Month: June 2025
Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1
Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of … Read more
Halo Security Honored With 2025 MSP Today Product Of The Year Award
Miami, Florida, June 18th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Halo Security today announced that its attack surface management solution has been named a 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year Award winner by TMC, a leading global media company recognized for building communities in technology and business through live events and digital marketing platforms. The MSP Today Product of the … Read more
BitVault Raises $2M From GSR, Gemini, And Auros To Launch BTC-Backed Money
Berlin, Germany, June 18th, 2025/Chainwire/–BitVault, a DeFi protocol aiming to redefine Bitcoin’s role in stablecoin infrastructure, has announced the close of a $2 million pre-seed round. Strategic investors include GSR, Gemini, Auros, and Keyrock, among others—joining BitVault in building what it calls the “next era of BTC-backed money”: an institutionally-aligned alternative to fiat-pegged stablecoins. The … Read more
UNI Rallies 70% From April Lows With Bullish Pattern Taking Shape, Up 24% in Past 30 Days
Uniswap’s governance token continues its impressive comeback, trading above $7.46 Tuesday after rallying 70% from its yearly low of $4.551 on April 7. The token has logged seven weekly gains in the past eight weeks—its longest positive stretch since early 2023—and is now firmly trading above key resistance levels that capped earlier recovery attempts. The … Read more
TAC Raises $11.5M To Bring DeFi To Telegram’s Billion-User Ecosystem
New York, USA, June 18th, 2025/Chainwire/–TAC, a purpose-built blockchain for EVM dApps to access TON and Telegram ecosystem, has raised a total of $11.5 million across its seed and strategic rounds. The newly closed $5 million strategic round, led by Hack VC, reinforces institutional belief in TAC’s mission to enhance blockchain functionality inside Telegram, the … Read more
Are Criminals Really Switching From Crypto to Gold for Money Laundering?
Police note UK criminals are turning to gold, not crypto, to launder money—but is it a growing trend or just a glittering myth?
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BTCC Exchange Celebrates 14th Anniversary With Launch Of First-Ever User Badge Program
VILNIUS, Lithuania, June 18th, 2025/Chainwire/–BTCC, one of the world’s longest-serving exchanges, celebrates its 14th anniversary by launching its first-ever user badge program. The milestone campaign, running from June 16 to July 1, 2025, introduces the exclusive “14 Years of Momentum” badge. This limited-edition emblem aims to honor community loyalty as the exchange steps into its … Read more
Justice Dept. Files to Seize Record $225 Million Tied to ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scams
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed to seize over $225 million in USDT—the largest-ever seizure tied to “pig butchering” crypto scams.
Ethereum and the battle for yield: What is ETH’s future?
Ethereum staking yields are falling as yield-bearing stablecoins and DeFi protocols offer more competitive returns. Can ETH regain the upper hand in the yield wars?
Anant Kumar Redefines Cloud Infrastructure Upgrades for the Enterprise Era
Anant Kumar transformed enterprise cloud infrastructure upgrades by developing an intelligent automation engine that delivers zero-downtime updates, reduces failures, and boosts customer confidence. His work earned multiple awards, three U.S. patents, and set new standards for efficiency, reliability, and intelligent system design.
YouTube is plugging Veo 3 AI videos directly into Shorts
YouTube is bringing its Veo 3 AI video generation model, which my colleague Allison Johnson recently called “a slop monger’s dream,” to YouTube Shorts later this summer, according to a Cannes Lions keynote from YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. Shorts creators can already take advantage of the previous-generation Veo 2 model to generate backgrounds with Dream … Read more
Chinese Central Bank pledges global expansion of digital yuan — Report
China has been looking to challenge the US dollar’s reserve status and wants to expand the digital yuan’s reach to include domestic and international payments.
Digital Transformation Through Agile Excellence: Ullas Das’s SaaS Ecosystem Transformation
Ullas Das revolutionized a 7-product SaaS ecosystem by implementing scaled Agile and AI-driven practices. The transformation improved sprint predictability by 40%, increased velocity by 25%, and cut release cycles by 60%. His leadership fostered lasting Agile culture and set new standards in digital transformation.
Revolutionizing Enterprise Billing: Siddhartha Kantipudi’s Transformation Success Story
Siddhartha Kantipudi led a billing system transformation, migrating from a legacy monolith to microservices. His architecture improved uptime by 40%, reduced failures by 75%, and supported 500K+ users. The project enhanced scalability, reliability, and customer experience—setting new standards for digital transformation in enterprise billing.
Bitcoin Shrugs Off Fed Decision to Keep Rates Unchanged
The largest cryptocurrency by market value has been trading about 5% under its all-time high set last month.
Death Stranding is getting an animated film
The strange world of Death Stranding just keeps on expanding. As Deadline reports, Hideo Kojima’s ghostly, post-apocalyptic video game is getting a spinoff in the form of an animated film. While there aren’t a lot of details yet, the animated feature will supposedly be in the same mold as other animated spinoffs like the recent … Read more
Revolutionizing Program Management at GE: The Shirish Borkar Success Story
Shirish Borkar led a $50M program at GE, reengineering PMO processes and implementing EVM to cut planning time by 30% and boost on-time delivery. His strategic leadership enhanced cross-team alignment, improved executive visibility, and set new standards for program and portfolio management excellence.
Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business
Frederik Hjelm, CEO of shared micromobility startup Voi, said he sees a path to acquiring the scooter and bike operations of Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing.
Fed Leaves Rates Steady, Expects Weaker Growth, Sticky Inflation
As it was near-universally expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve left benchmark interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday at the June meeting. “Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace,” the press release said. “The unemployment rate remains low, and … Read more
OpenAI drops Scale AI as a data provider following Meta deal
OpenAI says it’s cutting ties with Scale AI following its deal with Meta, raising questions about the data provider’s business.
Elevating Standards in Clinical Data Management Through Process Excellence
Lakshmi Priya Darshini Pulavarthi has revolutionized clinical data management by standardizing database lock procedures, improving quality, reducing errors, and enhancing compliance. Her strategic leadership and deep domain expertise have made her a key driver of operational excellence across diverse clinical trials.
Pioneering Data Infrastructure for Next-Generation AI: Shilesh Karunakaran’s Impact on Generative AI
Shilesh Karunakaran has revolutionized enterprise AI infrastructure by leading data engineering efforts that enhance performance, compliance, and governance. His work has cut user friction, boosted customer experience, and upheld strict privacy standards—positioning him as a key force in responsible generative AI development.
Deribit, Crypto.com integrate BlackRock's BUIDL as trading collateral
The move will lower collateral requirements to access leverage for crypto trading due to the relatively stable value of US government debt.
Coinbase Debuts Stablecoin Payment Stack Following Shopify Partnership
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) is venturing further into the global payments business with the launch of Coinbase Payments, the company said in a Wednesday blog post. The service, built on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base, is already live with ecommerce platform Shopify and was designed to bring stablecoin payments to merchants, supporting around-the-clock USDC transactions … Read more
UK to Propose Restrictions on How Banks Can Deal With Crypto Next Year
The Bank of England plans to introduce new proposals on banks’ exposure to crypto by 2026 to protect financial stability, a key official said Wednesday. The U.K. is looking to formulate rules that are more on the restrictive side, said David Bailey, the executive director of prudential policy at the Bank of England, in a … Read more
A glitch is turning Threads into a literal echo chamber
A Threads glitch is making it look like everyone on your feed is saying the same thing.