Strategy CEO Michael Saylor Pitches Regulations Reform to SEC Crypto Task Force
At a meeting with regulators, Saylor proposed ways to reduce costs and time constraints on crypto firms, among other regulatory reforms.
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Crypto Leaders Urge SEC to Overhaul ETF Policies as Solana and XRP Filings Pile Up
In a Friday meeting with the SEC’s crypto task force, industry leaders asked the regulator to fast-track all sorts of assets for ETF approval.
UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn
Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance as it continues to implement the Online Safety Act (OSA) — the latest set of recommendations aim to support in-scope firms to meet legal obligations to protect women and girls from online threats like harassment and bullying, misogyny, and intimate image abuse. The … Read more
Web Summit attendees aren’t buying Scale AI CEO’s push for America ‘to win the AI war’
In a bold move last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post, telling President Trump that “America must win the AI war.” The statement sparked mixed reactions, as seen during Wang’s appearance Sunday during the opening night of Web Summit Qatar. When Wang’s interviewer Axios’s Felix Salmon … Read more
Anthropic reportedly ups its next funding round to $3.5B
Anthropic’s next funding round is reportedly growing larger. Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round that values the company at $61.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Anthropic initially set out to raise $2 billion, but investors have now agreed to a larger tranche, per the WSJ. … Read more
The quirky Alarmo clock is no longer exclusive to Nintendo’s online store
The Nintendo-branded Alarmo will yell at you for sleeping in if Mario’s leer of disapproval isn’t enough. Ongoing scarcity has made it challenging to purchase Nintendoâs adorable Alarmo since its soft launch last year, but it appears those days are behind us. The $99.99 alarm clock is now readily available from third-party retailers in the … Read more
U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes $31M in Crypto Tied to Uranium Finance Hack
U.S. authorities have seized about $31 million in crypto tied to the 2021 hack of Uranium Finance, according to a Monday X post from the Southern District of New York (SDNY). According to the post, the seizure was the result of a joint effort between SDNY and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Diego. A … Read more
Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live on ‘Holesky’ Testnet, But Fails to Finalize
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade went live on the Holesky testnet on Monday but failed to finalize in the expected time. Pectra was activated on the Holesky testnet at 21:55 UTC (4:55 p.m. ET), but did not initially finalize according to blockchain data. Finality is the state in which, once a transaction is confirmed and added to … Read more
Chegg sues Google over AI search summaries
Edtech company Chegg has sued Google claiming that the tech giant’s AI summaries of search results have hurt Chegg’s traffic and revenue. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Chegg accuses Google of unfair competition — specifically reciprocal dealing, monopoly maintenance, and unjust enrichment. Google, Chegg claims, forces … Read more
The government is still threatening to ‘semi-fire’ workers who don’t answer an email from Elon Musk
We’re nearing the deadline that Elon Musk imposed for government workers to reply to a mass email about productivity, and the results have been predictably confusing — with even a direct statement from President Donald Trump failing to clear things up. Government agencies have taken significantly different tacks toward the Musk-promoted email, which he announced … Read more
Bitcoin, Ethereum Liquidations Surge as Solana, XRP and Dogecoin Plummet
Crypto prices are falling, as Bitcoin and Ethereum lead $686 million worth of liquidations and Solana and Dogecoin show double-digit losses.
LLM & RAG: A Valentine’s Day Love Story
Love is in the air, and so are the perfect AI partners: LLMs and RAG! 💑 LLMs are great at writing and answering questions, but sometimes, they get things wrong. That’s where RAG comes in – it finds real facts and helps LLMs stay accurate. Together, they make a powerful pair: one creates, the other monitors. … Read more
Microsoft Stock Dips on Report of Data Center Lease Cancellations
Microsoft, in an oversupply position, means the company has more data center capacity than it currently needs, according to TD Cowen.
