I never took 360 cameras seriously. That is, until I started spending more of my free time skiing and snowboarding. My social media feeds are inundated with [mostly sponsored] videos of people using these cameras for exactly that purpose — capturing those thrilling moments on the snowy mountains. And the marketing worked. I punched in that … Read more
Insta360’s new X5 action camera streamlines sharing videos to social media. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced a new version of its 360-degree action camera that won’t immediately become e-waste should your extreme adventures end up breaking a lens. Last year’s Insta360 X4 introduced a removable guard to protect its two lenses, but the X5 … Read more
T-Mobile is shaking things up again. T-Mobile is replacing its Go5G plans with a couple of new options, complete with a five-year guarantee that it won’t raise your rate. But as always, there’s a bit of a catch. The new Experience More and Experience Beyond plans match the outgoing plans almost feature for feature, but … Read more
Dutch bank ING is working on a stablecoin, looking to take advantage of Europe’s new cryptocurrency regulations that came into force last year, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. ING’s stablecoin project could take the form of a consortium effort involving other banks and crypto service providers, both people said. “ING is … Read more
Tally, a leader in on-chain governance tooling, has secured $8 million in Series A funding aimed at scaling its governance technology to more crypto-native decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Tally is best known for the Tally Protocol, which powers infrastructure to help leading protocols conduct effective on-chain governance of their DAOs, including Arbitrum, Uniswap DAO, ZKsync, … Read more
Cryptocurrency firms and exchanges are increasingly moving into Wall Street territory, launching more traditional investment offerings and showcasing the increasing connection between crypto and traditional finance (TradFi). “There’s a growing synergy between traditional financial investments and the emerging crypto space,” according to Gracy Chen, the CEO of Bitget, the world’s sixth-largest crypto exchange. “Crypto players … Read more
AI labs are increasingly relying on crowdsourced benchmarking platforms such as Chatbot Arena to probe the strengths and weaknesses of their latest models. But some experts say that there are serious problems with this approach from an ethical and academic perspective. Over the past few years, labs including OpenAI, Google, and Meta have turned to … Read more
Some members of the bitcoin (BTC) mining industry are in the habit of routinely undervaluing mining rig shipments with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in order to reduce customs duties, multiple people familiar with the practice told CoinDesk. Now that the Donald Trump administration is raising tariffs on most goods brought from around … Read more
The cryptocurrency market has witnessed a surge in the adoption of automated trading solutions, with trading bots gaining prominence for their ability to analyze vast data sets and execute trades with precision. Cointelegraph has dissected historical bot revenues and token price rollercoasters and backtested strategy returns against the buy-and-hold yardstick to decode what bots shine … Read more
Inflows to Bitcoin ETFs hit their highest level since January 30 Monday, with analysts pointing to macro tailwinds.
Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) showed signs of recovery last week with minor inflows, after shedding more than $1 billion in outflows in the previous two weeks. Crypto investment products saw inflows of $6 million during the week of April 14–18, reflecting mixed investor sentiment, CoinShares reported on April 22. “While the week began with minor … Read more
Aave users can start supplying and borrowing Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin on the decentralized lending platform’s V3 Ethereum Core market, Aave said in a Monday post on X. The peer-to-peer loans market has a supply cap of 50 million RLUSD and a borrow cap of 5 million RLUSD. RLUSD is a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the … Read more
The blockchain’s novel “Proof of Energy” consensus mechanism aims to incentivize the transition to renewables.
A Solana address with over 1 million tokens is sitting on more than $153 million in profit after a four-year staking play on the crypto asset. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the wallet address of a whale that staked nearly 1 million Solana (SOL) tokens in 2021. At the time of the staking, Solana tokens … Read more
We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta has found in its own research that Instagram makes body image worse for one in three teen girls, and Snapchat has been sued several times for not doing enough to mitigate cyberbullying. Even the former U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on the risk … Read more
Nvidia’s GPU drivers have been a disaster over the past four months. It all started when Nvidia released its drivers for the RTX 50-series cards in January, and introduced black screen issues, game crashes, and general stability problems for new and existing graphics cards. Now, yet another new hotfix has emerged to fix even more … Read more
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Few quotes better capture the current turbulence in global markets. For decades, the classic portfolio of 60% equities and 40% bonds was considered the cornerstone of balanced investing. This … Read more
XRP (XRP) has been trapped within a tight range over the last eight days. The altcoin was trading just above its $2.00 support after a marketwide recovery over the weekend. Onchain and technical data now show that the XRP/USD pair is well-positioned for a breakout toward $3.00. XRP/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView XRP whale accumulation … Read more
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s lawsuit against Coinbase argues that XRP and other digital assets are unregistered securities. Rayield sued US-based, publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating Oregon’s securities law. In an April 18 announcement, the Oregon Department of Justice said the suit was part of an effort to fill what it described … Read more
US-based publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase confirmed that it is considering applying for a US federal bank charter. In a statement sent to Cointelegraph, Coinbase said it is considering pursuing a US federal bank charter, according to a company spokesperson. “This is something Coinbase is actively considering but has not made any formal decisions yet,” … Read more
Pinterest is testing a new pop-up prompt it will display to minors in the US and Canada during school hours, encouraging them to close the app and turn off notifications until the end of the day. “Focus is a beautiful thing,” the prompt says. “Stay in the moment by putting Pinterest down and pausing notifs … Read more
Earn one mile per dollar spent on Uber rides to the airport. | Image: Uber Delta SkyMiles members can now link their accounts to Uber, earning miles for money spent on rides and food delivery, the companies announced today. The news kicks off a partnership between Uber and Delta Air Lines that was first announced … Read more
The court overturned a previous ruling that Block Earner’s crypto product required financial licensing, ordering the regulator to pay up.
If, like me, you’re not a natural multitasker, you know the struggle of trying to take meeting notes while actively participating in a discussion. You either get so engrossed in the conversation that you forget to take notes, or you focus so hard on your notes that you miss what everyone’s actually saying. Spoiler alert: … Read more
Amid gold reaching new highs above $3,500, Peter Schiff — a prominent gold advocate and Bitcoin critic — argued that the precious metal is money, fueling backlash from the crypto community. “Gold is not just any commodity, it’s money,” Schiff wrote in an X post on April 22 after gold prices briefly broke above $3,500. … Read more
Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a dozen these days. But the truth is that, for both businesses and consumers, some may be infinitely more useful (and perhaps less dystopian) than others. Today, a startup that’s built a successful business around … Read more