Grayscale, the world’s largest digital asset investment manager, has launched a new exchange-traded fund that ties into ether’s (ETH) recent market momentum. The Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF (ETCO) began trading Thursday, offering exposure to ether with an options-writing strategy designed to generate steady income. The launch comes as ether, the native token of the … Read more
The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new AI writing tools in Gboard, enhanced audio sharing capabilities, the ability to create custom Android bots, and more.
Pixel phones will now be able to stream audio to multiple headphones at once thanks to expanded Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast support. If you have a Pixel 8 or newer, you’ll now be able to pair two headphones at a time. That means you can make your friend listen to the new Nourished by … Read more
This month’s Google Pixel drop includes a broader rollout of the company’s splashy UI revamp. Starting today, Google will bring its Material 3 Expressive design language to Pixel 6 devices and newer, in addition to the Pixel Tablet. Google first revealed the youthful new design language in May before launching it with its Android 16-equipped … Read more
It’s been a tumultuous summer for Scale AI: Meta took a multibillion-dollar stake in the company, Mark Zuckerberg hired Scale CEO Alexandr Wang and other top staff, and Scale laid off 14 percent of its workforce. Now the latest development is a lawsuit over corporate espionage in the AI industry. The AI data labeling company, … Read more
If you ever doubted the “console wars” were over, here’s a new piece of data to consider: Helldivers 2, formerly console exclusive to Sony’s PS5, is currently the best-selling title on Xbox. In fact, it’s the first and third best-selling game, if you count its more premium edition, and it’s currently the ninth-most played game … Read more
The financial services giant will provide support for ETFs tracking BTC.
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SOL begins to outperform again in majors, nears $210. SEC, CFTC give guidance for crypto adoption. Strategy buys $449m BTC. Metaplanet to raise $3.8b pref stocks to buy BTC. BMNR buys 17k more ETH, 39k ETH in last week. ETHZilla to deploy $100m in ETH with EtherFi. ETH Foundation to sell 10k ETH. ETH staking … Read more
Pornhub has settled with the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Utah over claims it “inflicted grave harm on children.” As part of the proposed settlement, Pornhub and its parent company, Aylo, must pay $5 million to Utah and address the FTC’s allegations, which included: Allowing the dissemination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) … Read more
Bitcoin bulls are trying to get back into the driver’s seat by pushing the price above $112,500. Will altcoins follow?
Kevin O’Leary is turning away from NFTs and putting millions into rare, physical collectibles, specifically high-end sports cards. The “Shark Tank” star and O’Leary Ventures chairman recently co-purchased a $13 million dual Logoman card featuring Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, he said during an interview with CoinDesk TV’s Jennifer Sanasie. The card is one-of-a-kind, and … Read more
The aptly-named Max Headphones Charging Stand is specifically designed for Apple’s flagship headphones. | Image: Mophie Mophie has announced a new wireless charger for Apple’s AirPods Max called the Max Headphones Charging Stand. The AirPods Max don’t support wireless charging, so Mophie’s new stand relies on a small dongle that stays connected to the headphones’ … Read more
James Gunn has been coy about his plans for a follow-up to this year’s excellent Superman movie, but the writer / director is finally sharing some concrete news about what’s next for the Man of Steel. Gunn announced in an Instagram post today that the Superman sequel will be titled Man of Tomorrow and hit … Read more
Walrus Foundation’s Rebecca Simmonds explains how encryption and access control will take decentralized data management to the mainstream.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a no-action letter to a crypto derivatives exchange and clearinghouse acquired by Polymarket after a July request for relief.
The startup uses truck-mounted cameras to collect and analyze data about crop health.
When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted like a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.”
The unannounced Hue doorbell leaks early. The Philips Hue store on Amazon’s UK site is hosting a number of new products that have yet to be announced as the big IFA 2025 show gets under way in Berlin, Germany. We’re seeing that rumored Hue Doorbell, a new Hue Bridge Pro (in black), a new Essential lighting … Read more
The U.S. government’s recent stake in Intel comes after a long period of floundering at the company’s foundry business.
Amazon announced today that its live-action Tomb Raider series will feature Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as the show’s creator, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner, and filming will begin in January 2026, Variety reports. The show and Waller-Bridge’s involvement were officially announced last year. “It’s … Read more
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has freed up prediction market firm Polymarket’s QCX acquisition from certain disclosure and data requirements as the company moves forward in its U.S. business offerings. QCX, which got its license to start operations in July before it was snatched up later that month by Polymarket, has been granted a … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Bitcoin and the Blockchain 2.1 The Origins 2.2 Bitcoin in a nutshell 2.3 Basic Concepts Crypto Exchanges Source of Value of crypto assets and Bootstrapping Initial Coin Offerings Airdrops Ethereum 7.1 Proof-of-Stake based consensus in Ethereum 7.2 Smart Contracts 7.3 Tokens 7.4 Non-Fungible Tokens Decentralized Finance and 8.1 … Read more