Gotta Catch ‘Em Nodes: What Exactly is a Blockchain Node and How Does it Work?

Picture a blockchain like your very own Pokédex: It needs entries/transactions to be verified and recorded reliably. Enter blockchain nodes—the Pokémon trainers of blockchain. Just like how Ash needs Pikachu to battle, blockchain networks need nodes to keep things running smoothly. Nodes are crucial because they verify transactions, maintain the ledger, and also secure the … Read more

Gold-backed cryptocurrencies spike amid global trade uncertainty

Gold-backed cryptocurrencies have spiked in value amid the global trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) reached all-time highs on April 22, with Tether Gold touching $3,529 and Paxos Gold recording a peak of $3,520, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Two other gold-backed cryptocurrencies … Read more

Trust Wallet Launches ‘Stablecoin Earn’ To Boost Crypto Earning Opportunities

DUBAI, UAE — April 28, 2025 — Trust Wallet, the world’s leading self-custody Web3 wallet trusted by over 200 million users, has launched Stablecoin Earn, a new feature that lets users deposit stablecoins and earn seamlessly with full flexibility. By integrating secure and automated onchain strategies, Trust Wallet makes earning passive rewards seamless, flexible, and … Read more

US senators press for answers on Trump's crypto interests

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on government officials to address questions related to US President Donald Trump’s memecoin and his media company. In an April 25 letter to Jamieson Greer, acting director of the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff requested that officials … Read more

New ChatGPT ‘glazes too much,’ says Sam Altman

Less than 48 hours after announcing an update to GPT-4o that promised improvements in “both intelligence and personality,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the chatbot had become “too sycophant-y and annoying.” In an April 27th post on X, Altman said fixes to GPT-4o’s personality would be coming “asap.” the last couple of GPT-4o updates have … Read more

Bitcoin price pullback to $91K possible, but onchain data highlights ‘healthy’ market fundamentals

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s year-over-year return and realized price metric signal strong long-term support from holders and suggest that BTC is currently undervalued. Standard Chartered estimates a Bitcoin price target in the $110,000–$120,000 zone by Q2 2025. Positive funding rates point to a potential long squeeze to $90,500. Bitcoin’s (BTC) weekly close near $94,000 delivered an … Read more

The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump’s tariffs

Kickstarter is launching a new “Tariff Manager” tool that will allow creators to apply a surcharge to projects after their campaign has ended, as spotted earlier by 404 Media. The tool is supposed to help creators deal with “rising costs” and import fees as a result of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. If a creator’s … Read more

OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT search with shopping features

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT search, its web search tool in ChatGPT, to give users an improved online shopping experience, the company announced Monday. When ChatGPT users search for products, the chatbot will now offer a few recommendations, present images and reviews for those items, and include direct links to webpages where users can buy the … Read more

Dear ChatGPT, I’m Alone and Depressed—Can You Help?

“The exhausted, depressive achievement-subject grinds itself down, so to speak. It is tired, exhausted by itself, and at war with itself.” — Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society You’re lying in bed at 1:43 a.m., your brain doing that thing where it turns into an unskippable playlist of everything you’ve ever regretted. You thought about texting … Read more

ChatGPT is getting better for shopping

OpenAI is improving ChatGPT’s web search capabilities to make the AI chatbot a more useful tool for shopping. People already use ChatGPT to do research around products, but before these updates, ChatGPT didn’t make it easy to understand up-to-date prices or see visual images of the results, Adam Fry, OpenAI’s ChatGPT search product lead, told … Read more