Month: April 2025

Why I love my ridiculous 77-inch LG C3 OLED TV

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Antonio Di Benedetto started out working on The Verge’s deals beat, where he searched out the best prices for the best tech purchases. However, since then, he’s become our resident laptop reviewer. “So, as you’ll see,” he says, “I like staring at nice screens (preferably large ones) and I love getting a sweet deal.” One … Read more

Crypto Ally Paul Atkins Sworn In to Replace Gary Gensler Atop U.S. SEC

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Paul Atkins has taken the oath to formally become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which returns Mark Uyeda to his previous role as a Republican Commissioner after three busy months of service as the agency’s stand-in chief. Atkins permanently replaces the former chair, Gary Gensler, who the crypto industry had widely seen … Read more

MoonPay’s Ivan Soto-Wright Bets on a Non-Custodial, API-First Future for Crypto

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As the crypto space consolidates, MoonPay is quietly becoming the infrastructure layer for the next wave of Web3. With over 30 million verified users across 160 countries and a fully licensed global stack, the company is enabling everything from fiat onramps to embedded DeFi experiences. Originally launched to make wallet top-ups seamless via Apple Pay … Read more

Interoperability Project Analog Raises $15M to Unify Liquidity Across Blockchains

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Analog, a blockchain project looking to improve unified liquidity across multiple networks, said it raised $15 million through a token sale. Digital asset financier Bolts Capital completed the token purchase to bring Analog’s total backing to $36 million, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk on Tuesday. Analog plans to use the capital to … Read more

The best free apps for video meetings

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While videoconferencing apps have been around for quite some time, they really came into their own starting in 2020 during the pandemic, when many companies had to do a quick switch to a system of remote working. Even now, five years later, a lot of employees are still working on a remote or a partially … Read more

Bitdeer secures $60M to boost Bitcoin ASIC production amid record hashrate

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Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer secured $60 million in loans to ramp up its Bitcoin ASIC manufacturing efforts as global mining competition intensifies amid record-breaking network hashrates. According to its annual report, Bitdeer entered a loan agreement in April with affiliate firm Matrixport, a crypto financial services company founded by Bitdeer’s chairman, Jihan Wu. The facility … Read more

How We Built a Semantic Search Engine for React Components Using AI

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At 21st.dev, we’re building what we call “the NPM for Design Engineers” — a marketplace and hub for reusable UI building blocks. One of our core challenges has been creating an effective search system that transcends lexical matching limitations to understand the semantic topology of UI components. In this article, we’ll dissect our implementation of … Read more

Unpacking Mantra’s OM crash requires forensic study — CertiK exec

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Mantra founder and CEO John Mullin has begun an $80 million burn of OM tokens to regain users’ trust following the token’s sudden crash earlier in April. However, the question of the underlying reasons for the OM crash remains unanswered, blockchain investigators told Cointelegraph. Unpacking Mantra’s OM crash requires a detailed forensic study rather than … Read more

Bitcoin traders warn BTC price rally may stall at $90K

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Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $89,000 on April 22, its highest level since early March, buoyed by strong spot demand during US trading hours on April 21. The recovery, however, faced a serious challenge in breaking above $90,000 as sell-side liquidity blocked the way. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin price faces stiff resistance on the … Read more

The Best TV Series Set In Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands

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Post-apocalyptic wastelands play a key role in the movie/TV industry. Humankind is battling to survive in the aftermath of some cataclysmic event, usually at our hands. Navigating familiar tropes like the quest for power, love, and relationships becomes secondary to the battle for survival. The small screen allows for a longer continuity, allowing for better … Read more

Crypto crime goes industrial as gangs launch coins, launder billions — UN

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Organized crime groups across Southeast Asia have scaled their operations by exploiting cryptocurrency and launching their own coins, exchanges and blockchain networks to launder billions of dollars, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report said criminal syndicates are no longer just using existing crypto infrastructure. … Read more

How to keep your data safe when you travel

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It’s always a good idea to think about your phone and other devices when you travel. Things get lost, things get stolen, things get left in the seat-back pocket on the plane, and you should always make sure you have a plan. Right now, though, particularly if you’re traveling into the United States, there’s also … Read more

Superpower wants to help people detect and address health issues before symptoms appear

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A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world’s first super-app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health. For $499, the startup offers biannual lab testing that analyzes over 100 blood biomarkers across 21 categories, giving people a more comprehensive look at their health than … Read more