ApeCoin Doubles in Price as ApeChain Launches With Pump.fun Clone, ‘Top Trader’ Game
Ethereum layer-2 network ApeChain launched on Sunday with a variety of games and apps, leading ApeCoin to spike by over 100%.
Crypto On-Ramp Service Transak Targeted in Data Breach
Transak, which is used by platforms like Metamask, Binance and Trust Wallet, says the leak was limited to “names” and “basic identity information.” A ransomware group says it has obtained more sensitive user data as well.
Comfort Has a Cost, and Its Currency is Regret
Imagine walking into the bank—the Bank of Life. You’ve been making deposits here for years—building up your ‘comfort account,’ bit by bit. It felt wise. Responsible. And the account keeps growing. But today is no ordinary day.. Today is the day you are finally ready to cash it all in. You walk through the revolving … Read more
Vampire Survivors comes full-circle with Castlevania DLC expansion
Image: Poncle The world of Dracula and the Belmont family is coming to Vampire Survivors. The newly announced downloadable content for the auto-shooter survival game, Ode to Castlevania, promises a bunch of new stuff: 20 characters, 40 weapons, an extra-large stage, and over 30 music tracks. Developer Poncle said in its announcement post on X … Read more
Ireland adopts Online Safety Code for video-sharing platforms including TikTok
Ireland’s media and internet watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, has adopted and published an Online Safety Code that will apply to video-sharing platforms headquartered in the country from next month — including the likes of Bytedance’s TikTok, Google-owned YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook Reels. Under the Code, in-scope platforms are required to have terms and … Read more
Final countdown: 7 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 kicks off
T-minus 7 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 officially kicks off! One of the year’s biggest tech events is ready to dominate the Bay Area’s thriving tech landscape for almost the entire week. Get ready for one of the biggest tech gatherings, taking place October 28-30 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Tech experts from every … Read more
EU launches ‘Trusted Investors Network’ to boost VC investment in tech
The European Union unveiled the Trusted Investors Network at a meeting in Athens, Greece, to attract venture capital to deep-tech sectors like biotechnology and AI.
Uprise wants to help small businesses make better financial decisions
Small business creation has been on the rise in the U.S. since the pandemic. There are a lot of tech tools designed to help these companies with things like payroll or setting up retirement benefits — but more tools doesn’t mean small businesses know how to use them to make smart decisions. Uprise is looking to … Read more
AI scam targets Ripple holders and memcoin trader loses it all: Crypto-sec
An AI-generated video purports to show Chris Larsen claiming to give away XRP and a trader 10x from MicroStrategy coin but gave it to a phishing account.
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Unlocking Precision in RAG Applications: Harnessing Knowledge Graphs with Neo4j and LangChain
Graph retrieval-augmented generation (GraphRAG) is gaining momentum and becoming a powerful addition to traditional vector search retrieval methods. This approach leverages the structured nature of graph databases, which organize data as nodes and relationships, to enhance the depth and contextuality of retrieved information. Graphs are great at representing and storing heterogeneous and interconnected information in … Read more
AMD’s highly anticipated 9000-series X3D desktop CPUs arrive on November 7th
Image: AMD AMD is officially announcing its first next-generation X3D desktop processors today, based on its latest Zen 5 architecture. I’d love to tell you which Ryzen 9000-series X3D chips are arriving next month, but AMD is strangely only teasing a release date of November 7th and providing no pricing or further details. AMD has … Read more
Stripe Inks $1.1B Deal To Buy Stablecoin Platform Bridge: Report
The deal, one of the largest in crypto history, follows Stripe announcing stablecoin support earlier this month.
What Governor Newsom’s AI Deepfake Regulations Mean for the 2024 U.S. Election
California Governor Gavin Newsom enacted three new laws targeting the use of A.I. deepfakes in political campaigns ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. California Governor Gavin Newsom passed three major bills last month to mitigate the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in creating misleading “deepfake” images and videos for political campaigns. As the state prepares … Read more
Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge: Report
Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate.
Vitalik Buterin: ‘The Scourge’ to Address Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake Centralization Risks
The Ethereum co-founder warned that economic pressures could allow large stakers to dominate the network, in a new blog post.
Tropical Storm Oscar is making Cuba’s nationwide power outage even worse
A motorcycle lights a street under pouring rain during a nationwide blackout caused by a grid failure in Havana, on October 19, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Tropical Storm Oscar is making it harder to restore power in Cuba after a massive, prolonged power outage that preceded the storm. The nation’s power grid failed on … Read more
Trump election win could send BTC to $100K and propel altcoins further
Never has cryptocurrency been so connected with the US elections, the outcome of which could trigger a full-on bull market. What are the prospects if Trump wins?
Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Surges 7%, Leading Index Gain Since Friday
Hedera joined Solana as a top performer, rising 5.6% over the weekend.
European investors pour record $105B into US Bitcoin ETFs
Despite record European inflows, Bitcoin has been unable to recover above the $70,000 psychological level since July.
Disney’s still looking for a new CEO — but not this year or next year
Image: The Verge Disney will announce a replacement for CEO Bob Iger in “early 2026,” according to an update from the company on Monday. The entertainment giant has been on the hunt for a new leader since Iger’s return to Disney in 2022. Last year Iger extended his contract with Disney until December 31st, 2026, … Read more
US election optimism fuels $2.2B inflows in crypto products
CoinShares said the United States and Bitcoin led crypto investment product dynamics last week amid growing optimism over a potential Republican election win in the US.
WazirX Moved $75M to Global Exchanges After Hack: CoinSwitch Co-Founder
CoinSwitch has released a dashboard tracking the movement of funds from WazirX’s recently disclosed wallets.
ApeCoin (APE) price jumps 100% on ApeChain launch
Apechain mainnet launch and LayerZero’s integration have translated into a 100% price upside for APE in recent days.
Quantum computer ‘threat’ to crypto is exaggerated — For now
Bitcoin’s private keys won’t be breached any time soon. But the industry still needs to transition to a “post-quantum cryptography.”