With an optional Photographer Kit that adds a grip and zoom lens, the Vivo X200 Ultra looks and feels more like a DSLR camera. | Image: Vivo Following several weeks of teases, Vivo has announced all the details of its new X200 Ultra smartphone which is launching in China. The X200 Ultra runs Qualcomm’s newest … Read more
The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time high, and Bitcoin (BTC) also showed strength, rising above $88,000. BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom chief investment officer Arthur Hayes believes it may be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin below … Read more
Xbox has confirmed the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster. After years worth of rumors, Bethesda has finally acknowledged that the Oblivion remaster is real. In a post on social media, Bethesda revealed a simple image featuring the roman number IV — alluding to the fact that Oblivion is the fourth in the Elder Scrolls series … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 21, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Startup Fundraising, Fake VCs, and an Actual Stalker: My Founder Horror Story to Real Growth Isn’t About More Discipline … Read more
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically reshaping the landscape of personal finance, and the private student loan market is among the most affected sectors. As lenders integrate advanced data analytics and machine learning into their operations, the traditional barriers in student lending—inefficiency, bias, and inflexible loan structures—are beginning to dissolve. … Read more
Star Wars, an epic story about rebellious heroes fighting back against power-hungry fascists hellbent on enslaving an entire galaxy, has always been deeply political. But there are few pieces of the franchise that have ever come close to Disney Plusâ Andor series in terms of thoroughly unpacking what being locked in endless cycles of conflict … Read more
Roblox is rolling out a new feature that will let creators on the platform choose to offer in-game items at region-specific prices. This means that an item’s specific price will vary to reflect a user’s local region so that it’s equivalent around the world. Right now, in-experience prices are the same globally (the platform is … Read more
An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk. Speaking to TechCrunch, the student, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, said they were notified via their college’s international student center that they’d been identified in a criminal records … Read more
New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund after the results of the 2024 election. According to FEC filings made public on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams donated more than $245,000, … Read more
Despite its growing footprint as a major corporate holder of bitcoin (BTC), Strategy’s large-scale purchases of the cryptocurrency appear to have little, if any, influence on its price, according to a research paper by TD Cowen. The findings published Monday challenge a popular theory among skeptics — that Strategy’s aggressive buying spree is helping prop … Read more
Welcome to HackerNoon Company of the Week where every week we introduce you to a prominent tech company with innovative ideas and ample drive to change the world. All the data and information are taken from HackerNoon’s tech company database, where we rank S&P 500 companies and top startups. This week, we introduce GetBlock, a … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has long been the world’s most influential financial regulator, helping to ensure our capital markets are the deepest, fairest, and most accessible in the world. But its continued relevance will depend on whether it can do more than merely respond to innovation — it must proactively foster it. For … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) doubled down on its divergence from stocks at the April 21 Wall Street open as US trade war tensions escalated. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trade war reactions fuel BTC price gains Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD matching month-to-date highs above $88,000. Bitcoin continued higher after the weekly close … Read more
Valorant’s mobile spinoff is “really happening” and it’s coming to China first. In fact, it seems pre-registration for a playtest of Valorant Mobile is already open to Chinese players, spotted Esports Insider. Riot Games first said it was creating a mobile version of Valorant in 2021, and the previously PC-only game launched on Xbox Series … Read more
We are never shy about holding ETH to account as crypto’s second largest asset and the DeFi intuition gateway for traditional investors. But mainstream adoption requires a growth story, and so far this year ETH is (put kindly) failing to lead. ETH sits in 16th place in the CoinDesk 20 YTD performance leaderboard, down 53%. … Read more
Crypto trading firm GSR led a $100 million private placement into Upexi (UPXI), a consumer-goods company pivoting to a digital asset-based treasury strategy. The company, whose products include medicinal mushroom gummies and pet-grooming tools, said it will use the capital to accumulate and stake solana (SOL) tokens. The Tampa, Florida-based company had a market cap … Read more
The company has purchased Bitcoin consistently since mid-March, despite uncertainty weighing on markets.
Today, I’m talking with Verizon consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath, who goes by “Sampath.” As CEO of Verizon’s consumer division, Sampath oversees the biggest part of the business: Verizon Wireless, which has more than 115 million wireless connections, and Fios, which adds another 10 million or so consumer broadband connections to the mix. That’s something like … Read more
Chances are, your mom changed your diaper, packed your lunch, and helped guide you through your teenage years â all without expecting anything in return. She deserves a standing ovation, but since thatâs tough to wrap, a thoughtful Motherâs Day gift is a fine alternative. This year, we rounded up a collection of gifts that … Read more
This June, the most influential minds in artificial intelligence will converge at TC Sessions: AI — and your brand has a unique opportunity to be part of the action. From June 1–7, TechCrunch is curating a weeklong series of Side Events that orbit the main stage event on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. … Read more
Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAO Bitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet a huge percentage of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply remains dormant for years, meaning the crypto market … Read more
Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin. PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded with a new posting stating, “Ethereum is really not looking good now.” Source: PlanB … Read more
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Last week Jesse Pollak started creating ‘content coins’ on Base social media platform Zora. Now it’s launching a token amid some raised eyebrows.
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