Month: June 2025
From ownership to opportunity, Web3 is still on a mission to reshape music
Cointelegraph and Audius are launching a remix contest to spotlight how decentralized platforms are empowering artists and redefining creative ownership to reshape the music industry.
Is The Metaverse Back? Solana Token for VR Game Explodes
Virtual reality metaverse game Verse World launched a Solana token via Pump.fun that skyrocketed to a $112 million market cap.
Ongoing cyberattack at US grocery distributor giant UNFI affecting customer orders
United Natural Foods said it is “diligently managing through the cyber incident” that sparked disruption outages.
Hang on, did the iPad just become a computer?
I genuinely never expected to say this: it appears Apple finally figured out multitasking on the iPad. With iPadOS 26, the company hasn’t completely taken off the guardrails for how you can use and place apps on your tablet, but it came awfully close. With a couple of clever iPad-specific tricks, and better support for … Read more
Mystery whale opens $300M leveraged Bitcoin bet: James Wynn alt account?
The mysterious $300 million leveraged Bitcoin long comes days after Wynn’s second $100 million leveraged Bitcoin position was liquidated, causing a near $25 million loss.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Surges 21.6% as Index Climbs Higher
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 3257.3, up 3.3% (+103.91) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+21.6%) and AAVE (+17.0%). Laggards: XRP (+0.6%) and BTC (+0.9%). The … Read more
Splatoon is getting a Switch 2 spinoff, and a big Splatoon 3 update
Splatoon Raiders. The squid kids are coming to the Switch 2. In its mobile news app today, Nintendo made some surprise announcements about its ink-shooting franchise. First up, a spinoff game called Splatoon Raiders is in the works for the Switch 2, though there aren’t a lot of details. The new game will take players … Read more
Polkadot’s DOT Surges More Than 6% as Bitcoin Breaks $109K Barrier
Polkadot (DOT) gained as much as 6.3% amid renewed interest in its parachain ecosystem and Polkadot 2.0 developments, and a wider rally in the crypto market. Closing price of $4.129 positions DOT above the psychological $4.10 resistance level, suggesting continued bullish sentiment, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. DOT is currently 6% higher, trading … Read more
Why Is Mosaic Galaxy Listing Its Alpha Token to MEXC Global?
In a cryptocurrency market often dominated by fleeting trends and speculative assets, what happens when a project deliberately steps from a niche, decentralized environment onto a major, centralized stage? For Mosaic Galaxy, the decision to list its Kodexa (KDX) token on MEXC Global signals a calculated move, aiming to bridge the gap between a dedicated … Read more
Aura Farming: Nibiru’s New ‘Block Party’ Rewards Real DeFi Activity
Participants in the layer-1 blockchain’s DeFi ecosystem earn Aura points through trading, liquidity, lending and quests.
Franklin Templeton Unveils ‘Intraday Yield’ for Tokenized Assets on Benji Platform
The 78-year-old bank said that stablecoins could now be used to purchase or redeem tokenized securities, too.
We’re At a Fork in the Road for AI Development
In 2014, Google announced its $500 million dollar acquisition of DeepMind, a London-based AI research startup as part of ongoing efforts to invest in the then-incipient Machine Learning market, fueled by the ever-increasing availability of powerful compute as dictated by Moore’s Law. Just a year later, in 2015, a joint partnership between some of the … Read more
The New York Times is starting to test its take on Scrabble
The New York Times‘ games team is trying something new: it’s about to start testing a Scrabble-like game it calls Crossplay, but instead of folding the game into the main NYT Games app, Crossplay will be a standalone app. The game is soft launching in New Zealand on iOS on June 10th. I was recently … Read more
Blockchain Initiatives Have Been Adopted by 60% of Fortune 500 Companies: Coinbase Survey
The future of money has arrived, with 60% of Fortune 500 companies actively working on blockchain initiatives, digital asset exchange Coinbase (COIN) said in its second quarter State of Crypto report published Tuesday. Stablecoin usage is exploding with a 54% growth in supply year-on-year, more than one third of small and medium sized businesses (SMB) … Read more
Google’s AI search features are killing traffic to publishers
Google’s AI Overviews and other AI-powered tools, including chatbots, are devastating traffic for news publishers, per a Wall Street Journal report.
Microsoft Edge is getting an AI-powered browser history that works with typos
Microsoft has started testing a new feature for its Edge browser that adds an AI-powered search to browsing history. This new “enhanced search” feature lets you find websites in your browser history even if you use a phrase, synonym, or even a typo that’s similar to the site you actually want to find. The AI-powered … Read more
Liquid Glass, Spotlight, and the rest of WWDC 2025
The tech world is full of cycles. Things are always bundling and unbundling, going from minimalist to maximalist, embracing nostalgia before diving head-first into the future. And right now, it appears, we’re doing glassy again. On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Allison Johnson and Victoria Song to … Read more
Strategy Inc vs. BlackRock: Which is the better Bitcoin proxy stock for your portfolio?
Strategy Inc vs. IBIT: Best Bitcoin Proxy Stock in 2025?
Tebi, the new startup by Adyen’s departed cofounder, raises a fresh $30M from Alphabet’s CapitalG
Co-founded by Adyen’s former CTO, Tebi helps restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses manage their operations with an all-in-one subscription-based platform that can handle payments, reservations, inventory, and more.
Global Crypto Exchange ‘IMBX’ Debuts With Next-Generation Trading Platform
Vilnius, Lithuania, June 10th, 2025/Chainwire/–IMBX, a new global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially launched its trading platform, introducing a next-generation solution built on high-performance technology, robust security, and an intuitive user interface. The launch positions IMBX as a strong contender in the global digital asset trading space. Industry-Leading Security Protecting Assets and Data At the core … Read more
Ethereum Advocate William Mougayar to Lead Ecosystem’s New Profile-Raising Initiative
Long-time Ethereum advocate William Mougayar is to be the curator and editor of the Ethereum Market Research Center (EMRC), a community-led initiative aimed at raising the profile of the blockchain’s ecosystem among institutional and professional audiences. EMRC will feature contributions from prominent builders, researchers and analysts across the Ethereum landscape. It will include original research … Read more
The Verge staff on the Switch 2: what we love and what we don’t
The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally, officially out, and Verge staffers have spent a bunch of time playing with it. The new console has a lot of improvements, like a bigger screen and an extra USB-C port. There’s a bunch of games to play, too, including a new Mario Kart and nice updates to older … Read more
Apple Fails to Clear a Low Bar on AI
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87 deepfake scam rings taken down across Asian in Q1 2025: Bitget Report
The Bitget report highlights the severity of deepfake scams, urging both individuals and organizations to adopt more stringent preventive measures.