Without Bitcoin, what happens to Ether and XRP?
What if Bitcoin crashes? Will Ether and XRP fall with it or hold their ground? Discover how a BTC slump could rattle the entire crypto market.
Month: October 2025
Universal partners with AI startup Udio after settling copyright suit
Ariana Grande is one of Universal Music Group’s most popular artists. Universal Music Group says it has made “industry-first strategic agreements” to “settle copyright infringement litigation” with AI startup Udio and license music for a new AI-powered music platform. The move is one of several anticipated licensing deals expected to land in the next few … Read more
Dare Me? This Solana Project Is Paying Out Crypto for Hilarious Stunts
Branded as “the most unhinged platform on the internet,” Dare Markets has raised $2 million in funding to fuel wild stunts with crypto.
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WhatsApp adds passkey protection to end-to-end encrypted backups
WhatsApp is enabling users to encrypt their backup using passkeys
WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups
Say hello to passkey backup encryption. WhatsApp is introducing a passwordless way to instantly secure your chat backups. The messaging platform is launching passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android, allowing users to quickly encrypt their stored message history using their face, fingerprint, or device screen lock code. The update is rolling out “gradually over the … Read more
Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece
We live in an age where it has become infinitely easier for people to lead lives that are wholly divorced from any semblance of reality. Conspiracy theories run rampant, science denial is en vogue, and there is a vast media ecosystem filled with charlatans encouraging others to “do their own research” instead of believing well-educated … Read more
Crypto Privacy Shouldn’t Be a Purity Test
By refusing to compromise on privacy, crypto risks marginalizing itself. There may be a path forward that respects both individual choice and practical constraints, says Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs.
Flutterwave, Africa’s $31B Payment Provider, Taps Polygon for Cross-Border Payments
The deal will roll out faster, low-cost payments for global firms such as Uber in more than 30 countries in Africa.
Fed signals ’end of QT’: What does it mean for Bitcoin price?
Bitcoin fell 35% after the Fed ended QT in 2019 and began cutting rates, prompting fears that BTC may decline in the coming months.
Character.AI Halts Teen Chats After Tragedies: ‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’
Following months of lawsuits and regulatory heat, Character.AI will ban minors from its open-ended chat feature.
OpenAI adds reusable ‘characters’ and video stitching to Sora
Sora can turn almost anything into a reusable AI video character. OpenAI’s Sora app will now let you turn almost anything into a reusable avatar for its AI-generated videos. These “character cameos” are one of several new features that have been added to the Sora 2 video generator, alongside clip stitching and leaderboards that showcase … Read more
Bybit halts new user onboarding in Japan, citing ‘emerging’ regulations
Bybit’s pause comes as Japan’s FSA considers reforms that could allow banks to hold Bitcoin and operate licensed exchanges.
Morning Minute: MetaMask Parent Consensys Files for IPO
Just a day after rolling out its MetaMask rewards program, which now begs the question—how will they balance an IPO and a token launch?
How to Convert Cubic Bézier Curves into Euler Spirals for GPU Optimization
Table Of Links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 FLATTENING AND ARC APPROXIMATION OF CURVES 3 EULER SPIRALS AND THEIR PARALLEL CURVES 4 FLATTENED PARALLEL CURVES 5 ERROR METRICS FOR APPROXIMATION BY ARCS 6 EVOLUTES 7 CONVERSION FROM CUBIC BÉZIERS TO EULER SPIRALS 8 GPU IMPLEMENTATION 9 RESULTS CONCLUSIONS, FUTURE WORK AND REFERENCES CONVERSION FROM CUBIC BÉZIERS … Read more
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Tests $110K as Traders ‘Sell the News’ on Fed Cut, U.S.-China Deal
Bitcoin slid to its $110,000 support as the broader crypto market shed $80 billion following the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut and a new U.S.-China trade agreement.
Why can’t Ethereum hold $4K? ETH recovery in doubt as data leans bearish
Ethereum price wobbled as weak onchain activity and low futures demand supported a potential ETH price drop to $3,500.
Circle’s USDC Overtakes Tether’s USDT in Onchain Activity as Regulation Drives Shift: JPMorgan
USDC leapfrogged USDT in onchain activity as regulatory clarity pushes investors toward transparent and compliant stablecoins.
SST vs. GaLore: The Battle for the Most Efficient AI Brain
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Low Rank Adaptation 3.1 LoRA and 3.2 Limitation of LoRA 3.3 ReLoRA* Sparse Spectral Training 4.1 Preliminaries and 4.2 Gradient Update of U, VT with Σ 4.3 Why SVD Initialization is Important 4.4 SST Balances Exploitation and Exploration 4.5 Memory-Efficient Implementation for SST and 4.6 Sparsity … Read more
Bitcoin spot volume passes $300B in October as traders show ‘healthy’ pivot
Bitcoin spot volume spiked after the “Uptober” BTC price dip as traders sought less risky environments, according to new research.
Ethereum US Spot Demand Slips Amid Crypto Market Pressure
U.S. Ethereum demand cools as ETF inflows stall, but experts see this as a rotation, not a reversal, ahead of a utility-driven cycle.
Plasma’s XPL Token Crashes 80% as Hype Fades Amid Woeful Debut
Once billed as the “blockchain for stablecoins,” Plasma’s XPL token has plunged from its $1.67 peak to $0.31 amid low network activity and waning sentiment
WannaCry: When Crypto Was on Most Screens Worldwide
It was Friday, May 12, 2017, when a lot of people across the world turned on their computers (or even ATMs, ticket machines, and POS terminals) and got the same nasty surprise. Instead of spreadsheets or hospital patient records, screens lit up with a black-and-red ransom note. The note, titled “Wanna Decrypt0r,” and later known … Read more
Market Stumbles on Fed Caution as Options Expiry Looms: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 30, 2025
DeFi Set to Challenge TradFi With $2T in Tokenized Assets by 2028: Standard Chartered
The bank said the 2025 stablecoin boom is fueling a self-sustaining wave of DeFi growth, and it forecasted $2 trillion in tokenized real-world assets by 2028.
Trump says US will restart nuclear weapons testing
The Nobel committee will love this. | Image: Getty President Donald Trump says he has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start testing nuclear weapons, citing a need to match “other countries [sic] testing programs.” Trump’s post on Truth Social included very few details on the nature of the tests, but says the “process will begin … Read more
Australia’s AUSTRAC Fines Cryptolink as Part of Crypto ATM Crackdown
AUSTRAC has fined Cryptolink 56,340 Australian dollars ($37,000) after identifying “weaknesses” in the company’s AML/CTF compliance.
Australian Police Use ‘Crypto Safe Cracker’ to Access $6M Stash
The AFP Commissioner revealed how one analyst’s intuition unlocked millions in crypto which a suspect tried to hide behind manipulated code.