Hong Kong financial regulator issues guidelines for crypto futures ETFs
The Securities and Futures Commission hinted it would follow in the CME’s footsteps by only initially allowing listings of ETFs linked to Bitcoin and Ether futures.
Privacy Protection a Top Issue for Digital Yuan: China’s Central Bank Governor
Privacy protection is one of the top issues when it comes to Central Bank Digital Currency application, according to China’s Central Bank Governor.
Elon Musk tells Europe that Twitter will comply with bloc’s illegal speech rules
Surprise! Elon Musk’s tenure at Twitter is already shaping up to be confusing and contradictory. Whether this dynamic ends up being more self-defeating for him and his new company than harmful for the rest of humanity and human civilization remains tbc. On the one hand, a fresh report today suggests Musk is preparing major staff … Read more
2 metrics signal the $1T crypto market cap support likely won’t hold
Despite the 8.5% weekly rally in cryptocurrencies, the lack of stablecoin premiums in Asia and futures markets activity shows buyers’ lack of confidence.
The Hummer EV e-bike is just as over the top and ridiculous as the electric truck it’s based on
The Hummer EV e-bike was inevitable. | Image: Recon GMC joined forces with the world’s largest supplier of e-bikes for law enforcement to produce an over-the-top, dual-motor, fat tire electric bike to complement its equally over-the-top, dual-motor, fat tire Hummer EV truck. It’s the latest sign that automakers are trying to seize on the popularity … Read more
Netflix acquires Seattle-based cozy games developer Spry Fox
Netflix has acquired Spry Fox, a Seattle-based independent gaming studio focused on cozy games, the streaming giant announced on Monday in a blog post. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Spry Fox is now Netflix’s sixth in-house games studio. Amir Rahimi, the vice president of game studios at Netflix, said in the … Read more
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Slack is rolling out typing indicators for threads
This tiny new feature has already improved my daily work. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Slack is now rolling out typing indicators in threads, and they’ve already dramatically improved my Slack experience. At The Verge, we use threads a lot. We’re constantly sharing interesting and potentially newsworthy stuff we find around the … Read more
Los futuros de dogecoin acumulan casi US$90M en liquidaciones durante un fin de semana inusual
Hasta el lunes, los futuros de dogecoin tenían alrededor de US$647.000 millones en interés abierto.
With board’s dissolution, Elon is ‘sole director’ of Twitter
Elon Musk is now lord of the manor over at Twitter after the board of directors was dissolved as part of the merger agreement. While the state of affairs likely isn’t permanent, it does mean that as owner, director, and “Chief Twit,” he has what amounts to ultimate power to hire, fire, and change the … Read more
Ethereum price hits $1.6K as markets expect the Fed to ease the pressure
ETH price rose to its highest level since September, but data shows whales lack an appetite for leverage longs.
I’m not really in the mood to finance your vanity project
News that Elon Musk’s interim Twitter leadership is considering charging users for verification on its platform has caused no end of consternation among current holders of the service’s well-known blue check marks. Complaints have arisen about price (potentially too high) and value offered (potentially too low), among other concerns. It’s also fair to note that … Read more
Mastodon’s microblogging app saw a record number of downloads after Musk’s Twitter takeover
There are signs of a small but growing Twitter exodus underway following Elon Musk’s closure of the deal to buy the social media platform last Thursday. While many Twitter users are taking a wait-and-see approach and may not have fully deleted their accounts at this time, a sizable number of people are currently checking out … Read more
Can Crypto Buy a Seat in Congress?
A mountain of crypto riches can’t automatically purchase a seat in Congress. But, for many campaigns winding their way toward the U.S. midterm election next month, it certainly doesn’t hurt.
Jair Bolsonaro lost the Brazilian election, but he still has YouTube
Photo by Joao Laet/Getty Images He rose to power by exploiting online platforms — so what happens now that he lost? Continue reading…
El minero de bitcoin Argo no consigue recaudar US$27M y las acciones se desploman
El sector de la minería de bitcoin está luchando contra el aumento de los precios de la energía y el estancamiento del valor de las criptomonedas.
Chime 2.0 – a Go Editor for macOS
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Chrome’s new sidebar lets you blast through search results
The side panel is getting an upgrade. | Image: Google Google Chrome has a new sidebar that should make it faster and easier to check out a bunch of search results in a row without having to bounce back and forth between the search page and whatever websites it links to. Google also says that … Read more
Digital assets marketplace Creative Fabrica launches generative AI tool
Creative Fabrica, a marketplace for digital files like print-on-demand assets, fonts and graphics, announced today it will launch its own generative AI tool. Called CF Spark, it’s already seen three million prompts generated, and more than 500,000 published by Creative Fabrica creators over the past three weeks. Like other digital assets on the platform, users … Read more
Team Finance hacker returns $7M to associated projects after exploit
The individual who exploited the protocol intends to keep a 10% bounty of the stolen funds.