BTC-e operator to be released as part of US-Russia prisoner swap: WSJ
Schoolteacher Marc Fogel returned to the US on Feb. 11 as part of a deal with Russian authorities that will reportedly include the release of Alexander Vinnik.
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Google will use machine learning to estimate a user’s age
Google will soon use machine learning to estimate the age of its users. In an update on Wednesday, Google said it’s testing a machine learning model in the US to help determine whether someone is under 18, allowing it to “provide more age-appropriate experiences” across its platforms. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan first revealed the change … Read more
Six months after raising $29M, Candid Health nabs another $52.5M to ease medical billing
With over 1,000 insurance companies in the U.S., figuring out how to get paid by each company is a complex challenge for doctors and hospitals. Each insurance may require slightly different information on medical claims, even for the same procedure. Incorrectly filed claims can lead to denied coverage, requiring manual resubmission and delayed payments. According … Read more
BYDFi Partners With Safeheron To Launch MoonX, The Ultimate Platform For Secure MemeCoin Trading
Seychelles, VICTORIA, February 12th, 2025/Chainwire/–BYDFi, a well-known crypto exchange, officially announced the upcoming launch of its new Web3 on-chain trading platform, MoonX. Specifically designed for meme traders, MoonX aims to provide a fast, secure, and intuitive on-chain trading experience. The platform integrates core security technologies from Safeheron, a self-custody platform for digital assets, leveraging cutting-edge … Read more
The Titan’s implosion: the latest news on the Titanic wreckage tourist sub
The OceanGate Titan submersible underwater. | Image: OceanGate On June 18th, 2023, a small sub called the Titan was lost about an hour and forty-five minutes into its voyage carrying five people on a tourist visit to the wreckage of the Titanic. After days of searching in the North Atlantic, the Coast Guard confirmed it … Read more
XRP risks 30% drop if critical $2.20 support fails — Analyst
XRP price could drop to $1.60 if the bearish indicators seen on the altcoin’s daily chart are confirmed.
Ethereum Gaming Network Ronin Opens Up to All Builders Following Curated Start
Ronin, the Ethereum gaming network powering Axie Infinity and Pixels, has gone permissionless to attract a wider array of builders.
Trump picks Apple exec to lead transportation safety agency
President Donald Trump has chosen Jonathan Morrison, an Apple executive, to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per a Senate filing. The nomination will be reviewed and voted on by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation before being sent for a full Senate vote. If he’s sworn in, Morrison will oversee an … Read more
This Rat Was Trained to Talk to Humans
A research lab gained popularity in the crypto sphere after its experiment on a rat called Pythia went viral, with a meme coin community rallying behind it. Pythia has a chip that is hardwired to his brain which is connected to an AI model that translates human languages into brain impulses. As a result, Pythia … Read more
Size Matters
Crypto mid-caps are struggling. While some digital asset investors may seek hidden gems and future powerhouses in the next tier of market capitalization and liquidity, that pursuit has generally not been rewarded. Furthermore, mid-caps have delivered significantly higher volatility. Less reward, more risk. What gives? Is this a mirror of “Mag 7” dominance in equities, … Read more
Stablecoin Revolution: Challenging Risk-Free Rates With On-Chain Money Markets
In traditional finance, the “risk-free rate,” the interest rate an investor can expect to earn on an investment that carries zero risk, serves as a fundamental benchmark for all investment decisions. Today, DeFi has quietly established its own equivalent: the base rate for lending stablecoins. Through battle-tested protocols like Morpho and Aave, lenders can now … Read more
Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana
Franklin Templeton has made the OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund (FOBXX), the third-largest tokenized money market fund, available on Solana in another signal of growing interest in the blockchain. The fund is already available on Ethereum, Coinbase’s Base, Aptos and Avalanche, which were all added last year. The Stellar network functions as the primary … Read more
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Galaxy, Ripple CEOs lent $160M to MoonPay for TRUMP token launch
The Trump memecoin hit a high of approximately $79 one day after launching — causing widespread congestion issues across crypto platforms.
US to Release Jailed BTC-e Operator Vinnik in Russia Prisoner Swap
Alexander Vinnik, the jailed former operator of once mighty bitcoin exchange BTC-e, is being released from U.S. custody as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia. Vinnik, 44, is being swapped with jailed American teacher Marc Fogel, who returned to the U.S. last night after negotiators struck a surprise breakthrough with the Kremlin. It had … Read more
Scarlett Johansson calls for deepfake ban after AI video goes viral
Scarlett Johansson is calling on the government to pass a law limiting the use of AI after a video featuring an AI deepfake of the actress circulated online. In a statement to People, Johansson said, “It is terrifying that the U.S. government is paralyzed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its … Read more
Russian Bitcoin Exchange Founder to Be Released by US in Prisoner Swap: Reports
The U.S. will release Russian Alexander Vinnik—who ran the BTC-e crypto exchange—in a prisoner swap after Moscow released an American.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Litecoin (LTC) Falls 4.7% as Index Inches Lower
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3136.62, down 0.6% (-20.46) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Six of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: APT (+1.8%) and DOT (+1.7%). Laggards: LTC (-4.7%) and HBAR (-3.9%). … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Climb the Ranks: 3 Actionable Tips to Become a Top Writer (2/12/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 12, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Before AI Predicts Your Social Life, It Needs to Clean Its Data to Climb the Ranks: 3 Actionable Tips … Read more
DeFi Lending Platform zkLend Drained of $9.5 Million in Exploit
Blockchain security firm Cyvers confirmed the stolen funds were initially bridged to Ethereum and funneled through the privacy protocol Railgun.
Before AI Predicts Your Social Life, It Needs to Clean Its Data
In this post we’ll continue working on link prediction with the Twitch dataset. We already have the graph data exported from Neptune using the neptune-export utility and the ‘neptune_ml’ profile. The previous steps are described in parts 2 and 1 of this guide. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. The data is currently … Read more
Adam Back Wants CBDCs Dead
If you asked a cypherpunk in the 1990s about their worst-case scenario for the future of money, they probably would have described something very close to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The fight against financial surveillance was fundamental for Bitcoin’s early instigators, and CBDCs go against everything they stand for: privacy, decentralization and individual sovereignty. … Read more
Suger helps companies list and scale up on cloud marketplaces
When cloud providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS launched cloud software marketplaces a decade ago, it opened up a new sales channel for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies to get in front of potential enterprise customers. These marketplaces effectively enabled SaaS companies to bypass the traditional, lengthy sales cycles. But rarely is the seller-side experience a walk … Read more