Jupiter, Ethena Labs roll out new Solana-based stablecoin
Solana’s leading DEX aggregator Jupiter is launching JupUSD to serve as the backbone of its ecosystem in partnership with Ethena Labs.
Month: October 2025
We found 30-odd October Prime Day deals we love for $100 or less
The Inspire 3 can’t do it all, but for a budget band, it handles the basics quite well. The sheer volume of deals available for Prime Big Deal Days can feel overwhelming, and seeing four-figure discounts on a 4K TV or gaming laptop may give you the sense that the biggest discounts are the best. … Read more
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‘Don’t be Stupid’: Why Grant Cardone Says Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Chase Gold’s Historic Rally
The real estate investor sees long-term challenges to gold’s scarcity.
Gemini Expands Australia Push as New Crypto Rules Loom
Gemini is enabling direct Australian dollar trading as it positions a deeper commitment to the market ahead of stricter regulatory oversight.
Here’s what it’s really like to appear on billionaire VC Tim Draper’s ‘Meet the Drapers’ pitch show
The show is one of many on Draper’s newly launched television channel, DraperTV, which offers programming around business and entrepreneurship, available via streaming services like Roku.
Gemini expands in Australia with wait-and-see approach to pending crypto rules
Crypto exchange Gemini is expanding its offering in Australia with a local entity and team, and plans to sit back and watch the country’s consultation on crypto laws.
MetaMask to let users bet on politics, sports via Polymarket
MetaMask is partnering with Polymarket to offer all markets on the prediction platform, with the integration slated for later this year.
Ethereum Foundation announces ‘Privacy Cluster’ team
The team of 47 professionals from the blockchain industry will help research and develop privacy features for the Ethereum layer-1 network.
Most US Growth Now Rides on AI—And Economists Suspect a Bubble
A Harvard economist says 92% of U.S. growth now comes from AI spending. The Bank of England says we’re one “pop” away from pain.
How Predictive Text Reshapes Academic Credit – One Suggestion At a Time
When Autocomplete Decides Who Gets Cited Each time a writing assistant completes a citation, something larger than convenience is taking place. A small transfer of visibility occurs, often invisible to the writer. The tool suggests a name, a title, and a year. The sentence looks finished. You accept it because it reads smoothly and feels … Read more
Rep. Steil: Market structure bill still on track, despite shutdown
Senate Republicans initially said they planned to pass digital asset market structure before 2026, but consideration of the bill was already delayed before the shutdown.
Spending on game consoles is up because of the Switch 2 and tariffs
The Switch 2 is continuing to set sales records. Americans are spending more on game consoles in 2025, compared to August of last year, and that’s mostly thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2 and tariffs. Hardware sales topped $312 million in the US in August, up 32 percent from $236 million in August of 2024, … Read more
Samsung’s Frame Pro has hit a new all-time low for Prime Day
You can grab Samsung’s 65-inch Frame Pro for an all-time low of $1,797.99 ($400 off) for Prime Big Deal Days. Samsung’s 65-inch Frame Pro TV is around $1,797.99 ($402 off) — a new all-time low — at Amazon and Best Buy during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. The 75-inch model is around $2,197.99 ($1,400 off) at … Read more
Pantera Backs TransCrypts with $15M Seed Round to Expand Blockchain Identity Platform
TransCrypts, a blockchain startup building tools for people to own and share verified credentials, has raised a $15 million seed round led by Pantera Capital. The round included Lightspeed Faction, Alpha Edison, Motley Fool Ventures, and a mix of returning investors such as Mark Cuban and Protocol Labs. The funding follows a strong summer for … Read more
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California arson suspect used ChatGPT to generate an image of a burning city, DOJ claims
The Palisades fire burned through more than 23,000 acres. | Photo by David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images Federal law enforcement has arrested a suspect in connection with starting what became the Palisades blaze that killed 12 people and burned through thousands of acres. Among the evidence cited is an AI image of a burning city that … Read more
Was The Dead Internet Theory Only a Theory?
In 2016, the world changed; timelines that were once filled with real conversations have been quietly replaced by recycled opinions, trending hashtags, and algorithmically sculpted outrage. Everywhere you looked, there were automated accounts, engagement pods, and content farms. Political bots disguised as people sparked endless debates, fake news sites spawned overnight, and armies of anonymous … Read more
Some of my favorite smart kitchen gadgets are on sale for Prime Day
The GE Profile Stand Mixer knows when your meringue is whipped. Regular readers of The Verge will know that my favorite room in my smart home is my kitchen. As an avid home cook and mom of two, this is the room where I spend the most time, and where I look for as much … Read more
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $123K as Miners Rally; VanEck Sees $644K BTC Amid Gold Gains
Bitcoin (BTC) regained ground on Wednesday, climbing back to nearly $124,000 after a flush to $120,000 the day before. It was recently trading at $123,500, up 1.5% over the past 24 hours. Altcoins followed the move higher but didn’t reclaim the levels seen earlier in the week. Ethereum (ETH), Ripple’s XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), dogecoin … Read more
US Senate confirms Treasury official as government shutdown continues
As the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Jonathan McKernan can influence policies on banking and a US digital dollar.
U.S. Senators Get 250K Letters Calling for Protection of Stablecoin Yields
In answer to Wall Street bank lobbying, crypto group Stand With Crypto said it enlisted its online members to send a message more than 250,000 times to the U.S. senators in their states, pushing back on the bankers’ attempt to stymie the avenue for stablecoin rewards in the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. … Read more
Shayne Coplan Becomes Youngest Self-Made Billionaire After Polymarket’s $2B Investment: BBG
Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of the blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket, has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The milestone follows Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announcing Tuesday that it would invest as much as $2 billion in the company at an $8 billion pre-money valuation. ICE owns the New York … Read more