One thing disruptor banks didn’t expect to be challenging: Compliance
Innovative challengers are building compliance into their DNA and outcompeting established players.
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Bitcoin Gives Up Gains Post New Year-Spiral, But $120K Bets Still Remain Hot
The new year kicked off on a happy note with bitcoin (BTC) moving towards $100,000, putting behind the weak price of December. Amid the cheer, CoinDesk warned against being too optimistic, noting the undercurrents of sellers looking to reassert themselves. A week later, BTC has pulled back to $93,000 after failing to keep gains above … Read more
JWT vs PASETO: What’s the Best Tool for Generating Secure Tokens?
Both JWT (JSON Web Token) and PASETO (Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens) are technologies used to generate secure tokens. Secure and scalable token-based authentication and authorization are essential for any modern web and API applications. JWT is known for its flexibility and broad support across platforms. However, this flexibility can sometimes lead to cryptographic misconfigurations. PASETO is … Read more
Fetch.ai launches $10M accelerator for AI agent startups
Fetch.ai has launched a $10 million accelerator program to empower startups in AI agents, quantum computing and high-performance technology.
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Meta is highlighting a splintering global approach to online speech
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta’s overhaul of its content moderation and fact-checking policies in the US is bringing into focus a key geopolitical tension likely to grow under the incoming Trump administration: the regulation of speech online. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made no secret of his attempt to align his interests with … Read more
Rounded is an AI orchestration platform that lets anyone build an AI voice agent
French startup Rounded believes AI voice agents are going to become the default way customers interact with companies, so instead of building AI voice agents that are ready to use, the company is building an orchestration platform that lets companies build their own voice agent. Rounded started off working on a web3 product before shifting … Read more
Backpack Exchange and FTX clash over FTX EU ownership
The ownership of FTX EU has become a point of contention between Backpack Exchange and the FTX estate.
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LA residents find a lifeline in this free wildfire-tracking app
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Watch Duty, a nonprofit-run app that tracks wildfires with live maps and alerts, has shot to the top of Apple’s App Store charts this week as Californian residents look to navigate catastrophic blazes devastating the area. The app launched in 2021 and is now available in 22 states, … Read more
Ronin Network integrates Transak for fiat-to-crypto and NFT payments
The Ronin Network partnered with Transak to simplify NFT and crypto purchases, improving blockchain gaming accessibility.
Gemini Appoints New Leadership Team in Europe to Boost Expansion
Crypto exchange Gemini has appointed a new senior management team in Europe and plans to significantly expand its footprint in the region in 2025, the company said in a press release on Thursday. Mark Jennings has joined the company as its new head of Europe and Daniel Slutzkin has been appointed head of the U.K., … Read more
AI Chatbot Helps Manage Telegram Communities Like a Pro
Communities, chats, and forums are an endless source of information on a multitude of topics. Slack often replaces technical documentation, and Telegram and Discord communities help with gaming, startups, crypto, and travel questions. Despite the relevance of firsthand information, it is frequently highly unstructured, making it difficult to search through. In this article, we will … Read more
Biosphere zaps germs with UV light to make biomanufacturing cheaper
Using LEDs has the potential to bring down the cost of biomanufacturing, allowing such processes to make materials that previously would have been too expensive. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks
Mandiant says a Chinese cyberespionage group has been exploiting the critical-rated vulnerability since at least mid-December. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
UK Judge dismisses $770M Bitcoin landfill hard drive case
The hard drive containing over 8,000 Bitcoin was mistakenly disposed of in a landfill in 2013.
Educational Byte: Cryptocurrency Mining and Centralization Issues
As you may know, anything and everything in the digital realm can be replicated —copied and pasted. For a while, it happened the same with non-institutional-backed attempts at digital cash: the risk of double spending (replicating the same coins to spend them twice) was there. The first-ever cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), solved the double-spending problem by … Read more
Market Fears of Potential Selling Pressure From Possible Silk Road Sale is Overblown: Van Straten
For the outside world, bitcoin (BTC) dropping $10,000 to $92,000, in a matter of days could signal the end of the bull run. A caveat to this could be that bitcoin continues to consolidate below a key psychological $100,000 threshold. Unconfirmed reports from DB News suggest that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been given … Read more
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Crypto Daybook Americas: Turmoil Across The Pond as Bitcoin Defends $93K After $300B Wipeout
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The total cryptocurrency industry is now under $3.2 trillion in market capitalization, as over $300 billion has been wiped out since Jan. 6, taking away all early gains for the year, according to the TradingView metric TOTAL. As a result, bitcoin (BTC) is now hovering … Read more
Up close with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE, an incredibly compact flagship video card
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We might be skeptical of some Nvidia’s claims, like whether a $549 RTX 5070 will truly deliver the performance of a $1599 RTX 4090. But it’s almost impossible not to be impressed by the RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition, where Nvidia fit 575 watts of graphics power, including 21,760 … Read more
How Did AI Fare in 2024? Humane, Rabbit R1, and More
2024 is drawing to a close, marking itself as one of the most influential and significant years in Artificial Intelligence (AI) history. Let’s take a moment to recap the changes that have defined this year, when AI transcended from a buzzword to become a product in itself. We’ve dealt with failed gadgets, like the Humane … Read more