Bitcoin and Ethereum Bounce, But This Meme Coin Is Stealing the Show: Analysis
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are showing signs of life, but for traders with high-risk appetites, an underdog meme coin is flashing bullish signs.
Month: July 2025
Amazon is offering a like-new Kindle Paperwhite 2024 for just $107
With less than a week until Prime Day kicks off, we’re already seeing some exciting early deals pop up. And now we can add two more great discounts to the list: the refurbished ad-supported Kindle Paperwhite is down to $106.99 ($37 off) at Amazon, while the refurbished Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition is $126.99 ($53 off) … Read more
India’s Max Financial says hacker accessed customer data from its insurance unit
The insurance giant is one of the largest insurers in India.
Crunchyroll ran embarrassingly bad ChatGPT subtitles on its new anime series
The subtitles for one of Crunchyroll‘s newest anime series make it pretty clear that the company is going all in on ChatGPT. This week as viewers logged on to Crunchyroll to check out Studio Gokumi’s Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show, many were surprised to see that the series’ subtitles were filled with typos, grammatical … Read more
Researchers Use AI to Reconstruct 3,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn
The Hymn of Babylon had been lost for over 2,000 years—until researchers used AI to piece it together from 30 clay fragments.
The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann is stepping back from the HBO show
Neil Druckmann, co-creator of The Last of Us video game and co-showrunner on the HBO adaptation, will be stepping away from the television series moving forward. In a statement, Druckmann — who is also studio head at The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog — said the decision was made to focus on the studio’s … Read more
Perplexity launches a $200 monthly subscription plan
The plan, Perplexity Max, offers unlimited access to various services and priority access to its services using the latest LLM models.
Couchers is officially out of beta
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TikTok lays off more employees working on TikTok Shop US
TikTok Shop US is conducting its third round of layoffs in as many months.
The Protocol: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says the Ecosystem Is At Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter. In this issue: Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix Mainnet Debuts, Cuts Block Times to 5 Seconds XRPL EVM Sidechain Goes Live, Unlocking … Read more
Terra CO2 cements $124M Series B to slash concrete’s carbon footprint
Terra CO2 will be using the funding to build a manufacturing facility in the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area.
ChatGPT referrals to news sites are growing, but not enough to offset search declines
Not surprisingly, organic traffic has also declined, dropping from over 2.3 billion visits at its peak in mid-2024 to now under 1.7 billion.
Bitcoin’s STH cost basis suggests $117K is the next stop for BTC price
Bitcoin’s onchain and technical data suggest that the upside is not over for BTC price.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Generating More Revenue Than its Flagship S&P 500 Fund
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is now generating more revenue than one of the asset manager’s most iconic products, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), according to Bloomberg data. Despite having just $52 billion in AUM — a fraction of IVV’s $624 billion in total assets — IBIT’s higher fee structure has turned it … Read more
Ripple Applies for Federal Bank Trust Charter, XRP Jumps 3%
Ripple, the digital asset firm closely associated with the XRP Ledger network, has applied on Wednesday for a national banking license at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a spokesperson confirmed to CoinDesk. The license would allow the company expand its crypto services and operate across state lines under federal regulation. Ripple … Read more
Polkadot’s DOT Rises 6% as Bullish Momentum Breaks Key Resistance
Polkadot’s DOT surged 6% higher amid a rally in crypto markets, with strong volume supporting a decisive breakout through resistance at the $3.34 and $3.44 levels, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed the price found strong support at $3.25 during the 01:00 hour with above-average volume, establishing a solid foundation for … Read more
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games
Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox president of game content and studios, revealed that Microsoft will be closing The Initiative, the studio behind Perfect Dark, in an internal memo to Xbox employees today. The cuts are part of layoffs affecting … Read more
Trump’s crypto ventures have added $620M to his net worth — Report
With the US president’s ties to his family-backed business, World Liberty Financial, and a memecoin launch, Donald Trump has seen his personal wealth increase by millions in 2025.
Ripple Follows Circle in Bid for US Banking License
Crypto payments firm Ripple said Wednesday that it has applied for a national bank charter from the OCC, just days after Circle did the same.
Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts
Microsoft announced layoffs today affecting as many as 9,000 employees, and as part of the changes, more than 70 people will be let go at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios, according to a source familiar with the situation. The cuts were made on a call with Microsoft HR representatives this morning, and are hitting … Read more
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Surges Nearly 10% as BTC Eyes $110K
Open interest in bitcoin perpetual futures surged Wednesday by the most in four months as the leading cryptocurrency neared the $110,000 mark. Open interest in perpetual futures listed on offshore exchanges rose by nearly 10% to $26.91 billion, the highest single-day increase since March 2, according to data source Velo. The data tracking website included … Read more
Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit
Previous lawsuits against SpaceX have alleged similar stories of bias against female employees and a hostile work environment that enabled gender-based harassment.
Bitcoin Headed for ‘Best Ever’ Second Half of the Year: Standard Chartered
Bitcoin could hit new highs in the second half of this year, as institutional treasury buying breaks historical post-halving patterns.
Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it
See this disc? Many CD players can’t. Lorde fans are clearly struggling to play the CD version of her new album. Customers who purchased the special edition of Virgin released on a transparent plastic disc are reporting on Reddit and TikTok that it many CD players, car stereos, and other sound systems they’ve tried are … Read more
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