Avalanche’s AVAX token is poised for major gains in coming years that should outpace already bullish outlooks for both bitcoin and ether, according to Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick. “The unique thing about Avalanche is how it is attempting to achieve scale. Unlike Ethereum or Solana, Avalanche (AVAX) uses a set of subnets, or sidechains,” Kendrick … Read more
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What happens when a small team with a modest budget takes on the titans of artificial intelligence? San Francisco-based Sentient, a decentralized AI developer backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, announced the upcoming launch of Open Deep Search (ODS), an open-source AI framework poised to outstrip Perplexity in search and reasoning capabilities. With a waitlist … Read more
Is DOGE head Elon Musk about to step away from his supporting role alongside President Trump? Traders are responding positively to a report.
After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally announced a release date for the Switch 2. The long-awaited successor to the Switch will be available on June 5th for $449.99. It will be available for preorder in the US from select retailers starting on April 9th, as both a standalone console or bundled with Mario Kart World … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 2, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Electric Theatre opened in 1902, World Autism Awareness Day in undefined, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Hallucinations by Design (Part 2): The Silent … Read more
Operating as a non-profit, Sentient argues AI development “should belong to the community, not controlled by closed-source corporations.”
Languages That Expose the Details When most people start programming, they’re drawn to languages that make things easy. Python, JavaScript, and other high-level languages abstract away the messy details of memory management, system calls, and hardware interaction. This abstraction is powerful—it lets beginners create useful programs quickly without getting bogged down in implementation details. But … Read more
Sentient, an artificial intelligence development platform backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, has released an open-source AI search framework that it says outperforms leading closed-source competitors. The company announced the public release of Open Deep Search (ODS) on April 2, describing it as a high-performance, developer-friendly alternative to platforms like Perplexity AI and OpenAI’s GPT-4o. … Read more
Sony has a replacement for its current flagship QD-OLED TV, the extremely well-received A95L. That’s the model that was crowned “King of TV” at last year’s Value Electronics TV Shootout, which Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel served on the judging panel for. The new model is called the Bravia 8 II. Sony claims that it has … Read more
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) may be well off their frothy heights, but don’t tell that to Jupiter. Solana’s top DeFi exchange just brought digital collectibles platform DRiP Haus into its orbit. The acquisition is part of Jupiter’s push to become what Jupiter’s Kash Dhanda calls the “Solana super app:” a home not only for traders of … Read more
Google DeepMind on Wednesday published an exhaustive paper on its safety approach to AGI, roughly defined as AI that can accomplish any task a human can. AGI is a bit of a controversial subject in the AI field, with naysayers suggesting that it’s little more than a pipe dream. Others, including major AI labs like … Read more
Once considered speculative investments, cryptocurrencies are becoming increasingly mainstream. In Europe, WisdomTree is at the forefront of leading that charge. The global financial services firm offers a number of exchange-traded products (ETPs) that offer diversification and an incredibly easy way to buy and sell crypto assets. Here Dovile Silenskyte, WisdomTree’s Director of Digital Assets Research, … Read more
The spot bitcoin ETFs saw sizable inflows in the first quarter despite the lame price action and at least one analyst sees the next three months as even bigger even if the prices don’t recover. “Even if current market conditions persist in the second quarter, we are seeing strong traction from financial advisors and institutional … Read more
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC), a Japanese banking and financial services conglomerate, along with business systems firm TIS Inc, Ava Labs — the developer of the Avalanche network — and digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, have signed an agreement to explore a framework for commercializing stablecoins in Japan. Under a Memorandum of Understanding, the companies … Read more
The crypto industry’s primary political action committee, Fairshake, flooded support to Republican candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives special elections this week in Florida that aimed to fill vacant seats in Congress. Both candidates won, further reinforcing the party’s narrow national majority. The two seats in Florida had been vacated when President Donald Trump … Read more
With IRS audits on the rise for 2025, cryptocurrency holders face more scrutiny than ever. It’s not just about paying taxes. The evolving rules mean even small oversights can lead to large penalties or expensive audits. You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, our weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor. Sign … Read more
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Fidelity Investments rolled out a retirement plan that invests directly in crypto on Thursday, giving investors another method for tapping this asset class. The brokerage firm offers bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC) to any U.S. citizen over the age of 18. The assets are custodied by Fidelity and held in a cold wallet. … Read more
Digital assets have grown into a multi-trillion-dollar market, yet they remain largely disconnected from traditional finance. Institutional investors increasingly want to own and monetize digital assets, but most banks, broker-dealers and asset managers operate on infrastructure designed for stocks and bonds — not blockchain-based assets. While spot crypto ETFs are an important step toward integration, … Read more
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If you want to preorder a Switch directly from Nintendo, youâll need to make sure you have at least 50 hours of gameplay on the original Switch as of April 2nd, 2025. Nintendo revealed the anti-scalper mechanism on its preorder registration page, where it says it will prioritize registrants who meet the gameplay requirements and … Read more
A new security fund aims to help apps in the fediverse — like Mastodon, Threads, and Pixelfed — to pay researchers for disclosing security bugs.
BTC above $85K, ‘Liberation Day’ for Tariffs, Circle files for IPO FOMO HOUR EP326 BTC: 85.1k (+1%), ETH: 1880 (0%), SOL: 126 (-2%). Top Gainers: EOS, CRO, BONK, MKR, LEO. BTC ETFs: -$158mn, ETH ETFs: -$4mn. Crypto braces for volatility on tariff headlines. BTC network activity down to 2021 levels. BTC is greatest store of … Read more
Ripple, an enterprise-focused blockchain service closely tied to the XRP Ledger (XRP), said on Wednesday it has integrated its stablecoin to the company’s cross-border payments system to boost adoption for Ripple USD (RLUSD). Select Ripple Payments customers including cross-border payment providers BKK Forex and iSend are already using the stablecoin to improve their treasury operations, … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) reached new April highs at the April 2 Wall Street open as markets braced for US “Liberation Day.” BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin teases breakout in US tariff countdown Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed local highs of $86,444 on Bitstamp, the best performance for BTC/USD since March 28. Volatility … Read more