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Bald head. Big muscles. Once a renowned businessman, now making a series of questionable decisions in order to obtain more political power. Weird side hobbies, some involving rockets. Perfect recipe for a Bond villain! Also a decent description of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. So maybe itâs appropriate that Amazon has struck a deal to give … Read more
The total market cap of the 14 publicly-listed U.S. miners that Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) tracks dropped 22% in February as the bitcoin (BTC) price declined and mining economics came under pressure. Bitcoin miners with high performance computing (HPC) exposure fell following the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) announcement, and due to concerns about demand … Read more
President Donald Trump has followed through on his temporarily delayed tariff threats. The US will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, while China will face an additional 10 percent tariff on top of the 10 percent tax previously enacted. On Monday, Trump dashed hopes that a deal could be … Read more
Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP peaked at $3.40 in January but has since dropped 30% to $2.40. Despite this decline, the $5 call option remains the most favored bet on Deribit, offering significant upside potential for buyers if the price exceeds that level. However, this does not necessarily indicate an outright bullish positioning among traders. At press … Read more
Why not, I guess? For a phone show, there’s an awful lot of cool non-phone stuff at Mobile World Congress this year. Take Lenovo’s ThinkBook Flip concept, which answers the question: “What if your laptop unfolded, and then unfolded again?” Samsung’s Display group has been apparently thinking along the same lines, because it has some … Read more
El Salvador’s bitcoin dreams will now exist in a “confined” manner as part of an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, approved on Feb. 26 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The 40-month, $1.4 billion EFF arrangement is aimed at addressing macroeconomic imbalances and boosting growth prospects with an immediate disbursement of US$113 million — but … Read more
Ricardo Salinas, an outspoken Mexican billionaire, has revealed that his investment portfolio is mostly allocated to bitcoin (BTC), gold and shares in his companies. The Mexican billionaire, whose net worth is estimated to be around $5.8 billion, is a known BTC proponent who on numerous occasions showed support for the cryptocurrency. Four years ago, Salinas … Read more
Cryptocurrency custody firm Taurus, which counts the likes of Deutsche Bank and State Street among its clients, has expanded its footprint to Turkey. Taurus is now providing custody services to Istanbul-based BankPozitif, marking the first such time a Turkish bank has implemented institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, according to an emailed announcement on Tuesday. As well … Read more
BMW is developing its Gen6 batteries at a factory in Landshut. | Image: BMW While other automakers rethink their plans as the global appetite for EVs slows down, BMW is vowing to stay the course. The German automaker says it still plans to offer an EV in every vehicle segment across all of its brands, … Read more
Turkish banks have been increasingly moving into crypto by offering their clients investments in diverse crypto assets, with BankPozitif being the latest.
Agents are the next big thing in AI. Some define these “agents” differently from others, but the general idea is, they’re AI-powered tools that can perform tasks autonomously. The agent hype has reached a fever pitch, but one startup was relatively early to the game: LlamaIndex. Founded by former Uber research scientists, Jerry Liu and … Read more
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Infrared, the first proof of liquidity (PoL) staking protocol on Berachain, has raised $14 million in a Series A round led by Framework Ventures. It brings the total amount raised up to $18.75 million after a $2.25 million strategic round led by Binance Labs and a $2.5 million seed round. Berachain is a layer-1 blockchain … Read more
Leading cryptos retreated amid uncertainty around the details of President Trump’s crypto reserve plans and upcoming tariffs.
“Ask for 1,000 to settle at 500.” This classic real estate negotiation strategy involves starting with an extreme demand, creating leverage over the counterparty to ultimately seal the deal at a lower price, which was your intended goal all along. U.S. President Donald Trump, formerly a real estate tycoon, is seemingly employing the same strategy … Read more
Despite clouds of uncertainty looming over the economy and geopolitics, people still want to travel. To meet that demand, Mews, an Amsterdam-founded ‘unicorn’ building an SaaS platform for hotel management, has raised a fresh $75 million. The funding is coming at a crossroad in the travel industry. On one hand are positive signals. Analysts at … Read more
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The CME bitcoin (BTC) futures chart is in focus once again as bitcoin’s recent 12% retracement has filled the latest CME gap—caused by the exchange’s weekend closure and bitcoin’s price run up to $95,000. According to RiggsBTC, a post on X highlights a striking statistic: … Read more
The Bybit hacker has laundered $1.04 billion in stolen funds in just 10 days, but security firms believe some assets may still be recoverable through blockchain tracing.
There are several reasons why the SEC and Ripple have yet to reach a settlement while other prominent crypto cases have found resolution.
The vehicles will be co-branded with both companies’ logos. | Image: Uber Today’s the day: Waymo’s unlikely partnership with Uber is now live in Austin, Texas. The former rivals have joined forces in the hopes of accelerating the transition to autonomous vehicles, and as of today, any Austin resident with a desire to take a … Read more
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch brought a sales pitch to Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, urging delegates at the world’s biggest telecoms confab in Barcelona to invest in building data center infrastructure and “becoming hyperscalers” to boost the regional AI ecosystem. “We would welcome more domestic effort in making more data centers,” he said during an on-stage … Read more
Today, organizations thrive in a complex and evolving threat landscape and cybersecurity has become pivotal for digital resilience. Various sophisticated attacks such as supply chain breaches, ransomware, phishing via malicious email campaigns, and vulnerabilities in the cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) environments need advanced, performance-sensitive solutions that can do detection in real time and … Read more