Fed’s Waller says banks, non-banks should be allowed to issue stablecoins
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller also expressed confidence in the private sector to develop stablecoin solutions.
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Riot Taps Advisors to Explore AI Partnerships as Bitcoin Miners Eye New Revenue Streams
With declining Bitcoin mining revenue and rising difficulty, companies like Riot are seeking new revenue streams.
Getaround abruptly shuts down US car-sharing operations
Getaround, a company that helps vehicle owners rent out their cars, trucks and SUVs to other peers, is shutting down its U.S. operations one year after cutting 30% of its North American workforce as part of a restructuring. Its HyreCar business, which it acquired in 2023 for $9.45 million, is also closing. The company said … Read more
Japanese CEX Coincheck posts 75% revenue growth during fiscal Q3
Despite a significant jump in quarterly revenue, Coincheck Group still reported a net loss of $98.1 million.
Wyoming highway patrol union mulls adding Bitcoin to balance sheet: Report
The Wyoming Highway Patrol Association has adopted the Proof of Workforce’s “Get Off Zero” initiative and is reportedly exploring adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet.
US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia
Big Tech and pharmaceutical companies are accelerating the implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. Just last month, AWS and General Catalyst announced their partnership to speed up the development and deployment of healthcare AI tools. GE Healthcare teamed up with AWS to build generative AI for medical use in 2024. Now, a … Read more
New York senator introduces bill to create a crypto task force
The task force would investigate how many digital currencies are being traded, the number of exchanges in New York and how crypto affects the state and local tax receipts, among other priorities.
Ether shoots up 3.5% as CBOE, 21Shares seek to add ETH staking to ETF
Ether’s price briefly spiked 3.5% on the news that asset manager 21Shares plans to add staking to its spot Ether ETF.
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Donald Trump taps ex-Bitfury crypto exec to lead US banking regulator
Jonathan Gould served in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Donald Trump’s last administration and went on to a stint in the crypto industry at blockchain firm Bitfury.
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Ulu Ventures sticks to its diversity strategy, raises $208M
While large corporations like Google and Meta curbing their DEI programs, Ulu Ventures, which just raised a fourth $208 million fund, doesn’t plan to change its strategy of investing in diverse founders, the firm told the Wall Street Journal. Co-founded by Miriam Riviera, a Latina and former vice president and deputy general counsel at Google, … Read more
How to Retrofit Tests Into a ReactJS Codebases Without Tests
Testing software and making it easy to do so has been an interest of mine for a few years now. This interest is now more focused on frontend applications that used to be. More specifically, for reactjs applications. It’s been a few months now that I have been diving into a five to ten-year-old reactjs … Read more
Elon Musk’s X will pay Trump $10M to settle lawsuit over 2021 ban
Elon Musk’s X has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit from the days when the company was still called Twitter and owned by Jack Dorsey, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unnamed sources. The lawsuit took issue with Twitter’s decision to ban Trump after January 6, when Trump’s supporters … Read more
The Protocol: Can Based Rollups Solve Ethereum’s Layer-2 Problem?
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s Opinion and Features editor. In this issue: Can Based Rollups solve Ethereum’s problem? Lido goes modular Uniswap finally unveils Unichain Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is coming Network news BASED ROLLUPS TO THE RESCUE: In recent years, … Read more
Trump’s January 6th Twitter lawsuit settled for ‘about $10 million’
Elon Musk’s X has agreed to pay President Donald Trump “about $10 million” to settle his lawsuit against Twitter, reports The Wall Street Journal. The settlement would come on top of an estimated $250 million that Musk, who now seemingly has broad authority over government agencies as the head of DOGE, put toward helping Trump … Read more
Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable
A new startup founded by a former Google DeepMind scientist is exiting stealth with $50 million in funding. Latent Labs is building AI foundation models to “make biology programmable,” and it plans to partner with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to generate and optimize proteins. It’s impossible to understand what DeepMind and its ilk are doing … Read more
Vibe Coding: Creativity Without Code
If you’re into music production like I am, you might know Rick Rubin. He is a legendary producer and famously said, “I have no technical ability, and I know nothing about music.” At first, that might sound like he’s selling himself short, but it’s actually a testament to his genius. Rubin doesn’t sweat the small … Read more
B3 Ethereum Gaming Token on Base Jumps to New High Price After Airdrop
B3 bucked a recent trend for airdropped tokens, with the Base gaming token jumping to a new high after its Monday launch.
Trump’s Pick to Lead Bank Regulator OCC Has Strong Bitcoin Ties
President Donald Trump has chosen ex-Bitfury CLO Jonathan Gould to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, per reports.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Shares New GPT-5 Roadmap, Promises One AI to Rule Them All
As competition heats up, Sam Altman has announced plans to merge OpenAI’s scattered AI models into a single system that “just works.”
How to Convert Your API Documentation to an OpenAPI in Less Than 5 Minutes
When it comes to documenting Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), the most popular format is the OpenAPI Specification (OAS). It provides a standardized, easy-to-read, and machine-friendly way to describe APIs. This helps developers, testers, and technical writers understand and work with your API more easily. This specification is often written in YAML, allowing automatic documentation generation, … Read more
Robinhood shares surge as Q4 crypto revenue jumps 700%
Robinhood’s record-setting $916 million net income beat industry expectations, fueled largely by a 700% year-on-year crypto revenue increase, pushing shares up 17% in after-hours.
Returnal studio Housemarque is back with a haunting new shooter
Housemarque, the PlayStation-owned studio that made the excellent sci-fi roguelike Returnal, has just announced its next game: Saros. The game will launch on PS5 in 2026. Here’s a brief description of the game from its reveal trailer: Set on the planet Carcosa under the threat of an ominous eclipse, take on the role of Arjun … Read more
Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue Soars 700% in Q4, Driving Record Profit
Robinhood has clocked an eye-watering jump in crypto revenue driven partly by renewed investor interest in digital assets last year.
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When you ignore your inheritance, you will have trouble with your parents TL;DR: Subclasses should honor ALL their parent’s contract. Problems 😔 Wrong abstraction Subclassification for code reuse Misleading hierarchy Unused or overridden methods Unnecessary complexity Liskov Principle Violation Maintenanabiilty YoYo Hierachies Concrete classes subclassified Solutions 😃 Favor composition over inheritance Don’t subclassify for code … Read more
Reddit hints at expanded AI-powered search
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the online forum site plans to launch an upgraded search experience in 2025 designed to help users navigate the social network and be able to answer “subjective hard, [and] interesting questions.” The company plans to achieve this by integrating Reddit Answers — a feature that allows visitors to ask questions … Read more