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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AAVE Gains 6.9% as Index Trades Higher From Tuesday

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3310.92, up 0.2% (+5.24) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Fourteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+6.9%) and LTC (+3.7%). Laggards: XRP (-1.2%) and SUI (-1.2%). … Read more

USPS backtracks, will accept parcels from China after all

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The US Postal Service has reversed yesterday’s surprise decision to stop accepting inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong. It will continue to accept international shipments from the two countries, though it warns of “disruption” to deliveries. USPS previously announced that it was temporarily halting all packages shipped from China and Hong Kong. The decision … Read more

Cherry Ventures raises a new $500M fund for early stage and beyond, but will it be enough?

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It’s sometimes said that European VC doesn’t have the firepower to compete with VCs in the U.S., which regularly raise billion-dollar+ funds these days. Perhaps further evidence of this view persists in the news that Berlin-based Cherry Ventures has closed its latest fund at $500 million, to be split between early-stage rounds and follow-on rounds … Read more

Layer-1 vs Layer-2 Solutions: How Blockchain Networks Scale Without Sacrificing Security

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 3 Background Scalability challenges and … Read more

CodeSignal wants you to practice soft skills with its AI-powered guide

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Startups and big tech companies have aggressively used AI to help developers write code or learn programming better. People have used chatbots to prepare for different scenarios in life, like interviews. Tech assessment platform CodeSignal, which introduced a learning platform for technical subjects with AI assistants last year, launched soft skill courses on its platform today … Read more

Shein hit with consumer protection action in EU as bloc unboxes strategy to tackle low-cost ecommerce risks

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Chinese ecommerce and fast fashion giant Shein is facing fresh scrutiny in the European Union in relation to consumer protection rules following the launch of a coordinated action by the bloc’s Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPCN). The action is being conducted with reference to the EU’s Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Consumer Rights Directive, Unfair Contracts … Read more

Bitcoin Drops Below Key 2025 Realized Price Level, Raising Risk of Further Downside: Van Straten

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The average withdrawal price of bitcoin (BTC) from exchanges in 2025 currently stands at $100,356. At present, bitcoin is trading just below this level, hovering around $98,000. The concern arises when bitcoin falls below the average withdrawal price for a sustained period of time, as this can often trigger continued selling and more downward price … Read more

Ransomware Payments Fell 35% in 2024 as More Victims Refuse to Pay: Chainalysis

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The ransomware business took a hit in 2024, with payments falling 35% year-over-year, according to a new report from Chainalysis. Though the number of ransomware attacks increased in 2024, ransomware gangs made less money, pulling in $814 million compared to 2023’s record-high sum of $1.25 billion. The blockchain analytics firm attributes the decline to a … Read more

DJI explains why it won’t stop drones from flying over the White House — and what happens in a US ban

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Time is not on DJI’s side.  The world’s largest drone maker has less than a year to convince the Trump administration to save its products from an automatic US ban — at a time when drone fears have been stoked more than ever.  Some of those fears were exacerbated by DJI’s own bad timing: days … Read more