Month: August 2025
Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships, launches in New York
Les Amis is an app designed to make it easy for women to form friendships and attend local events.
Crypto Biz: IPO fever, Ether wars and stablecoin showdowns
Bullish’s blockbuster IPO headlines a week of big crypto moves — from Pantera’s $300 million treasury bet to BitMine’s $24.5 billion Ether grab.
US authorities to seize $2.8M in crypto from alleged ransomware operator
The cryptocurrency, allegedly linked to ransomware proceeds, is expected to be added to the US crypto reserve.
Moon or Doom: Where Does XRP Price Go Next?
Myriad traders are bullish on XRP, placing the odds at nearly 64% that the Ripple-linked token shoots for the moon. Do the charts agree?
Bitcoin traders absorb the dips but ‘ghost month’ could extend woes
Bitcoin falls below $117,000 again, raising worries about the upcoming “ghost month.” Are traders bracing for more losses or buying the dips?
TikTok’s new guidelines add subtle changes for LIVE creators, AI content, and more
TikTok is preparing an update to its Community Guidelines, which dictate the rules for participating on the social video platform as well as what standards the company uses to determine the videos that make it onto its For You feed.
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins teases private equity access for retail
Atkins said the Securities and Exchange Commission would work to broaden access to investments typically reserved for accredited investors.
New York Crypto Tax Could Generate $158 Million a Year, Says Lawmaker
New York Assemblymember Phil Steck introduced legislation that would charge an 0.2% tax on crypto transactions across the Empire State.
How Bitcoin could hit $400K by year-end, according to Udi Wertheimer
A new type of buyer who “never sells” is scooping up Bitcoin from long-time holders — a bullish catalyst for BTC, says Bitcoin OG Udi Wertheimer in an exclusive Cointelegraph interview.
Louisiana sues Roblox for creating an environment where ‘child predators thrive’
The state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the company has “permitted and perpetuated an online environment in which child predators thrive, directly contributing to the widespread victimization of minor children in Louisiana.” Roblox sees more than 111.8 million daily active users, and it’s hugely popular with children, with users under … Read more
Kyte, which billed itself as the ‘best competitor to Hertz,’ shuts down
The startup entered into receivership after selling its customer list to Turo.
What my first five Steam purchases say about me
There’s a meme currently going around Bluesky where people are posting their first purchases on Steam. Taking a look presents a neat time capsule, offering a glimpse of who we used to be. It also gives us a chance to compare our gaming habits now with what they were 10 or more years ago – … Read more
SharpLink shares drop 12% on Q2 crypto impairment loss
SharpLink now holds $3.5 billion worth of ETH, maintaining its rank as the token’s second-largest corporate holder, according to its Q2 filing.
SharpLink Stock Dives After Q2 Loss as Ethereum Price Surge Cools
SharpLink Gaming stock fell Friday as the Ethereum treasury posted $103 million in net losses for Q2 and as ETH dipped below $4,400.
Trump wants to clean up the space industry’s red tape: Here’s who wins
A new Executive Order takes aim at the bureaucracy that the White House says is holding back American competitiveness in space.
Price predictions 8/15: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK, HYPE, XLM
Bitcoin and Ether’s pullback suggests selling on rallies, but buyers are likely to step in at key support levels.
Introducing Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway: Transforming enterprise AI agent tool development
To fulfill their tasks, AI Agents need access to various capabilities including tools, data stores, prompt templates, and other agents. As organizations scale their AI initiatives, they face an exponentially growing challenge of connecting each agent to multiple tools, creating an M×N integration problem that significantly slows development and increases complexity. Although protocols such as … Read more
PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trump’s attack on public media
Now that Congress has passed a bill that will defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS is taking drastic measures to stay alive. In an email sent out to PBS station managers on Wednesday, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger announced that the organization plans to cut its budget by 21 percent in order to … Read more
Ether treasuries swell as major firms launch record capital raises: Finance Redefined
BitMine and SharpLink are raising over $25 billion to expand Ether treasuries as US debt hits $37 trillion, fueling bullish crypto market sentiment.
US Fed to end oversight program for banks’ crypto activities
The Federal Reserve said it would sunset a program specifically to monitor banks’ digital assets activities and would integrate them back into its “standard supervisory process.”
Ethereum ETF Inflows Outpace Bitcoin ETFs for Fifth Straight Day
Ethereum ETFs topped Bitcoin inflows for a fifth day as corporate treasuries continue to accumulate ETH and exchange supply falls.