Month: May 2025

Uniswap’s UNI Rebounds After Wild 11% Swing Amid Trade Tensions

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The cryptocurrency market faces mounting pressure as global economic tensions escalate, with Uniswap (UNI) experiencing dramatic price swings reflecting broader market uncertainty. UNI’s recent 10.9% price range demonstrates how geopolitical factors are directly influencing digital asset valuations, as traders navigate between risk-off sentiment and opportunistic positioning. Despite challenging conditions, Uniswap has shown resilience by breaking … Read more

Brazilian Fintech Firm Méliuz Plans $78M Equity Offering to Buy Bitcoin, Shares Plunge

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Brazilian fintech Méliuz (CASH3), which serves over 30 million users in the country, is launching a public share offering to raise up to R$450 million ($78 million), with plans to allocate all proceeds to purchasing bitcoin BTC. The offering, announced Friday in a securities filing, consists of an initial issuance of 17 million common shares, … Read more

SpaceX rockets keep exploding. Is that normal?

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SpaceX lost contact with Starship after its launch on March 6, 2025. | Image: AFP via Getty Images With yet another failed Starship test this week, in which the ambitious heavy rocket exploded once again, you might reasonably suspect that luck has finally run out for SpaceX. But this degree of failure during a development … Read more

Aptos Rebounds Sharply After 10% Drop as Buyers Defend Key Support

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The cryptocurrency market faces renewed pressure as global economic tensions intensify, with APT experiencing significant volatility amid broader market uncertainty. After dropping over 10% from $5.058 to $4.548, APT has begun stabilizing at critical support levels, showing resilience despite macroeconomic headwinds. Trading volumes peaked during the sell-off period but have since shifted toward accumulation patterns, … Read more

NYC Comptroller Slams Mayor Eric Adams’ Bitcoin Bond Plan as ‘Fiscally Irresponsible’

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New York City’s Comptroller has dismissed a plan by Mayor Eric Adams to back municipal bonds with bitcoin BTC, calling it “legally dubious and fiscally irresponsible.” Comptroller Brad Lander, who co-manages the city’s debt issuance, rejected the proposal just days after Adams pitched the so-called “BitBond” to a crowd at a bitcoin conference in Las … Read more

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Says U.S. Should Stockpile Missiles, Not Bitcoin

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says the U.S. should prepare for war, not a bitcoin-driven future. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California on Friday, TheStreet reports, Dimon dismissed recent government moves to bolster a national digital asset reserve, arguing that real-world defense logistics, not blockchain assets, should take priority. “We shouldn’t be stockpiling … Read more

Rust 1.84.1: The Fixes That It Includes

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The Rust team has published a new point release of Rust, 1.84.1. Rust is a programming language that is empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. If you have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup, getting Rust 1.84.1 is as easy as: rustup update stable If you don’t have it already, you … Read more

Serious About AI? The conversations that count start in 5 days at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

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In just 5 days, the sharpest minds in artificial intelligence will gather at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall for TechCrunch Sessions: AI—a one-day summit built for real insight, not recycled soundbites. Whether you’re training your first model or managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, this is where the future of AI feels tangible. Let’s be honest: AI has … Read more