Illinois Introduces Bitcoin Reserve Bill, Joining Growing List of States
Illinois has become the latest state to propose a Bitcoin reserve, joining a growing list of states advancing similar bills.
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Books written by humans are getting their own certification
Here’s what the certification logo looks like, which may be used on book covers, spines, and promotional materials. The Authors Guild — one of the largest associations of writers in the US — has launched a new project that allows authors to certify that their book was written by a human, and not generated by … Read more
Pitch Avatar Launches AI-powered Chat Avatar for Seamless Business Communication
Pitch Avatar is excited to announce the launch of Chat-avatar, an innovative AI-powered assistant set to change the way businesses communicate. Combining advanced conversational AI with dynamic visuals, Chat-avatar empowers businesses to engage clients, employees, and partners more effectively, bridging gaps across languages and industries. Chat-avatar for seamless business communication: Multilingual support: engage effortlessly with … Read more
Core Scientific Top AI Pick in Bitcoin Miners Despite DeepSeek Dislocation: Bernstein
Bernstein remains bullish on Core Scientific (CORZ) even after the shares tumbled 30% earlier this week as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek challenged the idea that bitcoin (BTC) miners had value as data center plays. The slide means the stock is now available at a deep discount, the broker said in a research report … Read more
What Makes DeFaaS a Game Changer in Multi-Cloud Service Coordination?
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Motivation 2.1 Decentralized Computing Infrastructure and Cloud 2.2 Advantages of DeFaaS 2.3 System Requirements 3 Overview of DeFaaS 4 Detailed Design of DeFaaS and 4.1 Decentralized Scheduling and Load Balancing 4.2 Decentralized Event Distribution 4.3 API Registration and Access Control 4.4 OAuth2.0 Support 4.5 Logging … Read more
DARPA’s Bold AI Plan to Stop Money Laundering in Its Tracks
Will DARPA’s precrime algorithms remain in the hands of the Pentagon? perspective DARPA wants AI to help anticipate future money laundering and other illicit financial activities before they even happen. With the proposed Anticipatory and Adaptive Anti-Money Laundering (A3ML) research program, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to eliminate global money laundering entirely, … Read more
XRP Logged $400M DEX Volumes in January, Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Says
Swap volumes on XRP Ledger’s decentralized exchange (DEX) crossed the $400 million mark in January as the network gains traction among larger players, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in a community call on Wednesday, Volumes average over $17 million daily this month, with over $1 billion since its 2024 launch. The rapid expansion of … Read more
Third-Party Vendors Are the Supply Chain’s Ignored Vulnerability
The supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. For logistics companies operating in an evermore complicated cybersecurity and technological environment, this is third-party partners. A recent report from Hexnode surveyed 1,000 IT professionals across small and mid-sized supply chain organizations and revealed a deeply concerning trend. Over half (52%) of the organizations … Read more
Bitcoin Friday Futures: CME Group’s Top Crypto Launch Adds Options in February
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group announced it will introduce options on Bitcoin Friday Futures (BFF) starting on Feb. 24, pending regulatory approval. According to the press release, BFF was CME Group’s most successful cryptocurrency launch. More than 775,000 contracts traded since launch on Sept. 29. The average daily volume was 9,700 contracts and 44% of contracts … Read more
Vodafone makes ‘world’s first’ satellite video call from a regular phone ahead of 2025 rollout
Vodafone has made what it calls “the world’s first” satellite video call using a standard smartphone, in a test of a system it says will provide mobile broadband service to 4G and 5G phones without dedicated satellite hardware. The service, using satellites from SpaceX rival AST SpaceMobile, is expected to launch in Europe before the … Read more
Could China’s DeepSeek Shatter the ‘More GPUs, More Power’ Theory?
It’s early 2025, and we may already be witnessing a redefining moment for AI as we’ve come to know it in the last couple of years. Is the canon of “more GPUs is all you need” about to change? What an unusual turn of events. First, the Stargate Project. The joint venture created by OpenAI, … Read more
Japan’s SoftBank Earmarks Up to $25 Billion for OpenAI: Report
The Japanese tech giant’s potential investment would surpass Microsoft’s stake, marking its largest AI bet.
