Month: July 2025
Reddit wants to be a search engine now
Reddit knows that it has valuable data from actual people — it’s already reached deals with big AI companies like OpenAI and Google to share its data with them. But Reddit is also investing in improving its own search capabilities, and in its latest note to investors, CEO Steve Huffman says that the company is … Read more
Iconiq’s Will Griffith explains how his firm celebrated Figma’s IPO and why investors sold shares
Will Griffith is a seed investor in Figma. Investors didn’t want to sell millions of shares. He explains why they did it anyway.
Pepeto (PEPETO) Might Pump 17,800% And Steal The Show
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has shown renewed momentum after a notable long‑term rally lasting more than a month. Nevertheless, the growing enthusiasm around Pepeto (PEPETO), a fast‑rising meme coin with real infrastructure, could shift investor sentiment in the coming weeks as listing nears. With SHIB stabilizing, Pepeto has demonstrated strong presale growth and the potential for … Read more
Strategy Looking to Raise $4.2B Via Preferred Stock to Stack More Bitcoin
Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, plans to raise as much as $4.2 billion through sales of a newly issued preferred stock series, according to a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering comes just days after the company sold nearly $2.5 billion worth of STRC, or “stretch,” to … Read more
10 Years Of Ethereum : ETH Meme Coin Pepeto Ends Stage 6 With $5.770.000 Raised In Presale
Pepeto is currently conducting its presale, having raised over $5.77 million and attracted more than 100,000 community members to date. Distinct from meme coins that primarily rely on viral momentum, Pepeto is outlining an ecosystem that includes planned infrastructure such as PepetoSwap, a zero-fee exchange, and a cross-chain bridge aimed at enabling interoperability between blockchain … Read more
Enterprises prefer Anthropic’s AI models over anyone else’s, including OpenAI’s
Anthropic holds 32% of enterprise LLM market share by usage. This is a sharp reversal from just two years ago when OpenAI held 50%.
Bitcoin’s Momentum Is Losing Steam as Seasonal Headwinds Loom, 10x Research Says
Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in an excruciatingly tight range just below $120,000, but the rally is quickly losing momentum as the market enters what has historically been a soft month for the crypto, a report from 10x Research warned. August has been bitcoin’s weakest month over the past decade, with only three positive years … Read more
COTI Launches Monthly DeCC Space in Collaboration With Secret Network, To Unite Web3 Projects
Tel Aviv, Israel, July 25th, 2025/Chainwire/–Privacy-focused Layer 2 COTI has launched a monthly DeCC (Decentralized Confidential Computing) space to unite web3 projects exploring onchain privacy implementations. The virtual events bring together developers and teams working on solutions designed to provide greater privacy protection for enterprises and consumers transacting onchain. The first DeCC event, hosted as … Read more
DJI won’t sell you an Osmo 360 in the US — but these retailers will
We knew DJI had a hard time importing its drones into the United States to the point that many shelves have gone bare, but it’s not just drones anymore. Today marks the first time it’s formally skipping the US with a non-drone product, its 8K Osmo 360 camera — and it’s not clear if it … Read more
Twitter’s former Trust and Safety head details the challenges facing decentralized social platforms
Yoel Roth shares concerns about the open social web’s ability to combat misinformation, spam, and other illegal content.
Coinbase Stock Tumbles 7% After Disappointing Q2 Results
Coinbase (COIN) reported worse than expected second-quarter results on Thursday, sending its shares down 7% in post-market trading. The crypto exchange posted total revenue of $1.5 billion, up from $1.45 billion in the same quarter last year but slightly lower than FactSet estimates of $1.59 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) … Read more
Strategy Reports $10 Billion Q2 Profit, Plans to Raise $4.2 Billion to Buy More Bitcoin
The Bitcoin-buying firm owns 3% of the asset’s total supply.
Strategy Earned $10B in Q2 on Back of Bitcoin Price Gain
Disclaimer: The analyst who co-wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR). Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin (BTC), posted second-quarter operating earnings of $14 billion or $32.60 per share, and net income of $10 billion. The massive profit came as the price of bitcoin rose roughly 30% during the thre-month period. “Strategy … Read more
Visa expands stablecoin offerings amid rising competition from institutions
Visa, Mastercard, tech firms and banking institutions are all exploring ways of using blockchain technology for payments and settlement.
Blockstream Debuts Simplicity, a Leaner Smart Contract Language for Bitcoin
Simplicity launches on the Liquid sidechain, aiming to avoid Ethereum-style bloat, but experts warn of centralization concerns.
Tether posts $4.9B profit in Q2 as stablecoins go mainstream
In the first six months of 2025, Tether has had a profit of $5.7 billion, a rise of 9.6% compared to the same period in 2024.
Ethereum’s Justin Drake Unveils ‘Lean’ Roadmap to Fend Off Quantum Threats
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has introduced a new framework for the network’s long-term development called Lean Ethereum, aimed at simplifying the protocol’s design while preparing it for the security risks posed by future quantum computers. The roadmap, published Thursday on the Ethereum Foundation blog, highlights a renewed emphasis on simplicity, security, and efficiency at … Read more
The sequel to ‘The Social Network’ may have just found its lead actors
While the 2010 original film focused on Mark Zuckerberg’s rise, “Social Network Part II” is said to draw from Jeff Horwitz’s “The Facebook Files,” which exposed Facebook’s harmful effects on teens and its role in spreading misinformation.
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The Switch 2 is off to a speedy start for big third-party games
With the Switch 2, Nintendo seems to be closing the release date gap with some of its third-party games. It’s a problem that plagued previous Nintendo consoles, which often received games years after other platforms, if at all. While today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase may have lacked the splash of anticipated third-party games like Hades … Read more
Bitcoin Sits Tight, But There’s One Solana Token Turning Heads: Analysis
Last week’s worst-performing token is today’s best, providing a little excitement to an otherwise boring crypto trading day.
Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines
Search engines are indexing links to ChatGPT conversations that have been made sharable with a link.
SEC crypto ETFs ruling brings structural fix, not retail shakeup: Analysts
Bitwise is the first to act on the SEC’s rule change, though analysts say it’s a backend fix, not a retail breakthrough.
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Why PowerBank and Intellistake Are Betting on Bitcoin and Tokenized Energy
Is Bitcoin the new corporate treasury asset? And can energy infrastructure be digitized into tradeable tokens? These are the questions raised by the recent strategic alliance between PowerBank and Intellistake Technologies Corp. At the heart of this collaboration lies a larger inquiry: what happens when a clean energy firm and a decentralized AI infrastructure company … Read more