Correlation Between Bitcoin and U.S. Stocks Reemerges: Van Straten

Since the November 5 election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, bitcoin (BTC) is up around 47%, sharply outperforming the S&P 500’s 4% advance. The incoming president, of course, has made clear his friendliness towards bitcoin and crypto. Also worth consideration is the Republican sweep of the Senate and House of Representatives, where laws … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: 35 Product Management Books You’ll Actually Learn From (1/7/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 7, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Steve Jobs announced the first-generation iPad in 2009, For the first time ever, someone crossed the English Channel by air in 1785, Galileo observed the 4 largest moons … Read more

Win Your Share of 15,000 USDT in the Spacecoin Writing Contest by Spacecoin and HackerNoon

Happy New Year, Hackers! Buckle up—we’re going to space 🚀🚀🚀 Spacecoin, a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) powered by satellites, has teamed up with HackerNoon to launch the Spacecoin Writing Contest. Spread across 3 rounds, the contest offers 15,000 USDT in prizes for up to 15 winners! Spacecoin’s mission addresses the centralized control governments and … Read more

Lenovo brings Windows on Arm to mini desktop PCs

Image: Lenovo Qualcomm teased it was about to enter the mini desktop PC space yesterday, and now Lenovo is announcing two mini PCs that cater to consumers and businesses. Both the ThinkCentre neo 50q and IdeaCentre Mini x will include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chips, enabling Copilot Plus PC features in a desktop form factor. … Read more

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X9 drops the TrackPoint

No nub here. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto Lenovo has unveiled two new ThinkPads: the X9 14 and X9 15, both Aura Editions equipped with Intel Core Ultra processors and slim designs. But what they don’t offer might be the most interesting thing about them: namely, Lenovo’s signature red TrackPoint. Instead, they use … Read more

U.S. CFTC Chair Behnam Makes Departure Official, Stepping Down on Inauguration Day

With a formal departure announcement from U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam, January 20 is now the official last day of both heads of the U.S. markets regulators. Behnam joins Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler on choosing the very last day of the administration of President Joe Biden as their final … Read more

Discovery Plus is raising its prices

Photo Illustration by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images Discovery Plus is going up in price, with its ad-supported plan going from $4.99 to $5.99 per month, and its ad-free plan increasing from $8.99 to $9.99 per month. The price hike will go into effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing subscribers will see the change … Read more

MEXC Launches Market Maker Recruitment Program to Boost Liquidity And Enhance Trading Experience

Seychelles, January 7, 2025 – MEXC, a leading global cryptocurrency platform, has officially launched its Market Maker Recruitment Program. This initiative aims to enhance market vibrancy, significantly improve market liquidity, and provide users around the world with an unparalleled, seamless, and exciting trading experience. n Market makers are essential to fostering a robust and efficient … Read more

To Catalyze AI Infrastructure – Open Launches WEBisOpen Point System

SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 7th 2025/Chainwire/–On-chain interaction with selected Open ecosystem projects will now grant users $OPEN points. The list of the first batch of eligible projects that can earn users $OPEN points includes AISweat.Shop, Overlord.bot, Gameboi.ai, OpenDeSci Platform, with more incoming to be disclosed at https://webisopen.com/  The points from the previous @owlonmusk campaign will … Read more

Developing a Custom Trust and Safety Dashboard Using Data Visualization Tools

Today, the need to preserve the confidence and security of people as well as uphold the integrity of enterprises, and organizations is critical. To effectively monitor such aspects of the behavior of the users, or to identify risks that possibly exist, a dashboard is most important. To facilitate the process, businesses can use special data … Read more

Beyond 2025: How Technology Will Supercharge Finance In The Coming Year

Advancements in financial technology have brought banks closer to unbanked consumers, and connected businesses with more customers. The digital migration has seen millions of individuals shifting from traditional banking, and instead opting for more connected services. For instance, globally, digital wallet services and transactions are predicted to reach more than 360 billion transactions by 2026. … Read more

Why Ether Could Outperform Bitcoin in 2025

Ether spent most of 2024 trailing behind its cryptocurrency peers but has now firmly joined the rally sparked by bitcoin’s record-breaking climb, crossing the $4,000 mark in December but well below its all time high of $4,900. In 2024, ether gained around 53% compared to bitcoin’s 113% surge; however, ether’s recent performance shows promise. Since … Read more

CARV Launches CARV SVM Chain Testnet: Empowering AI Agents, Redefining Data Sovereignty

SANTA CLARA, California, January 7th, 2025/Chainwire/–CARV, the AI chain ecosystem to enable data sovereignty at scale, announces the official launch of the CARV SVM Chain Tested. CARV SVM Chain is an agentic infrastructure designed to enable data sovereignty at scale. As an AI agentic infrastructure that extends SVM’s capabilities onto Ethereum, it pioneers a secure … Read more