Month: June 2025
Why JPEGs still rule the web (2024)
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O3 Turns Pro
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Blue Prince is coming to Mac
Blue Prince, the architectural mystery puzzle roguelite, is coming to a Mac near you. In a press release from the game’s publisher Raw Fury, it was announced that Blue Prince is getting an update that will add Mac support (via Steam) coming “later this year.” Blue Prince released earlier this year and quickly became an … Read more
Own, a new social media app, aims to tokenize the creator economy
Own is the latest alternative to TikTok to emerge in the market, featuring blockchain technology and a token economy.
SOL Drops Below $150 After Sell-Off Despite Growing Institutional Adoption Narrative
Solana’s SOL SOL fell 4.24% over the past 24 hours to trade at $149.46, retreating from a high of $158.54 following a sharp overnight sell-off. Trading volume surged as SOL broke below $155 support late Monday, with the price eventually bottoming at $148.68 before entering a choppy consolidation around the $150 mark. Despite the short-term … Read more
Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar
The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.
Ubyx raises $10M to standardize stablecoin redemption and drive adoption
Ubyx, a startup aiming to standardize stablecoin redemption at face value, raised $10 million in seed funding led by Galaxy Ventures to launch in Q4 2025.
Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training
Social networks are bolstering their terms of service against scrapers and bots that crawl the website to train AI models. Days after Elon Musk-owned X updated its terms to explicitly prohibit AI model training, decentralized social network Mastodon today updated its own rules to bar any kind of model training, as well. “We explicitly prohibit … Read more
Flare Network bridges XRP to DeFi to unlock dormant liquidity
Flare Network’s bridging technology and FAssets are bringing institutional and retail XRP holders into DeFi, tapping a massive pool of idle liquidity.
XRP Gets Another DeFi Boost Through Flare’s FAssets and FXRP, Messari Says
Flare Network is helping push XRP deeper into decentralized finance (DeFi) with FXRP — a fully collateralized, non-custodial representation of XRP on Songbird — and a growing suite of infrastructure now drawing interest from retail and institutional players alike, according to a Messari report. Flare validates off-chain data without external middleware. The framework secures FAssets, … Read more
Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028
The digital health startup says it secured the fresh capital to update its valuation and finance acquisitions.
Staked Ethereum hits 35M ETH high as liquid supply declines
Over 28% of the total Ether supply is now staked, signaling that many investors are gearing up to hold their assets for the long term.
Download these now free retro mobile games before Sega removes them
Crazy Taxi Classic is one of nine Sega retro games now free on mobile devices. | Image: Sega Although there has been no official announcement, Sega has revealed that it’s discontinuing support for nine retro games that were ported to iOS and Android several years ago. Before that happens, the company has made all the … Read more
Visual History of the Latin Alphabet
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Enso’s $5M Community Round: Are You Part of the Next Wave of Decentralized Innovation?
The Shifting Landscape of Digital Ownership Can a blockchain protocol truly empower its users with ownership, moving beyond the traditional venture capital model, particularly when its core functionality lies in complex smart contract interactions? This question takes on a more intricate dimension when analyzing Enso‘s recent $5 million community round, conducted on the CoinList platform. … Read more
UK watchdog fines 23andMe over 2023 data breach
The ICO said over 150,000 U.K. residents had data stolen in the breach.
This crypto trader just lost $100M, but he’s still not done
James Wynn’s $100-million Bitcoin liquidation shocked the crypto world. The way he used leverage is astounding, though his later losses also exposed associated market risks.
Latin America Oil, Gas Deal Worth $75M Gets Tokenized as RWA Momentum Builds
The landmark acquisition of a working oil and gas facility in Latin America worth $75 million was completed using stablecoins and tokenized debt and equity through real-world asset specialist Global Settlement’s platform, the firm told CoinDesk. The purchase — orchestrated for Feniix Energy, a company that focuses on buying and operating energy assets in the … Read more
Meta Pool, a Liquid Staking Protocol, Suffers $27M Exploit
Multi-chain liquid staking protocol Meta Pool suffered a smart contract exploit on Tuesday, resulting in the loss of $27 million. Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that a bug in the protocol’s staking contract allowed users to freely mint mpETH, the protocol’s liquid staking token (LST). While an attacker managed to mint $27 million worth of … Read more
Amazon is holding Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11
Amazon has revealed that Prime Day 2025 will take place on July 8-11, extending the annual sale event to four days this year. Amazon notes that consumers will be able to shop for “pantry staples and snacks for summer gatherings to home-improvement must-haves, back-to-school supplies, health and personal care finds, family-favorite toys, best-selling books, pet … Read more
Bitcoin Rewards Firm Fold Secures $250M Facitlity to Expand BTC Holdings
Fold (FLD), a publicly traded bitcoin financial services company, has secured an equity purchase facility worth up to $250 million to grow its bitcoin BTC holdings. The Arizona-based firm said on Tuesday it signed an agreement granting it the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell up to $250 million in new shares, … Read more
Tron’s Wall Street hopes could implode with TRX as collateral
Tron’s reverse merger will test whether a company can treat its own crypto as collateral without collapsing under the risk.
Watch these Bitcoin price levels ahead of Fed Chair Powell's speech
Bitcoin price remains stuck below $110,000 ahead of the FOMC, with big overhead resistance at $112,000 in place and several key support levels below.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Drops 4.1% as All Assets Trade Lower
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 3054.04, down 4.1% (-129.21) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (-1.2%) and BTC (-2.7%). Laggards: ICP (-7.6%) and NEAR … Read more
RWA backing: How do issuers ensure 1:1 peg with tokenized assets?
The question of RWA backing is not primarily a technology question but is subject to other considerations, industry executives say.