Month: November 2025
Romanian Regulator Blacklists Polymarket as ‘Gambling That Must Be Licensed’
The Romanian National Office for Gambling said that it would “not allow the transformation of blockchain into a screen for illegal betting.”
Reconfigurable Analog Computers
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Bitcoin: The Dawn of a New Monetary Era
Seventeen years after Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, it has grown from a cryptographic experiment into a global movement, argues Tony Yazbeck, co-founder of The Bitcoin Way.
MEV driving institutions away from DeFi, costing users dearly: Crypto exec
Broadcasting transactions before they are executed imposes a “hidden tax” on retail crypto users while alienating financial institutions.
How to Post Mindfully: A Guide
Hi, I’m Aaron Sankin, a reporter here at The Markup. And I’m here to talk about how it’s kind of your fault that the internet sucks. But also it isn’t your fault at all, and you should probably be nicer to yourself about it. Back in 2021, when Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked a trove … Read more
The giant basket case countries
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Self-help gets philosophical
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Google’s Pixel Watch 3 and Anker’s two-headed USB-C cable are our favorite deals this week
Google’s last-gen Pixel Watch 3 is on sale for $199.99 ($100 off) for a limited time. There are plenty of good smartwatches out there, and Google’s last-gen Pixel Watch 3 is one of them. Right now, the 45mm / Wi-Fi model is available at Amazon, Walmart, and Target for $199.99 ($100 off), which is a … Read more
Crypto Leverage Trading a ‘Major Problem’, Says Former FTX US President
The former FTX US exec is launching a perpetual futures exchange for traditional assets, and wants to avoid the risks present in crypto.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong trolls the prediction markets
While Armstrong may have helped some Kalshi and Polymarket users make a little money, he was also illustrating how easily these markets can be manipulated.
Ayaneo Phone confirmed in a teaser featuring retro Remake branding
Ayaneo is best known for its retro gaming handhelds, but the company has now confirmed its first phone will be coming soon. Ayaneo briefly teased that it was working on a phone back in August during the event where it unveiled the dual-screen Pocket DS. Of course, many of the company’s gaming handhelds run a … Read more
GHC now runs in the browser
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Bitcoin’s ‘Red October’: What Happened to the Widely Anticipated Uptober Crypto Rally?
A mid-October sell-off knocked majors off early highs and left bitcoin down for the month while BNB and a few altcoins finished higher.
Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Launches Argentine Peso Stablecoin ‘wARS’
The launch follows Ripio’s previous release of a tokenized sovereign bond and is part of a broader push to bring real-world assets onto blockchain rails.
Rising energy prices put AI and data centers in the crosshairs
A majority of consumers say they’re worried about data centers driving up electricity costs. Is the industry prepared for a possible backlash?
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Elaborate Hoaxes in the Age of AI (11/1/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, November 1, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Algeria began a successful rebellion against French rule. in 1954, William Shakespearse’s The Tempest Had Its First Recorded Performance in 1611, The first large hydrogen bomb was tested … Read more
Timing Wheels
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Elaborate Hoaxes in the Age of AI
This week, I’ve seen a lot of over-dramatization of very simple factual events that seem to be fueled by AI in many ways. Now, these aren’t “caused” by AI; I’m not referring to hoaxes that people have used AI specifically to spread, but things that AI has made worse by the ease with which fake … Read more