Even Elon Musk forgets that X isn’t Twitter sometimes
Do you sometimes refer to X by its old name, Twitter? That’s okay. Even Elon Musk, the man who changed Twitter’s name to X, still occasionally refers to the social media platform he runs as Twitter. “Twitter added far more features with fewer people,” said Musk in a post on X Monday. The owner of … Read more
Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial
NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES – 2017/02/22: Defiant Dakota Access Pipeline water protectors faced-off with various law enforcement agencies on the day the camp was slated to be raided. | Photo: Getty Images A pivotal trial over the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline opens today that could have grave consequences for protests in the US and the … Read more
OKX pleads guilty, pays $505M in penalties to settle DOJ charges
OKX’s Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd agreed to pay over $500 million worth of fines for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
Binance Founder CZ Discloses Private Portfolio Loaded With BNB, A Little Bitcoin
The Binance founder was challenged on social media platform X to reveal his holdings. Bitcoin composes just 1.32% of his portfolio.
The Fundamentals Behind Cables Finance: Monetizing Yield, Perpetuals, And Institutional Liquidity
Cables Finance DEX and liquid staking platform is launching around core business fundamentals and revenue-producing aspects that will sustain its growth. By integrating new aspects of RWAs, FX, liquid staking, and perpetual futures into a single DEX and liquidity hub, Cables captures marginal revenue across every layer of its technology stack, which also includes the … Read more
Holmes and Balwani’s appeal falls flat as court upholds fraud convictions
Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s appeals to overturn their fraud convictions and reduce their prison sentences were denied Monday by the Northern District Court of California, which also refused to soften their $452 million joint restitution order. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, and Balwani, its former COO, were convicted in separate trials in 2022 … Read more
Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web-based sales
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had originally raised concerns about the 27% commission the iPhone maker planned to charge app developers on any purchases made outside the App Store. In addition to being a potential compliance risk, he suggested that … Read more
SpaceX thinks it knows why Starship exploded on its last test flight
SpaceX believes it has determined why Starship exploded during its seventh test flight. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX believes it knows what caused the explosion during the seventh test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster on January 16th, 2025. Fires in the aft section of Starship, located between the bottom of its liquid … Read more
OKX Pleads Guilty, Pays $500 Million for Illegally Serving US Customers
Crypto exchange OKX has agreed to settle a DOJ investigation by paying over half a billion dollars after U.S. customers used its platform.
Bitcoin Slips Under $94K as Stocks Try to Shake Last Week’s Jitters
Bitcoin (BTC) continued to slide on Monday, hurt by not just by massive bearish price action in most of the rest of crypto, but also as U.S. stocks struggle to pull out of their recent downturn. Falling to about $93,900 as stocks closed, bitcoin is down 1.9% in the last 24 hours. Ether (ETH) is … Read more
South Dakota lawmakers effectively kill proposed Bitcoin bill
The House bill, which proposed allowing the US state to invest in Bitcoin, was deferred until after the legislative session ended.
OKX Settles U.S. DOJ Charges, Pays Over $500M Penalty and Forfeiture
OKX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, settled with U.S. authorities over failing to obtain a license to operate as a money transmitter, the exchange announced Monday. Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd., an OKX affiliate, is the specific party that settled with the U.S. Department of Justice, paying over $500 million in penalties and forfeited … Read more
vFunction CEO & Co-founder on Complementing Observability Tools with Architectural Insights
HackerNoon: What is your company in 2–5 words? Moti Rafalin: The pioneer of AI-driven architectural observability. 2. Why is now the time for your company to exist? AI is accelerating code generation—but also creating architectural chaos. Without visibility and control, teams risk runaway complexity, mounting technical debt, and serious scalability and reliability issues. 3. What … Read more
Ticked Off: A Dark Web Researcher’s Perspective on TikTok’s Controversy
Do I really need to write about this if I do not use TikTok? That is the question I have asked myself several times. The U.S. government has been laser-focused on banning TikTok, citing national security risks, concerns over data collection, and its ties to China. While there are legitimate debates over the app’s influence … Read more
AT&T and Verizon connect first cellphone-to-satellite video calls
An image of the call completed by AT&T and AST SpaceMobile. Verizon and AT&T have each announced milestones in making cellphone-to-satellite video calls in partnership with satellite company AST SpaceMobile. Verizon has completed its first cellphone-to-satellite video call, while AT&T has completed its first using satellites that will be used as part of a commercial … Read more