Medical equipment company Semler Scientific (SMLR) announced its third-largest bitcoin BTC purchase since adopting a bitcoin standard roughly one year ago. The company in the ten days ending May 22 acquired 455 BTC for $50 million, averaging $109,801 per bitcoin. This acquisition, funded through its at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program, brings Semler’s total holdings to … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related Work 3. Theoretical Lenses 3.1. Handoff Model 3.2. Boundary objects 4. Applying the Theoretical Lenses and 4.1 Handoff Triggers: New tech, new threats, new hype 4.2. Handoff Components: Shifting experts, techniques, and data 4.3. Handoff Modes: Abstraction and constrained expertise 4.4 Handoff Function: Interrogating the how … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and 2.1 Blockchain 2.2 Transactions 3 Motivating Example 4 Computing Transaction Processing Times 5 Data Collection and 5.1 Data Sources 5.2 Approach 6 Results 6.1 RQ1: How long does it take to process a transaction in Ethereum? 6.2 RQ2: How accurate are the estimates for transaction … Read more
Digital asset lender Ledn is transitioning to fully collateralized Bitcoin lending and discontinuing support for Ethereum, in moves designed to consolidate its BTC-focused business and further safeguard client assets against credit risks. In adopting a full custody structure for Bitcoin (BTC) loans, Ledn will no longer lend out client assets to generate interest, the company … Read more
Cryptocurrency lender Ledn is removing support for ether ETH and will begin offering a bitcoin-only loan model starting July 1 as it looks to simplify its product and sharpen its focus around bitcoin BTC. The Cayman Islands-registered company may be attempting to broaden its appeal among the corners of the crypto community that say BTC … Read more
Glitch, the coding platform where developers can share and remix projects, will soon no longer offer its core feature: hosting apps on the web. In an update on Thursday, Glitch CEO Anil Dash said it will stop hosting projects and close user profiles on July 8th, 2025 — but stopped short of saying that it’s … Read more
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are heading for a record-breaking month, helping push Bitcoin to new all-time highs amid rising institutional demand. The US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded more than $1.5 billion in combined inflows over a two-day period, with $608 million on May 21 and $934 million on May … Read more
Belize, Belize, May 23rd, 2025/Chainwire/–The surge comes as BC.GAME (@bcgame) launched a 1B $BC daily rebate program, offering up to 13% rebates based on user gaming volume. Players staking over $10 daily also qualify for a Porsche raffle. $BC powers BC.GAME’s Web3 platform and is used for rewards and ecosystem utility. According to GMGN data, … Read more
Hong Kong, China, May 22nd, 2025/Chainwire/–Psy (formerly QED Protocol) has developed a trustless bridge connecting Dogecoin to the Solana blockchain. This innovation brings proof-of-work security to Solana while making Dogecoin, the world’s largest memecoin, available to Solana’s ecosystem of dapps. This innovation allows Solana and Dogecoin to directly ‘speak’ to each other, with each blockchain … Read more
What was setting up to be a somewhat sleepy session ahead of the holiday weekend is no more as President Trump woke up and chose to reignite what had been cooling trade tensions. “The European Union … has been very difficult to deal with,” said the president in a Truth Social posting. “Our discussions with … Read more
Singapore-based artificial intelligence firm Genius Group has added more Bitcoin to its corporate treasury after being temporarily banned from doing so. In a May 22 announcement, Genius Group explained that it has resumed accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) following a favorable ruling by the US Court of Appeals. It follows Genius Group being temporarily barred from expanding … Read more
June is heating up as one of the most exciting months for crypto presales, driven largely by global regulatory actions targeting illicit blockchain activities. The G7’s recent crackdown on North Korea’s money laundering networks has raised awareness of compliance and reliability in the cryptocurrency industry. These days, investors seek presales that put security, openness, and … Read more
As blockchain initiatives expand, a similar pattern emerges: tokens are launched with fanfare but generally offer limited functionality. Today’s customers and institutions desire tokens that have utility, clear economic models, and connections to genuine asset and service ecosystems. MultiBank Group, a regulated financial giant, is positioning its future $MBG coin to match these growing expectations. … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related Work 3. Theoretical Lenses 3.1. Handoff Model 3.2. Boundary objects 4. Applying the Theoretical Lenses and 4.1 Handoff Triggers: New tech, new threats, new hype 4.2. Handoff Components: Shifting experts, techniques, and data 4.3. Handoff Modes: Abstraction and constrained expertise 4.4 Handoff Function: Interrogating the how … Read more
Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back against a report in The Wall Street Journal, calling it a “hit piece” filled with inaccuracies and negative assumptions. In an X post, Zhao criticized the publication’s portrayal of his alleged involvement with World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance project backed by a business … Read more
President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a tariff of “at least 25 percent” just for its iPhones unless it moves production to the United States. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built … Read more
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $111,970 on May 22, but retraced to $110,700, with analysts noting mixed signals on market overheating. Funding rates and other metrics suggest a “healthy upward phase.” Bitcoin’s (BTC) price recorded a new all-time high of $111,970 on May 22. However, BTC price retraced shortly after to … Read more
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC is climbing up the asset ranks. The rally that this week took it to new highs has lifted its market capitalization to $2.2 trillion for the first time. It’s already overtaken Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG) to become the world’s fifth-largest asset and … Read more
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The U.S. First Lady’s AI voice model was created “under her direction and supervision” by start-up ElevenLabs.
Cetus is offering a $6 million white hat bounty in an effort to recover $220 million in stolen digital assets, while emergency responses from the Sui Network have raised concerns about decentralization. Sui-native decentralized exchange (DEX) Cetus was exploited for over $220 million worth of cryptocurrency on May 22. However, Cetus managed to freeze $162 … Read more
The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group.
