Month: May 2025
SEC Task Force Chief Says Crypto Traders Need to be Growups, Not Cry to Government
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — You shouldn’t be a crypto libertarian that comes crying for government help when things go badly, according to Hester Peirce, the chief of the crypto task force at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “I do think that sometimes, when something bad happens in this space, people who are remarkably free … Read more
FLOKI And New To The Street Announce Media Partnership To Reach 219M+ Households
Miami, Florida, May 29th, 2025/GamingWire/–In a major visibility push, FLOKI has signed a sweeping media partnership with New to The Street, a leading multi-platform financial media brand. The three-month campaign will spotlight FLOKI’s fast-growing ecosystem, including its flagship MMORPG game Valhalla, and its broader mission to bring real-world utility to crypto. The media rollout includes … Read more
IPinfo Launches IPinfo Core: City-Level Precision And Privacy Clarity
Seattle, WA, 29th May — IPinfo, the internet data company, today announced the launch of IPinfo Core, a new product that delivers enhanced IP context at an entry-level price. IPinfo Core combines city-level geolocation with five new privacy and connection-type signals, enabling users to make smarter, faster decisions about how much they can trust an … Read more
Text-to-image basics with Amazon Nova Canvas
AI image generation has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies in recent years, revolutionizing how you create and interact with visual content. Amazon Nova Canvas is a generative model in the suite of Amazon Nova creative models that enables you to generate realistic and creative images from plain text descriptions. This post serves … Read more
Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots
AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the release of two new humanoid robots. The company announced a pair of open-source robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. HopeJR is a full-size humanoid robot that has 66 actuated degrees of freedom, or 66 independent movements, including the ability to walk and … Read more
Real-world applications of Amazon Nova Canvas for interior design and product photography
As AI image generation becomes increasingly central to modern business workflows, organizations are seeking practical ways to implement this technology for specific industry challenges. Although the potential of AI image generation is vast, many businesses struggle to effectively apply it to their unique use cases. In this post, we explore how Amazon Nova Canvas can … Read more
Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them
Black Forest Labs, the AI startup whose models once powered the image generation features of X’s Grok chatbot, on Thursday released a new suite of image-generating models — some of which can both create and edit pics. The most capable of the models in the new family, called Flux.1 Kontext, can be prompted with text … Read more
Tinder tests letting users set a ‘height preference’
Tinder Gold and Premium subscribers in the test group will have access to the feature, but not free users.
We still know almost nothing about Tesla’s robotaxi service
In dribs and drabs, we’re starting to get a better idea of what Tesla’s robotaxi service will look like when it launches in Austin, Texas, in just a few weeks. But it’s not nearly enough given what’s at stake. The company is considering June 12th as a possible date to launch its robotaxi service in … Read more
Delaware attorney general reportedly hires a bank to evaluate OpenAI’s restructuring plan
Delaware’s attorney general is hiring an investment bank to advise on OpenAI’s for-profit conversion.
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Stand With Crypto Removes Soulja Boy From NJ Governor Rally After Discovering Sexual Assault Fine
Rapper Soulja Boy will no longer perform at Stand With Crypto’s “get out the vote” event in Jersey City next week due to a court finding him liable for sexual battery and assault, a spokesperson told CoinDesk on Thursday. Soulja Boy, otherwise known as DeAndre Cortez Way, and 070 Shake, otherwise known as Danielle Balbuena, … Read more
OpenSea Relaunches Trading Platform With Rewards Ahead of SEA Token Debut
NFT marketplace OpenSea has fully launched “OS2” with fungible token trading and user rewards, ahead of the expected SEA token launch.
Russia Says Financial Institutions Can Offer Crypto-Linked Instruments to Qualified Investors
The Bank of Russia said that financial institutions may offer crypto-linked instruments to qualified investors as the nation continues to explore crypto offerings. “Financial institutions may offer qualified investors financial derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets whose yields are linked to cryptocurrency prices,” the Bank of Russia said in a post on Wednesday. Russia has … Read more
AI could consume more power than Bitcoin by the end of 2025
AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers globally by the end of 2025. The estimates come from Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies … Read more
YouTube will let you search for things you see in Shorts
You can circle, highlight, or tap the item you want to search for. | Image: YouTube YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts. The feature, which will roll out in beta in the coming weeks, will let you search for more information about the animals, plants, and items you spot within a video. If you’re watching … Read more
Does Crypto Have a KYC Problem? Coinbase Hack, Solana Founder Doxxing Reopen Debate
With crypto kidnappings on the rise and a Solana co-founder being doxxed, many in the industry are questioning if KYC is worth the risk.
How Forgd Streamlines Token Launch Processes for Crypto Protocols
There’s a science to issuing a token. At least that’s according to Shane Molidor, the founder of Forgd, a platform that specializes in advising crypto projects on how to launch their own native tokens. “It’s easier now to launch a token than ever, especially with pump.fun,” Molidor told CoinDesk in an interview, referring to the … Read more
GameStop Slides Another 6% as Investors Sell the Bitcoin Buy News
GameStop (GME) shares dropped nearly another 6% on Thursday as investors continued to sell the news of the company’s disclosure of its initial bitcoin acquisitons. The company on Wednesday morning said it had acquired 4,710 bitcoin — a long-awaited move tied to its crypto treasury strategy revealed in March. At that time, the company initiated … Read more
Bryan Johnson: Sleep Is the New Alpha—And It Might Make You a Better Bitcoin Trader
During a speech at Bitcoin 2025, biohacker Bryan Johnson argued that sleep is the most important tool a Bitcoin investor can have.
OpenSea Announces Upgraded Platform, Says SEA Token Airdrop to Come Later
OpenSea, a trading platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), officially introduced its OpenSea2 (OS2) upgrade to the wider public after a period in beta. The revamped product now features token trading across 19 blockchains as it continues to pivot from NFTs to the wider crypto market. “OS2 is the foundation for the next generation of OpenSea,” … Read more
Pantera Reveals Its Bets on Stocks That Adopted ‘Digital Asset Treasury’ Strategy
Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital revealed a series of concentrated bets on a growing class of publicly-traded companies holding large digital asset reserves on Thursday. Among Pantera’s portfolio is Twenty One Capital (CEP), a Bitcoin-focused treasury firm led by Jack Mallers and backed by Tether, Softbank and Cantor Fitzgerald, according to a note by general … Read more
DeepSeek releases upgraded AI model, claims parity with ChatGPT, Gemini
The R1-0528 model features enhanced reasoning capabilities, with DeepSeek asserting it’s closing the gap with OpenAI’s and Google’s latest models.
US lawmakers introduce bipartisan regulatory framework for digital assets
Backed by lawmakers from both parties, the bill proposes rules to govern digital assets and define agency roles in enforcement and oversight.
Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium goes on 20-day streak even as sellers push BTC price lower
Strong demand from US-based investors sends Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium on a 20-day streak, and chart technicals hint at a rally to $118,000.
Myriad Moves: Can Ethereum Stay Hot? Plus Predictions on the Polish Election and French Open
Myriad’s most interesting markets this week include predictions on the price of Ethereum, the Polish election, and the French Open.