Month: May 2025

Senator Tim Scott slams partisan politics for failed stablecoin bill

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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott blamed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act’s failure on partisan politics during a Senate speech on May 8. Scott said the vote, which failed to reach cloture in the Senate, was expected to mark a step toward greater affordability and innovation. Instead, he said, … Read more

The State of Cloud Storage: #Decentralize-Cloud

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The cloud storage market is forecasted to grow by nearly 20% over the next five years, to reach nearly $235 billion by 2028. However, currently dominated by a handful of mega centralized providers – namely Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and Microsoft – the current system is becoming overloaded, and data loss is increasingly frequent. … Read more

Why Bitcoin and Ethereum May Not Be as Fair as You Think

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Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

DOGE, XRP, ETH, SOL Follow Bitcoin Through the Cloud as Altcoin Momentum Builds

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This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. About two weeks ago, I discussed bitcoin’s (BTC) bullish breakout above a technical resistance called the Ichimoku cloud and potential for a rally to $100,000. This week, the cryptocurrency obligingly surged into six figures. Now, top alternative cryptocurrencies such as … Read more

Taiwan lawmaker calls for Bitcoin reserve at national conference

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Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun has called on the government to consider adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, suggesting it could serve as a hedge against global economic uncertainty. Ko Ju-Chun, a legislator at-large in Taiwan’s legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, took to X on Friday to report that he advocated for Bitcoin (BTC) investment by … Read more

Amazon now sells prescription pet pills

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Amazon is expanding its prescription medication business to include your pooches and pussycats. Through its Vetsource partnership announced on Thursday, Amazon says that “hundreds of prescription pet medications” will now be available for US customers to purchase via Amazon’s storefront, including treatments for fleas, ticks, and chronic conditions. Prescription pet drugs can be found by … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: PEPE Signals Altcoin Frenzy as Rampant Ether Outpaces Bitcoin

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) As the crypto rally gathers pace ether has widened its lead over bitcoin in terms of volatility expectations, signaling relatively greater action not just in the second-largest cryptocurrency, but in the broader digital asset market as a whole. Deribit’s ether implied volatility index (ETH DVOL), which … Read more

What DAOs Teach Us About the Future of Governance

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Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

Bitcoin eyes sub-$100K liquidity — Watch these BTC price levels next

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Key points: Bitcoin (BTC) is at its highest levels since January, and traders are eyeing key levels to watch for what’s next. After hitting $104,000, BTC/USD is retracing to establish support, but the fate of $100,000 is among the concerns for market participants. Current price action represents an important battleground, as measured from the $75,000 … Read more

Cloud Sprawl Is Real. Continuous Discovery Is Your Best Defense

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Ask any cloud engineer how many applications are running across their environment, and you’ll get a ballpark number. Ask again five minutes later, and they might double it. Not because they’re being evasive, but because they just don’t know the exact number. It’s hard to believe, but between CI/CD pipeline redeployments, zombie workloads, legacy apps … Read more

Germany Seizes $38M From Crypto Platform Suspected of Laundering Bybit, Genesis Hack Proceeds

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German authorities shut down crypto exchange eXch, seizing 34 million euros ($38 million) in tokens and more than 8 terabytes of data in one of the country’s largest law-enforcement actions targeting suspected crypto laundering. The Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) dismantled the eXch’s server infrastructure on April 30, just … Read more

Bitcoin Sees Surge in Institutional Confidence, Deribit-Listed BTC Options Market Reveals

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally is gaining momentum, with institutions stepping up their exposure to the leading cryptocurrency through Deribit’s BTC options market. “Panning out over just the last week shows a much bigger sign of institutional positioning on BTC,” Deribit said on X Friday, noting the bullish flows in the BTC options. The exchange has seen … Read more

This is your last chance to exhibit at TechCrunch Sessions: AI — don’t miss out

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Applications are almost closed, and you have until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to reserve your exhibitor table at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, our premiere industry event that’s happening at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5. Imagine walking into a room filled with 1,200+ investors, founders, enterprise leaders, and journalists — all hunting for the next … Read more