
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are outpacing many traditional cyber threats and are no longer just a tool but a “dominant geopolitical weapon,” according to network security firm Netscout. Global DDoS activity increased by 12.7% in the second half of 2024 compared to the first half, totaling almost 9 million attacks, according to the firm. A … Read more
EY Upgrades Nightfall With Zero-Knowledge Tech for Private Ethereum Transactions
EY’s upgrade removes waiting periods and retains privacy-enhancing features while adding near-instant finality over a simplified architecture.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink seeks patients globally to try its brain chips
Elon Musk’s computer-chip brain implant company Neuralink is seeking patients all around the world to trial its device that allows one’s thoughts to control a computer. Neuralink is looking for people with quadriplegia — those who are not able to use their arms or legs — to sign up for a clinical trial, it said … Read more
U.S. House Committee Advances Stablecoin Bill, While Dems Warn of Trump Conflicts
U.S. stablecoin legislation took another major step on Wednesday as a House of Representatives committee joined Senate counterparts in advancing a bill to be considered by the overall House, bringing stablecoin regulations closer to reality. Eventual approvals in both the overall House and Senate would let lawmakers start melding the two versions into a unified … Read more
AI Restores Speech to Paralyzed Stroke Survivor After Decades of Silence
University of California researchers used a brain-computer interface to turn brain signals into real-time speech.
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OnlyFans Founder’s New Startup and Hbar Foundation Submit Bid for TikTok
The duo join a growing number of crypto firms and tech giants vying for TikTok as a U.S. divest-or-ban deadline looms.