“The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur.” One of the more surprising moments in volume four of Love, Death, and Robots is an appearance from YouTube star MrBeast. He shows up in the episode “The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur,” playing a sort of twisted game master presiding over a death race on one of the moons of … Read more
Mitroplus Labs said its founder was forced to send crypto from multiple wallets by men impersonating military officers.
Stablecoin adoption among institutions could surge as the United States Senate prepares to debate a key piece of legislation aimed at regulating the sector. After failing to gain support from key Democrats on May 8, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act passed the US Senate in a 66–32 procedural vote … Read more
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 3206.01, up 1.3% (+41.12) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+7.2%) and AVAX (+3.5%).Laggards: AAVE (-1.6%) and BTC (+0.2%). The … Read more
Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language includes a welcome surprise for Pixel owners: the mandatory At a Glance home screen widget has shrunk, leaving space for an extra row of apps. The new look is included in the latest version of the Android 16 beta. Upon installation, Pixel owners are greeted with a pop-up … Read more
The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024.
Sangha Renewables, a bitcoin BTC mining firm that aims to enable renewable energy companies to mine bitcoin, broke ground Wednesday on its flagship 19.9 megawatt (MW) solar facility in West Texas. “We have been extremely pleased with the development so far,” Spencer Marr, the firm’s president, told CoinDesk in a statement. “We made the decision … Read more
Crypto hedge fund Temple Capital has expanded its senior management team with hires from Hilbert Capital, BlueCrest and Brevan Howard, the company said in a press release Wednesday. Guy Griffiths has joined as chief financial officer, the company said. He was previously employed by macro hedge fund Brevan Howard in London for 19 years. Richard … Read more
Guatemala’s largest bank, Banco Industrial, has adopted blockchain firm SukuPay’s stablecoin rails for customers to send remittances from the U.S. SukuPay will allow Guatemalans to receive funds from the U.S. for a flat 99 cent fee using only a phone number within their Banco National mobile app Zigi, according to an emailed announcement on Wednesday. … Read more
Christian Selig, the iOS developer who ran the beloved third-party Reddit client Apollo, is joining the new iteration of Digg as an advisor. Earlier this year, Digg’s original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian acquired what was left of Digg in an attempt to revitalize what was formerly known as “the internet’s homepage.” … Read more
Guatemala’s largest bank, Banco Industrial, has integrated crypto infrastructure provider SukuPay into its mobile banking app, allowing locals to more easily receive remittances powered by blockchain technology. SukuPay’s infrastructure has been fully embedded inside the Zigi payment app, allowing Guatemalans to receive funds from the United States instantly for a $0.99 flat fee, the company … Read more
All three route-planning feature updates will be available by July. Strava is making it easier to plan workouts and keep activity leaderboard rankings fair. The updates rolling out over the coming weeks focus on helping users optimize their workout routes to compete against other users and their own personal bests, building on some of the … Read more
Following the debut of the Oura Ring 4 last October, which featured improved accuracy for blood oxygen tracking and heart rate readings, the company has announced it’s introducing additional algorithm improvements that will deliver more comprehensive and accurate movement tracking. First announced last month, the updates are now “rolling out to members globally” and include … Read more
TikTok users will now be able to save tracks they discover straight to their SoundCloud app. On Wednesday, the two companies announced they’re partnering to expand an existing TikTok feature that was previously available to users of music streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. The “add to music app” button appears when a TikTok … Read more
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed the Stablecoin Bill, paving the way for a regulated framework that could position the region as a global leader in digital assets and Web3 development. In a May 21 post on X, Legislative Council member Johnny Ng Kit-Chong said the bill had passed its third reading, clearing the final hurdle … Read more
Bitcoin BTC mining profitability fell in April as the network hashrate rose, investment bank Jefferies said in a research report Tuesday. “BTC mining profitability decreased by 6.6% in April, driven by a 6.7% increase in the network hashrate,” analysts Jonathan Petersen and Jan Aygul wrote. The hashrate refers to the total combined computational power used … Read more
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. The ratio between payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP and bitcoin’s (BTC) dollar-denominated prices has triggered its first golden cross on the weekly chart, indicating a bullish shift in momentum. A golden cross occurs when the 50-day/week/month simple moving average (SMA) crosses above … Read more
Google’s AI models have a secret ingredient that’s giving the company a leg up on competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. That ingredient is your data, and it’s only just scratched the surface in terms of how it can use your information to “personalize” Gemini’s responses. Google first started letting users opt in to its “Gemini … Read more
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Colorado-based Sierra Space is getting ready to launch its reusable space plane, Dream Chaser. | Image: Sierra Space In The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton wrote about killer alien space crystals that are (spoiler alert) ultimately stymied by Earth’s breadth of pH values. In reality, crystals grown in space could be key to a new generation … Read more
AMD has announced its latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series of CPUs at Computex today. The 9000 Series and 9000 WX-Series are built for the demanding workstation market, and the top Threadripper Pro 9995WX will ship with 96 cores and 192 threads. This flagship Threadripper chip is designed for professionals who are working on … Read more