Just a little over a week ago, Coldware released an official sneak peak of their Larna 2400 Web3 smartphone. This might not seem like a big deal at first… just another smartphone in a sea of others. However, this is far from an ordinary smartphone—it’s a fully integrated Web3 device designed to connect directly to … Read more
Nearly two years after suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, The New York Times has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon to train the tech giant’s AI platforms.
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3264.85, up 2.0% (+63.87) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+6.2%) and NEAR (+5.7%). Laggards: AAVE (+0.0%) and BTC (+1.2%). … Read more
Zeal Capital Partners announced on Wednesday the close of its second fund, raising $82 million. Limited partners in the fund include Citi Impact Fund, M&T Bank, Wells Fargo, and Spelman College. It hopes to invest in at least 25 early-stage companies, writing check sizes between $1 million and $2.3 million, with 50% of the fund … Read more
The first-ever ZK rollup for Litecoin aims to enhance the legacy chain’s scalability and cross-chain functionality.
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work 2.1 The Alternative-Authenticator Approach 2.2 The Original-Authenticator Approach The Proposed Secret Backup Approaches 3.1 Notations 3.2 Assumptions 3.3 The Direct-Escrow Method 3.4 Our Proposed Algorithms Security and Reliability Analysis 4.1 Security Analysis 4.2 Reliability Analysis 4.3 Recovery Failure Rate Analysis 4.4 Real World Parameters 4.5 Failure … Read more
I don’t want gaming to become another streaming subscription service that keeps going up in price. I don’t want to put even more power in Nvidia’s hands, particularly not right now. But I can’t deny that the company’s $20-a-month* GeForce Now is a near-perfect fit for the Steam Deck. I’ve been covering cloud gaming for … Read more
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has borrowed $2 million in GHO, a decentralized stablecoin developed by Aave, in a move signaling deeper engagement with decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies. In a May 29 X post, Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the foundation borrowed $2 million in GHO tokens. “The EF is not only supplying ETH to Aave, … Read more
Google’s latest Drive features can give Workspace users more information about the videos they’ve saved. A Gemini AI feature that summarizes documents and PDFs in Google Drive is now expanding to video files, allowing users to gain insights about what’s in the video without having to watch it themselves. The Gemini in Drive feature provides … Read more
New York-based Donut Labs has raised $7 million in a pre-seed funding round to build what it claims is the world’s first “agentic” crypto browser — a tool designed to help users interact with blockchain-based applications using artificial intelligence. The round was led by Sequoia, Bitkraft and HackVC, with participation from angel investors including Solana … Read more
Key points: Bitcoin’s “cleanest trend indicator” is flashing bullish for the first time since mid-2024. Previous signals mostly resulted in a BTC price blow-off top over the coming year. Market commentators remain firmly bullish on price trajectory during consolidation after Bitcoin’s latest all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) is prepared for its “next major leg up” as … Read more
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Programmable blockchain Solana is on course to flip its rival and leading smart contract blockchain Ethereum in terms of market capitalization, several observers have said it in recent months. However, for now, Ethereum’s native token ether ETH seems to have … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work 2.1 The Alternative-Authenticator Approach 2.2 The Original-Authenticator Approach The Proposed Secret Backup Approaches 3.1 Notations 3.2 Assumptions 3.3 The Direct-Escrow Method 3.4 Our Proposed Algorithms Security and Reliability Analysis 4.1 Security Analysis 4.2 Reliability Analysis 4.3 Recovery Failure Rate Analysis 4.4 Real World Parameters 4.5 Failure … Read more
Vaulta, formerly known as EOS Network, and its digital banking platform have teamed up with Fosun Wealth Holdings to bring blockchain infrastructure to Hong Kong’s financial sector, the companies said. The partnership centers around “FinChain,” a virtual asset business launched by Fosun Wealth Holdings, which is part of the Fosun International conglomerate. That conglomerate includes … Read more
Bybit has obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), allowing the exchange to expand into the European market. The approval allows Bybit EU, registered under commercial number 636180i, to operate as a regulated crypto asset service provider (CASP) and extend its services across all 29 European Economic Area … Read more
WhatsApp is developing a solution for users to take a break from the messaging service without nuking their account data. A new “Logout [internal]” option spotted in the WhatsApp 2.25.17.37 beta release by Android Authority presents users with the choice to sign out on their primary WhatsApp device while either retaining or erasing their app … Read more
Key takeaways: SOL/ETH has broken below a rising wedge pattern, signaling a potential 40% decline. Solana’s memecoin revenue has collapsed since April, weakening its core value proposition. Standard Chartered warns Solana may underperform as Ethereum’s L2 ecosystem grows more competitive. Solana’s (SOL) multiyear outperformance against Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), is losing momentum, with technical … Read more
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC rose and stock index futures surged early Thursday after a U.S. court declared President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs regime invalid. The positive sentiment was buoyed by AI giant Nvidia’s upbeat earnings. On-chain data showed large wallets, those holding over 10,000 BTC, have shifted to … Read more
Bitcoin BTC has mostly traded sideways since printing record highs above $110,000 last week. The loss of upward momentum is now accompanied by signs waning bullish sentiment among market participants trading options tied to BlackRock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). That’s evident from the one-year put-call skew, which reflects how the market prices in volatility … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to broaden the reach of its digital rupee pilots by introducing new use cases and features for both its retail and wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to the central bank’s Annual Report for 2024–25. The central bank said it aims to explore programmability and offline … Read more
The Bank of Russia has said that qualified investors can have access to crypto derivatives—so long as they are non-deliverable.