Month: April 2025

TON Foundation Appoints MoonPay Co-Founder, Maximilian Crown, as CEO

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TON Foundation, the entity behind the Telegram-linked TON blockchain, has appointed Maximilian Crown, co-founder of MoonPay, as its CEO. Crown was the CFO and COO at the crypto infrastructure provider and has relationships with banks, payments companies, and regulatory bodies. He will remain on the board at MoonPay. The move comes one month after the … Read more

Will Canada Lead on Digital Assets?

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With Canada’s federal election less than one week away, Canadians are closely watching how political leaders intend to address digital assets. Millions of Canadians hold, use, or work in crypto, making it a growing focal point for economic growth and innovation. This politically prominent and growing community is shaping conversations about the future of finance, … Read more

Merging Intelligence with ERP: Ranadheer’s Approach to AI-OCR and Financial Innovation

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:::tip Mr.Ranadheer Reddy Charabuddi, an expert in enterprise financial systems with deep experience in AI-powered automation and cloud-based document processing, shares insights into how intelligent technologies are shaping the future of ERP systems and enterprise operations. ::: In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are no longer static frameworks—they’re becoming intelligent … Read more

Powered by AI, Driven by Vision: A New Era of Staffing

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The Visionary Behind the Platform At the forefront of innovation in the field of IT staffing is YESHWANTH VASA, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Business & Technology Operations of Static IQ Corp. With a reputation for his capability to bring together extensive technical research and business implementation, YESHWANTH VASA is revolutionizing how staffing is … Read more

The Napalm Girl Standard

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It’s a photo you may have already seen. Captured in stark black and white, several Vietnamese children run down a road, flanked by soldiers. In the left foreground, there is a crying child whose mouth is contorted. But the viewer’s eye drifts toward the center and the main subject of the photograph: a 9-year-old girl, … Read more

Former DOJ antitrust chief says a Google break up will benefit the internet

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Today, we’re talking about the very real possibility that the United States government might break up Google. To figure that all out, I invited Jonathan Kanter, the former assistant attorney general for antitrust under the Biden administration, to join me on Decoder again. Jonathan left the DOJ after President Trump was elected, but he was … Read more

GTA V is Twitch’s most watched game of 2024

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11 years after its launch, Grand Theft Auto V is still massively popular, becoming the most watched game on Twitch. The streaming platform has shared some of its viewership stats from last year with GTA V capturing over 1 billion hours watched. Here’s an infographic breaking some of the stats down: Twitch also revealed insights … Read more

Tether Boosts Stake in Juventus to Over 10%

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Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has raised its stake in the Juventus Football Club to over 10% after expanding its stake in the Italian giant earlier this month. This latest move gives Tether Investments S.A. de C.V., the firm’s investment arm, 6.18% of voting rights. That cements Tether as a significant shareholder … Read more

The Mediator: NEAR CTO Eric Winer on our AI-Agent Future

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At a time when countless crypto projects are awkwardly pivoting toward artificial intelligence, Eric Winer has spent over a decade building bridges between cutting-edge technology and everyday users. Now, as CTO of NEAR AI, he’s pursuing a vision where AI agents negotiate, communicate, and transact on our behalf — a vision that could fundamentally reshape … Read more

Serbia’s Prince Filip says Bitcoin is being stifled, expects huge rally

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Bitcoin’s price trajectory may be suppressed ahead of its upcoming “omega candle” rally, according to Prince Filip Karađorđević, the hereditary prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia. In an April 24 interview with Simply Bitcoin, Filip said some market participants may be limiting Bitcoin (BTC) price action. “People are able to control the market to some extent,” … Read more

Google extends the Pixel 7A’s repair program for battery swelling issues

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Google announced an extended repair program for the Pixel 7A that promises free repairs for devices that suffer from “unexpected battery swelling” issues, 9to5Google reports. The program covers symptoms that directly indicate an expanding battery, including bulging of the device or separation of the phone cover. Google also indicates that rapid battery draining could be … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Drops 3.8%, Leading Index Lower

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2687.87, down 1.3% (-36.46) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Two of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: POL (+9.1%) and SUI (+1.9%). Laggards: UNI (-3.8%) and BCH (-3.0%). … Read more