Month: August 2025

Businesses Are Absorbing Bitcoin at 4x the Rate It Is Mined, According to River’s Research

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River says companies are taking in far more bitcoin each day than miners create. The U.S.-based bitcoin financial services firm, which runs brokerage and mining operations and publishes research, released a Sankey-style flow infographic dated Aug. 25 in a post on X. In this layout, outflows are shown on the left, inflows on the right, … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The System Didn’t Ask, It Just Made You Comply (8/30/2025)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 30, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, John Mauchly Was Born in 1907, Telephone hotline Between Washington DC and Moscow Was Established in 1963, Guion Stewart Bluford was launched into Space in 1983, and we … Read more

An Inside Look at the Settlement Between X-Mode and the FTC

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The location data broker X-Mode has agreed not to share sensitive location data as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which had accused the company of selling information that potentially revealed people’s visits to medical facilities, houses of worship, and businesses catering to LGTBQ+ communities. The settlement, which was announced this week, … Read more

Hyperliquid’s HYPE Token: Why Arthur Hayes Thinks It Has 126x Upside Potential

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Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder now serving as co-founder and chief investment officer of crypto-focused venture capital firm Maelstrom, says Hyperliquid’s HYPE token could soar more than 100-fold. Hayes is best known for inventing the perpetual swap at BitMEX, the derivatives contract that changed crypto trading. At Maelstrom, he invests in early-stage infrastructure projects. In … Read more

State of Crypto: Unsettled U.S. Crypto Tax Scene

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The latest news out of the Internal Revenue Services is another high-profile crypto exit, again leaving the tax agency’s digital assets operation rudderless, even as newly arriving tax policies will spur a crypto filing surge. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign … Read more

Crypto ETF Surge Could Reshape Market, but Many Products May Fail

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A deluge of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could hit U.S. markets as early as this fall, potentially changing how both institutional and retail investors access the digital asset space. But while some see it as a turning point for mainstream adoption, others are already bracing for inevitable casualties. “The crypto ETF floodgates are set to … Read more

Discounty adds some bite to cozy life sims

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There’s a pleasing rhythm to cozy life sims. The virtual days pass, filled with chores of tending crops or running a business, punctuated by strange mysteries or evolving relationships. At their best, these games merge busywork with exploration and storytelling, in a way that makes them hard to step away from. Discounty, from developer Crinkle … Read more

‘Crypto’s Flash Boys’: A Q&A With Austin Federa on DoubleZero

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As blockchain ecosystems mature, the speed and efficiency of the infrastructure for nodes have become more than just technical considerations —they’re strategic imperatives. Leading the charge in this space is Austin Federa, former Head of Strategy at the Solana Foundation, who is gearing up to launch DoubleZero, a protocol designed to redefine how blockchains communicate … Read more