3 historically accurate Bitcoin on-chain metrics are flashing ‘bottom’
Key Bitcoin indicators tracking its market versus fair value, as well as long-term holders’ confidence, hint at a market bottom formation.
A brief history of activist investors in tech and the role they play
On Tuesday, activist investor Starboard Value revealed a significant stake in Salesforce, sending the company’s stock climbing more than 7%. A hedge fund founded in 2002 by Jeffrey Smith and Mark Mitchell, Starboard has a history of affecting change at major companies, spurring the spinning off of media startup Patch from AOL in 2014 and … Read more
Polkadot Co-Founder Gavin Wood Steps Down From CEO Role at Blockchain’s Builder: Report
Gavin Wood has dropped the title of CEO, according to reports.
Now Pixel 7 owners can test Google’s Clear Calling tech
Clear Calling is now available for testing on Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices, ahead of its official launch in December. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 is now available on the Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, and with it comes the opportunity to try … Read more
Crypto Biz: Bear market claims another casualty
German crypto bank Nuri joins a growing list of crypto service providers to shutter their doors permanently amid the bear market.
La caída de bitcoin podría continuar si la fortaleza del dólar se mantiene en los próximos trimestres, según Goldman Sachs
La fortaleza relativa de la economía estadounidense y la postura de la Fed han contribuido a llevar al dólar a un máximo de dos décadas.
Apple’s lead hardware designer Evans Hankey is leaving
Nick Barclay / The Verge The person in charge of the physical look and feel for Apple’s iPhones, Macs, and everything else is leaving the company, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first reported. Industrial design vice president Evans Hankey will only remain with Apple for another six months. Hankey took over hardware design three years ago … Read more
Collapsed Australian Crypto Exchange ACX Allegedly Used Customer Funds to Run Business
An Australian court has heard that Australian cryptocurrency exchange ACX that collapsed last year used customer deposits to fund another part of its business instead of keeping the funds on reserve.
A tiny robot wand for your blinds
The SwitchBot Blind Tilt can tilt your blinds automatically. | Image: SwitchBot SwitchBot, the smart home company that takes robotics to places no one imagined, has come up with another ingenious gadget. The new $69 SwitchBot Blind Tilt launches today on Kickstarter, with orders expected to ship before Christmas. And, yes, it looks as ugly … Read more
Seven scaleups hog over 70% funding to Africa’s Solar PayGo ventures
Over the last 10 years startups in Africa’s off-grid solar sector have attracted over $2.3 billion funding. However, the largest share of the financing has gone to just seven pay-as-you-go (PayGo) Africa-based scaleups, leaving hundreds others in the early-stage struggling to fundraise, according to the biennial Gogla-World Bank report. The seven most funded solar startups … Read more
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Sight Tech Global 2022 announced
As we prepare for the third annual Sight Tech Global (December 7-8, free & virtual, register here), a technology event that tracks the advances in technology supporting people who live with blindness, two big shifts are front and center. First, new digital experiences, notably virtual reality, are testing known approaches to accessibility. There are no … Read more
Some, Not All, Crypto Token Screenings Will Be Scrapped, Japan’s JVCEA Official Says
The legally approved self-regulatory body wants to streamline pre-screenings for tokens that are already listed on local exchanges while keeping existing standards for other assets including those only listed on foreign platforms.
Wikipedia’s mobile app is the cure for my Google frustrations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last night, I was casually wondering (as you do) which songs from Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada’s seminal debut album, Music Has the Right to Children, use audio samples from Sesame Street? It’s the sort of idle fact-checking that humans in the 21st century are blessed to … Read more
Bitcoin price hits 1-week lows as Fed rate hike rumors unsettle market
A sudden dip accompanies squabbling over Fed rate hike policy, with BTC price action recovering lost ground.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region is big, beautiful, and built for exploring
A pokémon trainer getting ready to catch a pokémon. | Image: Nintendo The first truly open-world Pokémon games feel like what Game Freak and Nintendo have been building toward this whole time Continue reading…
Interpol pone en marcha su propio metaverso policial
“Para que podamos entender el metaverso, necesitamos experimentarlo”, dijo un funcionario de Interpol.
Smart Money Eyes Market-Neutral Trades as ADA, AXS See Unusually Low Funding Rates
Traders can purchase ADA perpetual contracts and simultaneously sell ADA tokens in the spot market to safely pocket the funding rate, one expert said.
Disney launches web3 experience to celebrate 100 years of Disney music
Disney collaborated with Accelerator participant Obsess, an e-commerce platform known for creating interactive virtual storefronts, to release a new web3 experience for its Disney Music Emporium online store. The 3D 360 virtual experience lets fans discover soundtracks and songs from popular Disney films and TV shows by clicking on various vinyl records and CDs throughout … Read more
View select TechCrunch Disrupt content online today
If you couldn’t make it to San Francisco to attend TechCrunch Disrupt in person, the next is the next best thing. With it, you can access all the sessions that went down on the Disrupt stage, the TechCrunch+ stage along with select presentations from both the Discovery stage and breakout sessions — today, October 21 only! … Read more