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Month: April 2025
Metaplanet Crosses 5K BTC in Latest Purchase, Halfway to Target
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin buying blitz brings it closer to its 10K goal, with the company snapping up 1,650 coins in April alone.
Dubai’s VARA Warns of Firms Falsely Claiming to Be Part of Real Estate Tokenization Pilot
Dubai’s crypto regulator has issued an alert, warning of firms falsely claiming to be part of the city’s high-profile real estate tokenization pilot, saying that such misrepresentation may violate the emirate’s virtual asset laws. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), in coordination with the Dubai Land Department (DLD), said on Tuesday that several entities have … Read more
BlackRock Bitcoin fund wins best new ETF on $643M inflow day
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has been named the best new ETF product by etf.com, as it recorded its highest inflows since Jan. 21. On April 23, BlackRock’s iShare Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) was awarded the “Best New ETF” at the annual etf.com ETF awards. In an X post shortly after, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas … Read more
The TechBeat: Skeptical Engineer Tries AI Coding Agent, Walks Away a Believer (4/24/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Embeddings 101: Unlocking Semantic Relationships in Text By @riteshmodi [ 14 Min read ] Text embeddings power AI language understanding. Learn … Read more
Nintendo says invites for its own Switch 2 sales may arrive after launch
In a recent update to its website about its direct sales program for the Switch 2, Nintendo says that due to “the very high demand” for the console, “delivery by June 5 is not guaranteed” and that “your invitation email may arrive after the Nintendo Switch 2 launch.” Nintendo has already said that the initial … Read more
Metaplanet Hits 5,000 BTC Mark Amid Strategic Treasury Expansion
Metaplanet (3350) has reached a major milestone in its bitcoin (BTC) strategy, the Japanese hotel company now holds 5,000 BTC as part of its treasury operations. Its BTC stash is valued at approximately $428.1 million at an average acquisition cost of around $85,621 per coin. The Tokyo-listed firm continues to double down on bitcoin as … Read more
Prosecutors seek over 6 years prison for Mango Markets exploiter
US federal prosecutors have asked a district judge to sentence Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, the crypto user convicted of the $110 million exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets in 2022, to at least six and a half years behind bars. Ahead of Eisenberg’s May 1 sentencing hearing, US prosecutors are petitioning US District Judge Arun … Read more
US prosecutors file over 200 victim statements in Celsius ex-CEO’s case
US federal prosecutors have filed statements from hundreds of victims in their case against Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the defunct crypto lender Celsius Network. The recently sworn-in interim US Attorney for Manhattan, Jay Clayton, said in an April 23 letter to a Manhattan federal court that he was sharing “more than … Read more
Dogecoin Leads Losses Among Majors; BTC, ETH, XRP Slump on Profit-Taking
Major tokens fell as much as 5% on Thursday as traders took profits on a steady move higher from earlier this week, with memecoin dogecoin (DOGE) leading losses among the largest assets. Bitcoin (BTC) clung to the $93,000 zone in the past 24 hours, but XRP, Solana’s SOL, BNB Chain’s BNB and DOGE showed losses … Read more
Bitcoin’s April Rally Driven By Institutions, While Retail Flees ETFs: Coinbase Exec
Bitcoin’s (BTC) breakout to $93,000 is being driven by deep-pocketed institutions, not retail exchange traded-fund (ETF) buyers, said Coinbase Institutional’s John D’Agostino on CNBC. The rally began in early April, as institutional investors, and sovereign wealth funds quietly accumulated BTC with their “patient pools of capital” while retail investors were still pulling capital from spot … Read more
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ZKsync recovers $5M of stolen tokens after hacker accepts bounty offer
The ZKsync Association has confirmed the recovery of $5 million worth of stolen tokens from an April 15 ZKsync security incident involving its airdrop distribution contract. The hacker agreed to accept a 10% bounty and return 90% of the remaining stolen tokens, transferring the ZKsync Security Council almost $5.7 million across three transfers on April … Read more
