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Today, I’m talking with Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat and the senior senator from Oregon. He’s been in the Senate for almost 30 years, which makes him one of the longest-serving members of the institution. He’s also deeply involved in tech policy — in fact, he co-authored Section 230 in 1996. That’s the law that … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s bitcoin (BTC) reserves dropped by $355 million last month while customer balances grew by more than $4 billion, bringing the two figures more in line with each other, according to recently published exchange reserves data. At the turn of the year Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, held 622,192 BTC … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 10, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From A Candian Scientist Is Trying to Inject Souls in AI, and It Looks Like It Could Work to Is … Read more
Make room for yet another partnership on AI: Current AI, which is being billed as a “public interest” initiative focused on fostering and steering development of artificial intelligence in societally beneficial directions, was announced at the French AI Action summit on Monday — with an initial $400 million in pledges from backers and a plan … Read more
Liquidity is a common word in the financial landscape, but does it affect a crypto asset or an exchange’s performance? Yes, it does! Have you ever wondered why Bitcoin averages 700,000 trades daily on exchanges or why some exchanges have hundreds of millions of people trading on them? It is liquidity. When a crypto exchange … Read more
Hey Hackers! n Welcome to another addition to our Company of the Week feature! Every week, we share an awesome tech brand from our tech company database, making their evergreen mark on the internet. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike. This week, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on BNB … Read more
Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded: Writing Edition—the ultimate recap of the stories, writers, and trends that defined your 2024! In The World Of Writing, You Found Limitless Creativity “Dearest diary, this day I was informed that I am amongst the 0.69% of HackerNoon denizens most enamored with the Writing Category. Yup, Shakespeare, that’s you, and we … Read more
Circle’s USDC stablecoin has reached a $56.3 billion market capitalization, erasing losses sustained during the bear market.
A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlights the small – but apparently growing – trend of users wearing their Apple Watches on their ankles. What’s becoming something of a viral sensation on social platforms like TikTok is the result of a pragmatic decision. Some Apple Watch owners’ wrists are simply too … Read more
The OP-XY is a surprisingly powerful — and unsurprisingly expensive — sequencer, synthesizer, sampler, and live performance instrument. Teenage Engineering is a design firm as much as it is a musical instrument company. Its devices rarely look or behave anything like what youâd buy from a Korg or a Moog. The best distillation of its … Read more
Why did jQuery become inadequate, why React why not Angular? It is crucial to understand the differences between them because thus we can choose the one that best suits our project. So I have perused the critical differences with tiny code examples and I am sharing with you hoping it will be helpful for you … Read more
An iOS app called Practice Pro hit the App Store last week that might be the ideal music rehearsal app. It features a customizable interface with widgets like a digital tuner, metronomes, and audio recorder, and it’s an ad-free pay-once-and-its-yours affair. The app costs $0.99 cents right now, an introductory price that its developer, Joe … Read more
Roblox is a massive app — as of September 2023, Roblox says it has more than 65 million daily active users — and it’s becoming an increasingly interesting platform to watch amid growing competition from social and metaverse platforms like Epic Games’ Fortnite and Meta’s Horizon Worlds. While Roblox has traditionally been associated as a … Read more
The individual who allegedly helped compromise the SEC’s X account to post a fake Bitcoin ETF approval message earned roughly $50,000 that he could now be forced to forfeit.
The Holonym Foundation has acquired Gitcoin Passport, a widely adopted digital identity verification tool, in a move that aims to establish the world’s largest Proof of Humanity system. The acquisition will integrate Gitcoin Passport’s existing two million users with Holonym’s Human Network and Human Key technology, creating a platform that is expected to generate over … Read more
The President of the Central African Republic took it one step further than Donald Trump, by creating a Pump.fun token for his nation.
Discord is offering users a new way to block people without the confrontational nature of an actual block. The new feature, called Ignore, is essentially a mute function that can hide annoying or abusive users without attracting unwanted attention — thus avoiding unnecessary anxiety or flare-up drama. You can apply the new Ignore feature by … Read more
The intersection of artificial intelligence and poetry takes center stage with the launch of HOWL.camera, an experimental digital experience that reinterprets Allen Ginsberg’s seminal poem Howl using AI-generated visuals. Created by AI artist Ross Goodwin in collaboration with theVERSEverse and the Allen Ginsberg Estate, the project pushes the boundaries of poetic and visual expression within … Read more
President Trump has proposed the Federal government hold digital currencies, and some media and political people have pushed back with dire warnings of the impact on the U.S. dollar. But the reality of Trump’s proposal differs sharply from that painted by Trump’s hysteric critics. BTC is not a threat to the U.S. dollar and U.S. … Read more
A man who says he lost $784 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) in a landfill site is talking to investors about potentially buying the land, the BBC reported on Monday. “I have discussed this option recently with investment partners and it is very much on the table,” James Howells said, according the BBC. Howells said … Read more
Ethereum may also lack fundamental blockchain activity for an Ether price recovery, analysts told Cointelegraph.
Security experts say the ‘draconian’ order would have global ramifications that make this a privacy ‘emergency for us all’ © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The cliche “new year, new me” rally cry doesn’t exclusively apply to resetting common goals related to health, finances, or education. The turning of the calendar is also a great reminder to check whether your daily sanctuary could be more pleasant or functional. There are many ways to usher in change, too, whether that’s with … Read more
Following the acquisition, Holonym plans to offer its rebranded Human Passport to users worldwide.
Ethereum is the key to driving Web3 growth, thanks to its robust ecosystem, the rise of layer 2 rollups, and the Superchain’s potential.
The Polkadot Blockchain Academy has introduced The JAM Course, a specialized educational program designed to deepen developers’ understanding of Polkadot’s evolving architecture. This initiative builds upon the academy’s previous programs and provides a technical exploration of the Join-Accumulate Machine (JAM), a new architectural layer within the Polkadot ecosystem. As blockchain technology continues to expand, programs … Read more
The Watch 3’s digital crown is now more than a mere button. OnePlus has announced that the Watch 3 will launch in the US and Europe on February 18th. It features even better battery life than the OnePlus Watch 2, running for up to five days without needing a charge. It also introduces a new … Read more