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By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The past 24 hours have been among the most hectic in the crypto industry for years, and this was reflected in Thursday’s bitcoin (BTC) price, which whipsawed 2% to 3% multiple times in a matter of minutes. Still, it managed to stay above the psychological … Read more
LG Electronics is betting on robotics as its next big growth driver. The South Korean electronics company said on Friday that it has agreed to acquire an additional 30% stake in Bear Robotics, a California-based startup it previously backed that is building AI-powered server robots for restaurants. The deal gives LG a majority ownership of … Read more
Large bitcoin (BTC) holders, commonly known as whales, are back purchasing more of the asset after a lull period in early January and a bout of profit-taking, CryptoQuant data shows. The monthly percentage growth of the bitcoin holdings of large investors has accelerated from -0.25% on January 14 to +2% on January 17, the highest … Read more
Apple announced on Thursday a new API called the Advanced Commerce API to support more in-app purchase formats, such as subscriptions and content add-ons. The company added that it is not changing the commission structure to support these use cases. “The App Store facilitates billions of transactions annually to help developers grow their businesses and provide a world-class … Read more
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The Bitcoin community is unhappy with Ripple pushing the creation of a diversified crypto reserve, slamming the firm for “prioritizing their own interests.”
THORChain temporarily suspended lending and savers programs to prevent insolvency and safeguard liquidity providers.
The executive order will also exclude the US central bank from future stablecoin regulation, according to industry insiders.
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In an era where nearly half of all adults identify as single — a stark contrast to just 50 years ago — the dating landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Social Discovery Group (SDG) stands at the forefront of this evolution, wielding cutting-edge technology to reshape how people connect in the digital age. SDG’s portfolio, which includes popular communications … Read more
Bitcoin and crypto benefits on the back of US President Donald Trump’s executive order are “100% not priced in.”
Better late than never. | Image: Apple Now that we’ve almost hit the second month of 2025, Apple has finally updated its CarPlay webpage to say it won’t be arriving in 2024. As noted by MacRumors, the 2024 timeframe for the first vehicles to support CarPlay 2 has been removed from the website without adding … Read more
Vitalik Buterin released a blog post outlining an Ethereum scaling roadmap, including layer-2 growth, blob scaling and ETH as a core ecosystem driver.
Singapore and Thailand recently moved to ban Polymarket from their respective jurisdictions, arguing that the site was just another gambling platform. On the surface, that argument seems logical. Polymarket’s inclusion of sports prediction markets makes it seem like a competitor to licensed sportsbooks around the world. After all, even prediction market’s harshest critics acknowledge that … Read more
The WH-1000XM5s launched almost three years ago. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge It’s been three long years since Sony launched its flagship WH-1000XM5 headphones, our pick for the best wireless headphones for most people, so we’re due a follow-up — and a regulatory filing indicates that the XM6 cans might nearly be … Read more
Community members argued that encouraging banks to hold other people’s Bitcoin strays from the original vision of its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Semler Scientific (SMLR). Medical-devices maker Semler Scientific (SMLR) tumbled as much as 15% after the close of U.S. trading on Thursday after saying it plans to sell $75 million of convertible senior notes and will use some of the funds to add to its bitcoin (BTC) … Read more
Early crypto proponent John McAfee has posthumously announced an AI token project that first appeared to be a hack.
Binance’s BNB Chain releases an easy memecoin creation guide as Trump-inspired tokens spark investor interest and legal debates.
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Crypto venture capital (VC) funding is expected to recover this year as regulatory clarity and more crypto-friendly policies emerge during the tenure of President Donald Trump, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Wednesday. The Wall Street bank noted that venture funding for the industry has been subdued in recent years. This may have been … Read more
Donald Trump’s official memecoin has been extremely profitable for early buyers and likely unprofitable for many, a Chainalysis finding shows. An estimated 60 whales — a colloquial term for influential token holders — have realized profits exceeding $10 million each. However, a majority of retail investors were at break-even as of Thursday. “After 1B $TRUMP … Read more
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