Anthony Pompliano, a digital assets influencer and podcast host, is set to become CEO of ProCapBTC, a new investment vehicle aiming to acquire large amounts of bitcoin BTC, according to the Financial Times, which cited three people familiar with the talks. Under the proposed deal, ProCapBTC plans to raise $750 million, $500 million in equity … Read more
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The SEC and Ripple have moved to close the chapter on one of crypto’s longest-running legal battles, jointly filing a motion in Manhattan federal court to dissolve the injunction in their case and release the $125 million civil penalty currently held in escrow. Under the proposal, $50 million would go to the SEC, while the … Read more
Volatility in crypto markets is rising, but smart money is clustering around some major tokens with booming onchain ecosystems. Crypto markets wobbled on Thursday as traders reacted to renewed military action in the Middle East, with Israel’s reported airstrikes on Iran prompting a broader risk-off move. But while bitcoin BTC and major assets dipped in … Read more
Shopify is rolling out USDC payments via Coinbase’s Base network, offering cashback perks and expanding crypto checkout options through Shopify Payments.
KuCoin enters the Thai market with a fully licensed exchange after acquiring ERX, Thailand’s first SEC-supervised digital token platform.
Crypto bulls took a heavy beating on Thursday with over $1.15 billion in liquidations wiping out leveraged positions across major exchanges, marking one of the bloodiest days for crypto markets in recent months. The largest single liquidation was a bitcoin BTC long position on Binance, valued at $200 million, making it one of the biggest … Read more
The moment we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. After more than a decade of advocacy, capacity building, and persistent evangelism for open source alternatives, a nation has finally taken the bold step that many of us have been championing since the early 2010s. Denmark’s Minister of Digitalization, Caroline Stage, has announced that the Danish … Read more
“Netflix? Overrated. I only invest in companies that actually make things.” — Trump could’ve said this after Netflix reported a drop in subscriptions. Even as a hypothetical, such a statement could tank streaming and media stocks, setting off a domino effect reaching Amazon and Disney. When I speak with CEOs of major fintech and Web3 … Read more
As developers and designers, we’re drowning in tools. Every week, a new “ultimate” app or “game-changing” plugin lands on Product Hunt, promising to revolutionize our workflow. But hype is cheap. The real test of a tool isn’t its feature list, but whether it saves you time and solves a real, recurring problem without adding unnecessary … Read more
When I started Reptigen LLC under the brand Chef Omar, there was no live seafood market in Armenia. None. Restaurants relied exclusively on frozen imports, and the idea of serving live Kamchatka crab, sea urchins, or fresh oysters to discerning diners sounded closer to fiction than feasible business. But that’s exactly what made it worth … Read more
Ever dreamed of operating your devices such as computers, phones, or even robotic arms simply with your mind? What was once the realm of science fiction is now possible with neural interfaces, innovative tech that interprets brainwaves and converts them into digital instructions. But how is this conversion achieved? Let’s take a closer look at … Read more
Most security breaches don’t start with elite hackers in hoodies. They usually start with something small. I’ve been in the room when minor mistakes nearly killed big projects. I’ve even made a few of them myself. If you’re building a startup or shipping your MVP, one slight misstep can undo everything you’ve worked for. This … Read more
Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion.
What Exactly Is Onchain Data Analysis? Imagine you have a clearer microscope that lets you peek into the inner workings of blockchain networks, showing how transactions flow, how users behave, liquidity movement, market trends and how the entire ecosystem thrives. This is what onchain data analysis offers, with GetBlock API. For example, I can look … Read more
Space flights turned out to be necessary for people not so much for knowledge as for answers to eternal questions: “Where did we come from, where are we going, and are we alone in the universe?” The exploration and colonization of space is the basic instinct of living beings who are pioneers. The search for … Read more
As part of setting up HTTPS using an SSL certificate for a website, I used the provided PEM (.pem) file (more on the file type and what it contains later). The certificate works well on my macOS, gets added to the keychain and once I trust the certificate everything works as expected – Open the … Read more
The crypto space has recently been thrown into chaos as a token called “Base is for everyone” exploded in value and plunged just as quickly. A lot of people believed it marked the real launch of Coinbase’s Base network, only to find out it was a joke. Lots of traders were left surprised when the … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Samson Yu, Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore (samson.yu@u.nus.edu); (2) Kelvin Lin. Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore; (3) Anxing Xiao, Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore; (4) Jiafei Duan, University of Washington; (5) Harold Soh, Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore and NUS … Read more
Two Chinese victims lost their Bitcoin after a business meeting in Mae Sai district, transferring funds in two separate transactions.
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has introduced the Responsible Innovation and Safe Expertise (RISE) Act of 2025, a legislative proposal designed to clarify liability frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI) used by professionals. The bill could bring transparency from AI developers – stoping short of requiring models to be open source. In a press release, Lummis said … Read more
The CFTC said that My Big Coin investors might not get their money back as the alleged operators “may not have sufficient funds or assets.”
Despite repeated attempts to stamp out the crypto-crime-linked Huione, Chainalysis says there’s been no meaningful decline in transactions.
Coinbase has launched a Bitcoin rewards credit card, with possible plans to support multiple tokens over time, Decrypt was told.
Jan3 founder Samson Mow tells GameStop CEO, “This is where you buy” as Bitcoin’s price tumbled after Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Iran.
Mattel will retain full control of its brands while using AI to develop new products, with the first launch expected later this year.
Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek resigned last month after the Justice Ministry auctioned off nearly 500 Bitcoin it received from a convicted online drug trafficker.