Tether’s gold-backed stablecoin, Tether Gold (XAUT), reached a $770 million market capitalization as of April 28, according to the company’s first attestation under El Salvador’s financial regulations. “While central banks are stacking up hundreds of tons of gold, XAUt is set to become the standard tokenized gold product for the people and institutions,” Tether CEO … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) miners’ first-quarter results may disappoint because the hashprice, a measure of daily mining profitability, fell further and trade tariffs weighed on the market, asset manager CoinShares (CS) said in a blog post on Friday. “Q2 results may show deterioration, as tariffs on imported mining rigs range from 24% (Malaysia) to 54% (China),” analysts … Read more
The researchers said the attackers behind the campaign had “deep understanding of the target community.”
Mastercard is moving deeper into the digital asset economy by launching new global capabilities to support stablecoin payments across its vast merchant network, the company announced Monday. The payments giant is working with crypto exchange OKX to roll out the “OKX Card,” aimed at linking crypto trading and Web3 activities with everyday spending. Meanwhile, merchants … Read more
In certain rooms – rooms where rulers of countries plan the future, billionaires decide what comes next, and culture quietly shifts, Gurps Rai is already there. He’s not loud. He doesn’t need to be. Rai isn’t part of the Web3 conversation – he’s beyond it. Armed with his signature black hat and black t-shirt, he’s … Read more
News about Android is being relegated to a side show at Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, next month. On Monday, the company announced it would share information about the latest updates coming to the Android ecosystem at an upcoming virtual event called “The Android Show: I/O Edition,” airing on May 13. The decision to … Read more
The Android Show: Google I/O Edition Google just announced that it will host a separate event ahead of I/O to discuss updates coming to Android. The Android Show: I/O Edition will land on YouTube and the Android website on May 13th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET and will feature Android ecosystem president Sameer Samat. … Read more
What to know: Altcoins have lagged Bitcoin year-to-date, but BNB price shows relative resilience, trading only 10% lower than the previous cycle’s all-time high. BNB Chain shows a robust activity, consistently ranking third in daily transactions, active addresses, and TVL, while leading in the number of DApps. The blockchain’s weakest point is its revenue, which … Read more
MCP (Meta Context Protocol), as an emerging interaction protocol, aims to achieve seamless connectivity between AI and applications, providing AI Agents with standardized interfaces to call external functions and data. In this field, Lumoz, as a significant driver and leader of Web3 infrastructure innovation, has taken the lead in shaping the MCP ecosystem. Currently, Lumoz … Read more
Coinbase Asset Management is rolling out a new fund for institutions to receive a yield on their bitcoin (BTC) holdings. Opening on May 1 for non-US institutional investors, the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund aims to deliver a 4% to 8% annualized net return, according to a press release on Monday. Among those backing the fund, … Read more
Google is quietly building key features of its Play Games app, which lets you track achievements on Android games, directly into the Play Store, Android Police reports — signaling plans that the former may be headed for the infamous Google Graveyard. Coder and self-proclaimed APK teardown specialist AssembleDebug posted on X that Google hasn’t made … Read more
“AI agent” isn’t just a buzzword. It’s the future of AI. To truly live up to those expectations, these solutions must do more than just automate tasks (when you’re lucky). They need to evolve and tackle tasks like only humans can—but without the errors and way faster. ⚡️ Given that we spend most of our … Read more
AI agents are quickly becoming an integral part of customer workflows across industries by automating complex tasks, enhancing decision-making, and streamlining operations. However, the adoption of AI agents in production systems requires scalable evaluation pipelines. Robust agent evaluation enables you to gauge how well an agent is performing certain actions and gain key insights into … Read more
Base is designed to house Coinbase’s on-chain products and provide an open ecosystem for dapps, onboarding “billions of users.”
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Originally an NFT-focused project, iOlyWorld has since evolved into a broader Web3 gaming platform that combines blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and interactive storytelling. The next major milestone for iOlyWorld is its $IOLY Token Generation Event (TGE), scheduled for May 14, 2025. Formed by a group of passionate professionals from gaming, crypto, business, and entertainment, … Read more
The Tel Aviv-based company’s round was backed by a former executive at Microsoft, with its chief executive saying a “new class of protection designed explicitly for AI-related security risks” is needed in the intelligence age. Pillar’s technology helps enterprises build and run secure AI software, while resolving risks left by traditional DevSecOps (development, security, and … Read more
Opinion by: Steven Smith, head of protocol and applied research, Tools for Humanity Blockchains were designed as systems of trust that are transparent, decentralized and accessible. The age of AI has, however, introduced significant new challenges. Nearly half of all internet traffic is generated by bots, with up to 80% of blockchain transactions now automated … Read more
Strategy has sold around $20.9 billion worth of common shares since it established an at-the-money equity offering program in October.
Most mortgage lenders would rather people didn’t pay off their mortgages early. After all, that’s that’s how they make their money. Indeed, overpayment is positively discouraged and sometimes even penalized. What if there were a solution that solved the technology behind it, alongside the financing arrangements? That’s the idea behind the Sprive fintech app. This … Read more
We’ve been blown away by the overwhelming response to speak at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at SoWa Power Station in Boston. After thorough consideration, we’ve selected six standout finalists. The power to choose who will take the stage and share their startup scaling expertise is now in your hands! This Audience Choice voting … Read more
For millions of people, any one of the many unprecedented actions in the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency was enough to show that the US is barreling toward – or has already arrived at – billionaire-helmed fascism. Sure, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has indiscriminately fired thousands of federal employees … Read more
Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev spoke alongside Donald Trump Jr. at a Bulgarian press event on Sunday.