Google’s extreme smart home makeover

Google has a long history of building something interesting, making a lot of big promises about its future, then seemingly forgetting it exists and killing it a few months or years later. Over the last few years, you’d be forgiven for thinking the smart home was one of those things, as Google Home and Nest … Read more

Newly Public Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets Lukewarm Reception From KBW

Investment bank KBW initiated coverage of Gemini Space Station (GEMI) with a market perform rating and a $27 price target, describing the crypto exchange as a well-rounded digital asset platform poised for long-term growth. Nevertheless, wrote analyst Bill Papanastasiou, Gemini for now remains unprofitable and discounted valuation to competitor Coinbase is warranted “as the impact … Read more

XRP Retail Sentiment Flips Bearish, Flashing a Contrarian Buy Signal

XRP is catching retail skepticism again in a gauge that has historically proven profitable for contrarian bets. Data from Santiment shows the token’s bullish-to-bearish commentary ratio slipped under 1.0 twice in the past three days — October 4th (0.74) and October 6th (0.86) — levels that historically line up with fear-driven selling pressure. For context, … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Drops 3.3% as Index Trades Lower

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 4380.87, down 1.1% (-49.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: ETH (+0.2%) and BTC (-0.7%). Laggards: UNI (-3.3%) and AAVE (-3.1%). … Read more

DCG Subsidiary Yuma Taps TradeBlock Founders to Lead Growth in Decentralized AI on Bittensor

Yuma, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) focused on decentralized artificial intelligence (AI), has appointed veteran crypto founders Greg Schvey and Jeff Schvey as its new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively, the company said in a Tuesday press release. The hires mark a key expansion for Yuma as it scales operations … Read more

Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $82M to Scale Savings, Retirement in BTC

Meanwhile, the first regulated life insurance company that operates entirely in bitcoin (BTC), said on Tuesday it has raised $82 million to scale its savings and retirement products that aim to protect against inflation and currency devaluation. The funding round was co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and Haun Ventures, with participation from Pantera Capital, Apollo, … Read more

KindlyMD Partners with Antalpha on $250M Bitcoin-Backed Financing Deal

KindlyMD (NAKA) announced a partnership with Antalpha to create a $250 million secured convertible debt facility. Through its subsidiary Nakomoto Holdings, KindlyMD will leverage Antalpha’s expertise in digital asset financing to create new treasury tool for bitcoin focused-companies, according to the announcement. The non-binding agreement outlines a five-year convertible note issuance to Antalpha, with proceeds … Read more

California bans noisy ads on Netflix, YouTube, and other streaming services

California has ordered streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and YouTube to stop cranking up the volume during commercial breaks. Under a law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, advertisements will be required to air at the same volume as content being streamed on the provider’s platform starting July 2026. Bill 576 … Read more

Onwards and Upwards for Bitcoin as MOVE Melts Down; Dollar and Bonds Signal Caution to Risk Assets

This is an analysis post by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. There’s very little reason to doubt bitcoin’s (BTC) upward trajectory right now. Although the rally has paused over the last 24 hours, the steep, near-90-degree uptrend line from lows just under $ 110,000 is still holding strong. In fact, prices tested … Read more

AI in Focus: 3 Polls That Reveal the Future

Welcome to 3 Tech Polls, HackerNoon’s brand-new Weekly Newsletter that curates Results from our Poll of the Week, and 2 related polls around the web. Thank you for having voted in our polls in the past. n n The inaugural topic is….. 🥁🥁🥁 n n Artificial Intelligence, naturally. 🔥 This Week’s Poll Results (HackerNoon) Should companies have … Read more

BNY Mellon Trials Blockchain Deposits to Overhaul $2.5T Payments Processing

Bank of New York Mellon (BK), the world’s largest custodial bank with $55.8 trillion in assets under custody, is testing tokenized deposits in a bid to modernize its global payment infrastructure and keep pace with a growing shift toward blockchain-based finance. The effort, still in the exploratory phase, aims to let clients make payments using … Read more