Pantera, Coinbase back Surf’s $15M push to build crypto-native AI models
The funding will support Surf’s next AI model aimed at delivering deeper onchain analysis and automating research for crypto companies and traders.
Month: December 2025
Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
A startup called Operation Bluebird is trying to reclaim Twitter’s branding, as reported earlier by Ars Technica and Reuters. Last week, Operation Bluebird filed a petition that asks the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel X Corp.’s ownership of the “Twitter” and “Tweet” trademarks, claiming they’ve been “abandoned” by the Elon Musk-owned company. … Read more
A Startup Is Trying to Take the Twitter Name From Elon Musk by Force—And It Might Work
Operation Bluebird, led by Twitter’s former trademark lawyer, filed to cancel X Corp’s Twitter trademarks after Musk abandoned the brand. Will Musk spend millions defending a name he deliberately killed?
U.S. Banking Regulator Warns Wall Street on ‘Debanking,’ Claims Practices ‘Unlawful’
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency probed debanking of certain industries, including digital assets, and said it’ll pursue any repeat of such activity.
GameStop Q3 earnings miss estimates, pressured by soft sales and lower BTC gains
Falling sales and diminished Bitcoin gains pressured earnings, with the stock continuing to retrace its brief rally in March.
Secury Wallet Unveils Next-Generation Multichain Crypto Wallet With Chat to Pay, Opens $SEC Presale
Albuquerque, New Mexico/December 10,2025/–Secury Wallet, a next-generation digital asset wallet built for speed, security, and simplicity, today announced the official launch of its multichain crypto wallet featuring Chat to Pay, an instant messaging–style payment technology that allows users to send crypto as naturally as sending a text message. Alongside the product launch, the project has … Read more
‘National Security’ at Risk If MSCI Excludes Crypto Treasuries, Warns Bitcoin Giant Strategy
Bitcoin treasury leader Strategy argued to MSCI that excluding a crypto-buying firms from its indices would hurt America’s national security.
CEO of South Korean retail giant Coupang resigns after massive data breach
The massive data breach at the South Korean retail giant Coupang affects more than half of the country’s population.
Tether launches privacy-focused health platform with on-device AI
Tether says the system is designed to give users control over biometric data by keeping analysis and storage off the cloud.
Apple Services Experiencing Outage
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Bitcoin Volatile Near $94K as Fed’s Powell Straddles Labor Market and Inflation Issues
“Powell is threading the needle between their two mandates,” said one analyst.
EFF launches Age Verification Hub
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ChronoForge to shut down amid funding collapse and Web3 gaming turmoil
ChronoForge’s shutdown highlights mounting financial strain across Web3 gaming as shrinking budgets and dismal market sentiment take their toll.
GameStop Stock Falls After Bitcoin Holdings Lose Value, Firm Says It Could Sell BTC
Markets haven’t reacted well to GameStop’s latest earnings call, where it revealed sinking Bitcoin value and retail sales alike.
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of space-based solar company Aetherflux and Robinhood Financial LLC, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A startup developing technologies to harness solar power in space is throwing its hat in with big tech companies attempting to build out data centers that … Read more
Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered ‘Prompted Playlists’
The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and be refreshed daily or weekly.
A16z Crypto to Open Seoul Office, Hire Sungmo Park to Lead Asia Efforts
Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto venture capital unit pointed to high levels of crypto ownership in South Korea and Singapore, and growing onchain activity in Japan.
Consumer Groups Join Unions Trying to Derail U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill
Political progressives have joined forces to oppose current versions of the industry-backed legislative effort in the Senate.
Space and Time Tests Real-World Blockchain with 30,000 Students: 130M Transactions Later, What Chang
The experiment started with a straightforward question: can blockchain handle real educational operations at scale? Space and Time, a Web3 data warehouse platform, needed to prove its SXT Chain could process the transaction volume that comes with thousands of students accessing courses, making payments, and receiving credentials. Indonesia provided the testing ground. According to World … Read more
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
My classic Sony CRT television won’t power on. My living room is chilly because my Mitsubishi heat pump isn’t putting out enough hot air. I want my Japanese N64 to play US games, too, but I’ve been too busy to pop the hood. What if I had an AI companion to talk me through? iFixit … Read more
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms
The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.
Conflicted Fed cuts rates but Bitcoin’s ‘fragile range’ pins BTC under $100K
A divided Federal Reserve approved a 0.25% rate cut, but concerns over inflation and growth, as well as Glassnode data highlighting BTC’s “fragile range,” may keep it under $100,000.
Reddit is testing verification
Reddit is starting to test verified profiles, the company announced today. Users who are verified as part of this “limited alpha test” will have a gray checkmark next to their username “across profiles, communities, feeds, post detail pages, and search results.” For this “initial test,” Reddit says it’s “selected a group of public figures and … Read more
Marketing Budget Allocation 2026: How to Split Ads vs Content for Maximum ROI
Let’s talk budget! Most tech brands treat ads and content as competing line items in their marketing budget. One team pushes for more paid campaigns. Another argues for content investment. Finance wants to know which delivers better ROI. Here’s what that binary thinking misses: ads and content work better together than separately. :::tip Ready to … Read more
Paxful Pleads Guilty to Aiding Crime, Ignoring AML Laws
The DOJ said the firm knowingly facilitated illicit trades tied to sex work, sanctions evasion, and fraud, earning millions in fees while ignoring U.S. law.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Waver as Fed Delivers Third Rate Cut
The central bank’s move was widely expected, with the Federal Reserve announcing the third rate cut for 2025.