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Acer’s new gaming handheld is ridiculously large
Acer unveiled two new gaming handhelds at CES 2025. The company clearly believes that bigger always means better, as it is pushing the physical limits of gaming handhelds with an enormous 10.95-inch display. Named the Nitro Blaze 11, the device comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor — a CPU originally designed for laptops … Read more
Meta drops fact-checking and loosens its content moderation rules
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, today announced a major overhaul in how it’s handling content moderation on its site, taking off some of the guardrails that it had put in place over the last several years in response to criticism that it had helped to spread political and health misinformation. In a … Read more
What Is ‘Zoo’? The Telegram Crypto Game With an Upcoming Airdrop
Rising Telegram game Zoo tasks players with creating their own animal amusement park—while earning towards an upcoming crypto airdrop.
Crypto Daybook Americas: SPX’s Cautionary Signal for BTC
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) It’s still early in 2025, and already we’re seeing a significant divergence between bitcoin and the S&P 500. BTC is looking to secure a foothold above $100,000, and its Deribit-listed options are indicating a bullish bias. The same can’t be said of the S&P 500, which … Read more
Gemini Agrees to Pay $5M Settlement in CFTC Case
Crypto exchange Gemini agreed to pay $5 million to settle a case with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over allegedly misleading statements it made more than seven years ago about how easily the price of a bitcoin futures contract could be manipulated. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’ exchange settled without admitting or denying liability, according … Read more
The Next Wave of Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Seems to Be on Its Way
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Semler Scientific (SMLR). As interest in digital assets continues to rise, a new phase of corporate adoption for Bitcoin appears to be taking shape, with publicly listed firms following MicroStrategy’s lead by adding BTC to their balance sheets. It all started with … Read more
NXP to buy automotive safety software firm TTTech Auto for $625M
Dutch semiconductor giant NXP on Tuesday said it plans to acquire TTTech Auto, an Austrian company specializing in safety software for autonomous vehicles, in an all-cash transaction valued at $625 million. TTTech Auto spun out of TTTech Group in 2018, with some $78 million in backing from the likes of AUDI, Samsung and GE Ventures. … Read more
Google is building its own ‘world modeling’ AI team for games and robot training
Image: The Verge Google DeepMind is assembling a new team of artificial intelligence researchers to develop “world models” that can simulate physical environments. The initiative will be led by Tim Brooks, a former co-lead for OpenAI’s Sora project who joined DeepMind in October to work on Google’s video generation and world simulators. World models are … Read more
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XRP market cap of $500B 'possible' within 6 weeks, says veteran trader
XRP should attain a 260% gain or a $6.40 price target after a breakout, but a delay may affect the chart pattern’s outcome, says Peter Brandt.
Czech National Bank governor weighs Bitcoin for future reserve strategy
The central bank Governor, Aleš Michl, recently said he was considering investing in Bitcoin as part of the bank’s diversification strategy.
Bitcoin gurus see these BTC price levels hitting next as $100K holds
Bitcoin is shifting traders’ expectations by holding six figures as bullish BTC price patterns return to the radar.
More Data, Less Cost: the Quiet Revolution in Blockchain Oracles
Blockchain oracles are fast becoming important elements within decentralized ecosystems by acting as essential data bridges between blockchain-based applications and the analogue world. Despite their growing importance, existing oracle networks face a number of persistent challenges that limit their scalability and affordability. As demand for real-time data grows, solving these pain points is important. Traditional … Read more
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Bitcoin Mining Profitability Rose in December for Second Month in a Row: JPMorgan
Bitcoin (BTC) miners’ daily revenue and gross profit rose for the second consecutive month in December, hitting the highest levels since April, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report on Monday. Mining profitability increased as the rally in the world’s largest cryptocurrency continued to outpace network hashrate growth, the bank noted. JPMorgan estimated that bitcoin … Read more
Just Eat Takeaway completes Grubhub sale to Wonder for a modest $650M
After looking for a buyer for more than two years, Just Eat Takeaway.com has finally closed the menu on Grubhub. On Tuesday, the Dutch food delivery giant said it completed the sale of the U.S. business to Wonder, the food startup founded and led by e-commerce veteran Marc Lore. The deal has an enterprise value … Read more
Dogecoin Futures Set New Record as Analysts Target $1 DOGE in 2025
AI Agents and stock market parody tokens may have been all the rage in recent weeks, but big players are active in dogecoin (DOGE) markets, with some targeting a $1 level in 2025. Data from multiple sources shows an uptick in interest from whales, a colloquial term for wealthy and influential market participants, with a … Read more
Bitcoin Bull Run Could Be Accelerated by China’s Market Meltdown, Crypto Observer Says
The new year has offered no relief for Chinese assets, which continue to decline in a meltdown that could further fuel the ongoing bitcoin (BTC) bull run. The Chinese yuan (CNY) fell to 3.22 per U.S. dollar early Tuesday, reaching the lowest level since September 2023, according to data source TradingView. The Chinese unit has … Read more
How to send money to family and friends abroad with cryptocurrency
Sending money overseas? Explore how cryptocurrency makes international transfers faster, cheaper and securer for your loved ones.