How are you, hacker? đȘ Whatâs happening in tech today, July 12, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Launch of the Etch A Sketch in 1960, The Rolling Stones Played Their First Show in 1962, Thomas J. Watson Predicted That Eectronics Would Replace Mechanical Moving … Read more
12 minutes. Thatâs how long it took for Pump.funâs token offering to raise roughly $500 million from retail investors across various exchanges, including Bybit, Kraken, and KuCoin. The sale priced 125 billion tokens at $0.004 apiece, implying a $4 billion fully diluted valuation for the Solana-based memecoin launcherâs new utility token. For now, holders must … Read more
Tether has announced it will wind down USDT on five lesser-used blockchains after usage on those networks wanes. Redemptions and token minting on Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cashâs Simple Ledger Protocol, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand are set to stop on Sept. 1, 2025. Remaining tokens are to be frozen on the same day, according to a … Read more
While Elon Musk’s $300 âHeavyâ model puts up record-breaking benchmark scores, the basic Grok 4 struggles to keep up with competitors.
The next wave of Web3 neobanks wonât be standalone apps; they’ll be embedded within platforms people already use.
Veer Chetal, a 19-year-old hacker, used social engineering to steal $243 million in Bitcoin, then exposed his identity during a livestream and reoffended while out on bail.
Coinbase broke with its usual blue logo on X, posting a Pudgy Penguins non-fungible token as its profile picture alongside the quip ânew pfp, who dis.â Minutes later, PENGU, the native token of the penguin-themed ecosystem, started surging. The token rose more than 60% in the rally before enduring a correction, but itâs still up … Read more
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Thereâs a new AI in the house. I’ve waited two years to try out the new Alexa, which was first announced way back in 2023, and this week I finally got access to Alexa Plus. I’ve now spent 24 hours with Amazon’s generative AI-powered voice assistant, and it’s not just an improvement on the original; … Read more
Major cryptocurrencies, excluding XRP, registered moderate losses as President Donald Trump announced fresh tariffs on imports from Mexico and the European Union (EU). The President slapped 30% levy on the two trading partners, which will take effect from Aug. 1, according to letters Trump posted on his Truth Social account. “Mexico has been helping me … Read more
At the time of writing bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around the $118,000 level, flirting with the idea of setting a new all-time high this weekend. On Friday, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas noted on X that BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) had reached an important milestone at the close of trading on the previous … Read more
Jay Clayton, President Trumpâs onetime SEC head, is now top prosecutor at the DOJ office set to take Roman Storm to trial on Monday.
In only 3 days, founders, investors, and operators will flood into the SoWa Power Station in Boston for TechCrunch All Stage 2025 â and if you havenât grabbed your pass yet, this is your final window to lock in the lowest prices available and save up to $475. Whether youâre a first-time founder or a … Read more
The Playdate is easy to forget about. It’s colorful and weird, but it’s also tiny. Like the Game Boy Micro before it, sometimes I toss it in a bag and then can’t remember where I put it. But over the past few weeks, the yellow handheld has been in constant rotation in my house, despite … Read more
Asiaâs regulatory frameworks in tokenization are attracting global investors, with Japan and Hong Kong setting the pace for real-world asset adoption.
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Just four years after Rivian began selling its R1T truck, 2025 marks the beginning of the R1T and R1S’ second generation. Considering they look essentially the same on the outside, it might be hard to decipher what warrants a new generation. But underneath, it’s actually quite easy: all-new electric architecture, a new motor arrangement, retuned … Read more
Amazonâs first four-day Prime Day technically ended yesterday, but a few deals have stuck around a little longer. You wonât see a bright red âPrime Day Dealâ tag anymore, which can make these stragglers a little hard to find, so weâve collected them for you. These deals could end at any time, and we wouldnât … Read more
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