Avalanche Blockchain’s December Upgrade Cut Usage Fees by 75%
The cost of using Avalanche, a DeFi-focused smart-contract blockchain, has slumped since the implementation of the Avalanche9000 upgrade on Dec. 16, sending the number of transactions up by more than a third. Since the upgrade, the proof-of-stake blockchain’s usage fees known as gas have averaged roughly 75% less than in the months beforehand, data from … Read more
Developers Are Ditching Basic Text Editors—Here’s What They Want Instead
As we head into 2025, many developers find that rich text editors (RTEs) are no longer just small features tucked into larger products. Instead, these editors have become important parts of content management systems, CRMs, productivity platforms, and e-learning solutions. A few years ago, basic text formatting was enough. Now, developers want more customization, better … Read more
Transitioning From JavaScript to TypeScript Is Easier Than You Think
One day, you wake up and decide you can’t live without TypeScript in your legacy JavaScript project anymore. That’s what happened to me and my сolleagues, too, and now I want to tell you about our experience. About the project: JavaScript + jQuery + Webpack, no frameworks. 5+ years of enterprise. 1M+ unique users a … Read more
Ether’s Worst Showing Versus Bitcoin Highlights Cycle of Diminishing Returns: Van Straten
Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency, has fallen out of investor relative to bitcoin (BTC), returning the worst bull-cycle performance against its larger rival since the Ethereum blockchain’s inception in 2015. A comparison of the ether to bitcoin ratio across past cycles from the tokens’ respective lows shows consistent underperformance. The black line in the chart … Read more
New Open-Source Tool Lets You Auto-Generate ER-Diagrams for Database Visualization
We’ve developed a new database design tool called Liam ERD, and it’s finally here! Let us introduce it to you. Overview Liam ERD is a tool that automatically generates ER diagrams to visualize database table structures. It comes in two main versions: Web Version: For public repositories, you can visualize schema files by prepending https://liambx.com/erd/p/ … Read more
China convicts BKEX staff for illegal gambling via crypto contracts
A Chinese court found BKEX’s crypto contract trading functioned as illegal gambling, sentencing employees to prison for facilitating unauthorized betting.
India lauds Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, plans to host its models on local servers
India’s IT minister on Thursday praised DeepSeek‘s progress and said the country will host the Chinese AI lab’s large language models on domestic servers, in a rare opening for Chinese technology in India. “You have seen what DeepSeek has done — $5.5 million and a very very powerful model,” IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on … Read more
Worried About AI Replacing You? Business Thinking May Offer a Solution
In the era of AI, a common narrative echoes: “AI will replace you.” This sentiment can be intimidating, especially as AI demonstrates its capabilities in drawing, coding, suggesting marketing strategies, and much more. However, today I want to shed light on the evolving role of the QA engineer and share recommendations on how to overcome … Read more
ABN AMRO, 21X Conduct Onchain Trade of Tokenized Assets Against Stablecoins
Dutch bank ABN AMRO has conducted an onchain trade of tokenized assets against stablecoins alongside Germany-regulated 21X. The two firms completed a joint proof of concept (PoC) for the issuing of a token on the Polygon Amoy Testnet, which was listed as a trading pair with an e-money token, according to an emailed announcement on … Read more
Run Deepseek (Or Any Other AI Model) In Your Home With a Few Lines of Code
Lately, there is a need of private chatbot service as a complete alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. So, I decide to implement one at home and make it accessible to everyone in my household alongside with my network printer and NAS (OpenMediaVault). In the past, I used to recommend people using Llama series for English tasks … Read more
Forget FOMC — Bitcoin price now has 'plenty of room' to reach $108K
BTC price upside hurdles appear to tumble as Bitcoin trader optimism makes a firm comeback at $105,000.
This Learning Web Helped Me ‘Understand’ What AI Was All About
As a lifelong self-learner, I use all sorts of methods to learn new things, and AI is what I’m currently into. Although I’ve been in the game since 2022, my background wasn’t focused on AI. So, like everyone else, I had to do some “AI For Dummies” level study in order to get more involved. … Read more
DeepSeek, explained: What it is and how it works
DeepSeek has demonstrated the potential to develop cutting-edge AI models with significantly lower resource requirements compared to major players like OpenAI.
Illinois pushes for strategic Bitcoin reserve with 5-year hodl strategy
Illinois’ HB1844 bill proposes a state-run Bitcoin reserve with a mandatory five-year holding period before allowing conversions or sales.
Pudgy Penguins’ Layer 2 Network, Abstract, Struggles to Attract Liquidity
Abstract, the layer-2 network rolled out this week by Pudgy Penguins, is off to a muted start despite offering a series of incentives to new users. The network notched 711,000 user transactions on the day of release, but that respectable total has been overshadowed by a lack of inflows. Its total value secured (TVS) was … Read more
Bitcoin 'leaving crypto in the dust' in 2025 despite altseason calls
Bitcoin’s rising market dominance is fueled by strong ETF inflows, political momentum in the US, and Ethereum’s continued multi-year slump against BTC.