Crypto Biz: French prosecutors drop money-laundering bombshell on Binance
Binance is caught in regulatory crosshairs in France, while KuCoin reaches a $300 million settlement with the US Department of Justice.
Binance is caught in regulatory crosshairs in France, while KuCoin reaches a $300 million settlement with the US Department of Justice.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is trying to avoid being deposed in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, according to new court filings. In response, lawyers for the plaintiff — the Authors Guild — have filed a motion to compel testimony from Amodei and his Anthropic co-founder, Benjamin Mann. Authors Guild’s lawyers claim that Amodei and Mann, … Read more
In Adult Swimâs Common Side Effects from Joe Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (American Dad!), the discovery of a strange mushroom that can heal any sickness or injury is either a miracle or a doomsday scenario, depending on who you ask. The plant is a godsend to people suffering from debilitating illnesses, but its … Read more
The memecoin fund adds to Grayscale’s growing suite of single-asset crypto products.
The USDT issuer has struggled to maintain dominance in the face of competition from rivals such as Circle and its USDC stablecoin.
Bitcoin accounts for nearly 15% of El Salvador’s reserves as President Bukele doubles down on his bold crypto strategy, even after inking a deal with the IMF.
Software company MicroStrategy will issue new stock—STRK—to raise funds so it can add to its $48 billion Bitcoin treasury stash.
A popular Bloodborne framerate mod is no longer available thanks to a DMCA takedown request from Sony. Australia-based Twitch streamer Lance McDonald first developed the mod back in 2020 before making it available to download in 2021. Lance announced today in a post on X that Sony Interactive Entertainment asked them to remove download links … Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has hit UK-based remittance company Wise with about a $2 million fine for what it described as “a series of illegal actions.” Those actions include advertising inaccurate fees and failing to properly disclose exchange rates and other costs, the CFPB alleges. Specifically, the agency claims that the fintech company … Read more
Nvidia is touting the performance of DeepSeek’s open source AI models on its just-launched RTX 50-series GPUs, claiming that they can “run the DeepSeek family of distilled models faster than anything on the PC market.” But this announcement from Nvidia might be somewhat missing the point. This week, Nvidia’s market cap suffered the single biggest … Read more
Apple has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit over battery swelling on the Apple Watch. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2019, the suit alleges that the problem affected the first four Apple Watch models. Battery swelling is pretty much what it sounds like: … Read more
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Decentralized exchange Uniswap launched its V4 protocol across Ethereum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, and beyond Friday, with various improvements.
Bitcoin price moves closer to its all-time high, and the absence of euphoria in derivatives markets is a positive sign.
From pandemic shutdowns to geopolitical tensions, recent years have thrown our global supply chains into unexpected chaos. This turbulent period has taught both governments and organizations a crucial lesson: supply chain excellence depends not just on efficiency but on the ability to navigate disruptions through strategic risk management. By leveraging the generative AI capabilities and … Read more
Judge Kollar-Kotelly asked the US government to explain its position on forfeiture to the Bitfinex exchange by Feb. 4.
The announcement comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintains the company’s ambitious AI strategy, which will require hefty capital investments in data centers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to over 100 countries. But as Starlink scaled, it faced a major hurdle: accepting payments in developing markets, where traditional banking infrastructure is unreliable, slow, and prone to blocking transactions. Many local banks across Africa, Latin America and Asia … Read more
Sonos speakers and soundbars are great for games and movies, not just sports. I would have preferred any other Super Bowl matchup than another showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, but the world doesn’t revolve around me. Regardless, I love a good championship football game, especially one enhanced by an immersive … Read more
Investor, former GitHub CEO, and all around Tech Guy™ Nat Friedman has posted a strangely enticing offer on X. His post reads, “Need volunteers to come to my office in Palo Alto today to construct a 5000 piece Lego set. Will provide pizza. Have to sign NDA. Please DM.” Thanks to the investigative reporting of … Read more
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