Russia’s central bank, finance ministry to launch crypto exchange
Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly planning to launch a crypto exchange for qualified investors under an experimental legal regime. The platform will be aimed at “super-qualified investors,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said during a ministry meeting, according to April 23 reports from Russian media group RBC and Russian news agency Interfax. “Together … Read more
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are off to a messy start
Nintendo’s delayed Switch 2 preorders finally kicked off in the US at 12AM ET, but there have already been a lot of problems. While some people reported success buying through Target’s app, a few Verge staffers have run into issues. Many of us were able to get to the checkout screen, but ran into errors … Read more
Bitcoin is the ‘cleanest shirt in the dirty laundry’ — Bitfinex
Bitcoin has shown resilience compared to the broader financial market amid macroeconomic uncertainty, but analysts caution it’s still too early to know whether the trend will last. “We’re not quite there yet, but if Bitcoin holds strength through the upcoming CPI, as well as ongoing Powell-related and equity earnings volatility, the decoupling narrative could evolve … Read more
SEC’s Crypto Custody Roundtable Begins Tomorrow, Here’s What You Should Know
As crypto custody rules face scrutiny, the SEC gathers industry voices to debate the future of safeguarding digital assets.
Where to preorder all of the new Nintendo Switch 2 accessories
Nintendo’s next-gen Pro Controller introduces some welcome additions to one of the best gamepads around. The Switch 2 isn’t the only hardware launching on June 5th. Nintendo also plans to release a slate of new accessories for its upcoming gaming console, the bulk of which are now available for preorder at Walmart, Best Buy, and … Read more
Crypto exchange KuCoin enters crowded Thailand market
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is set to branch further into Southeast Asia, targeting the growing crypto market in Thailand. KuCoin is planning to launch a crypto exchange platform offering digital assets and related products in the country, according to an April 23 announcement. ERX Company Ltd, Thailand’s first Securities and Exchange Commission-supervised digital token exchange, has … Read more
Crypto users cool with AI dabbling with their portfolios: Survey
A majority of crypto users are willing to allow artificial intelligence agents to manage part of their investment portfolios, according to the results of a recent CoinGecko survey. Among the 2,632 crypto participants surveyed, 87% said they would let AI agents manage at least a tenth of their crypto portfolio, CoinGecko’s April 23 report shows. … Read more
‘I’m sick’ — Scammers use AI, fake ID of crypto influencer to steal $4M
The host of The Wolf Of All Streets podcast, Scott Melker, says he’s received word that his face and name are being impersonated by scammers, with at least one victim duped out of $4 million. On April 23, the crypto investor said, “I’m sick,” reporting that he’d been contacted by a private investigator revealing that … Read more
LAPD recovers $2.7M worth of Bitcoin miners stolen in airport heist
The Los Angeles Police Department has recovered $2.7 million worth of Bitcoin mining machines it alleges were stolen by a crime ring in a heist at the city’s airport. The LAPD said on April 22 that detectives from its Cargo Theft Unit, along with the city’s Port Police, the railroad-based Union Pacific Police, and the … Read more
Elderly Americans Hit Hardest by $9.3B Crypto Scam Wave in 2024: FBI
America’s seniors lost nearly $3 billion to crypto fraud despite representing just 17% of the population, with ATM scams now a rising trend.
Biomedical NLP: Text Generation & Knowledge Reasoning Tasks
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Community Challenges Overview and 2.1 CCKS 2.2 CHIP and 2.3 CCIR, CSMI, CCL and DCIC 3. Evaluation Tasks Overview and 3.1 Information Extraction 3.2 Text Classification and Text Similarity 3.3 Knowledge Graph and Question Answering 3.4 Text Generation and Knowledge Reasoning and 3.5 Large Language Model Evaluation … Read more
Yaakov Kirschen’s other legacy
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