Celsius Might Be Planning to Turn Its Debt Into Crypto ‘IOU’ Tokens
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius appears to be considering a plan to turn its debt into crypto “IOU” (“I Owe You”) tokens.
INX Debuts Trading Platform for SEC-Registered Security Tokens and Cryptocurrencies
INX will also offer services for investors seeking to raise capital through a security token offering.
Crypto bug bounty platform Immunefi raises $24M led by Framework Ventures
The growth of decentralized finance, or DeFi, has made the blockchain industry especially vulnerable to scams and attacks.
Total crypto market cap shows strength even after the Merge and Federal Reserve rate hike
Many of the top-80 cryptocurrencies dropped by 15%+ in the past week, but the Tether premium in Asia-based futures markets shows traders remain calm.
Archer’s co-founder is bootstrapping an all-purpose humanoid robot
The quest to build the perfect humanoid robot is heating up, as Figure — a startup currently operating in stealth — is developing a multi-purpose bipedal ‘bot it plans to pilot in 2024. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, a source close to to the company recently confirmed the startup’s operations, funding, high-profile hires and … Read more
Alameda Research, Jump Capital Lead $37M Funding for 3Commas Automated Crypto Trading Platform
The CEO of crypto custodian Copper also led the round for the trading bot-driven ecosystem.
Charging your EV at night is about to become more expensive
Electric vehicle charging stations in New York City are often inside paid parking lots. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One of the perks of electric vehicle ownership is charging your car overnight while parked in your driveway at home. Electricity demand is usually low, so rates are fairly cheap, making it … Read more
Nothing starts teasing its next pair of earbuds — the Ear Stick
The Nothing Ear Stick. | Image: Nothing Nothing has released its first teaser for the Ear Stick, its second pair of true wireless earbuds following last year’s Ear 1. In a series of images, the consumer tech firm has shown off the new charging case for the earbuds, which appears to use a cylindrical design … Read more
Meta ordered to pay walkie-talkie app maker Voxer $175M for patent infringement
A jury in a Texas federal court has ordered Meta to pay walkie-talkie app company Voxer more than $174.5 million in damages, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Voxer, the creator of the Walkie Talkie app, first filed its lawsuit against Meta (formerly known as Facebook) in 2020 after it accused the company of … Read more
How to watch Netflix’s Tudum event this weekend
A Netflix ad for Tudum | Image: Netflix Tudum, Netflix’s annual exhibition of upcoming projects / fan event that also shares a name with the streamer’s embattled editorial website, is upon us once again to give the world its first look at a number of projects like D.B. Weiss and David Benioff’s The Three-Body Problem … Read more
Blockchain venture capital funding fell to a 12-month low in August
The crypto market downturn continues to impact private funding, but one fund is bullish about the future of Web3.
Nintendo is releasing the first Mario movie trailer next month
Image: Nintendo Nintendo and animation studio Illumination will be debuting the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Mario movie on October 6th at New York Comic Con. We don’t know exactly what to expect from the trailer yet, but fingers crossed that we’ll finally get to hear Chris Pratt’s Mario voice. Join us October 6th … Read more
UK Introduces Law to Seize, Freeze and Recover Crypto
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill is designed to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to seize, freeze and recover crypto assets when used for criminal activities such as money laundering drugs and cybercrime.
Here’s What’s In the White House’s Crypto Reports
The White House published six reports and a framework. Here’s what they said.
Cryptography Network Lit Protocol Raises $13M to Bolster Web3 Autonomy and Interoperability
The Series A round is being led by crypto investment firm 1kx.
A quick checkup on consumer fintech activity ahead of Q3 data
Heading into the final days of the third quarter, I am looking forward to more than just a new sheaf of data concerning venture capital flows around the world. When September wraps, we’ll start a countdown for earnings reports from consumer-serving fintech giants, data that will help us understand present-day market appetite for trading and … Read more
Fed interest rate hike rattles the crypto market: Dig deeper with Market Talks
The Fed has once again increased interest rates by another 75 basis points. Join us as we discuss this and more with Tim Warren, co-host of Coffee N Crypto, and Yashu Gola, a Cointelegraph market analyst.
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Why Devcon 7 Should Be in Istanbul
Hosting Ethereum’s biggest event in Turkey can build on what is already strong interest in blockchain and crypto technology.
Watch president Lil Nas X’s video for Star Walkin’
Image: League of Legends President of League of Legends Lil Nas X has finally delivered his State of the Union address in the form of the music video for 2022’s Worlds anthem, “Star Walkin’.” Worlds anthem reveals are events unto themselves. In the minutes before the video premiered, over 70,000 people parked on the video’s … Read more
Zendure’s 100W SuperTank Pro battery is $75 off for Verge readers
The 26,800mAh SuperTank Pro is a little chunky but travel-ready with its sleek aluminum shell. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge In need of some portable power? How about a whole lot of it, with the ability to output up to 100W of fast charging to top up your devices in minimal time? … Read more
Share your carbon-adjusted earnings per share number, you cowards
If my PR inbox is anything to go by (trust me, it is), companies, and especially stock-market listed megacorps, are scrambling to out-green each other with tales of how the planet will be taking breaths of relief because of what glorious stewardship they provide for our slowly heating planet. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals … Read more
Arbitrum tiene el mayor auge de usuarios entre las principales blockchains, según Bernstein
Se especula que el lanzamiento de un token para recompensar a los primeros usuarios podría estar cerca, dijo el informe.
JBalvin enters the digital wellness space with the launch of a bilingual mental health app
JBalvin, the Prince of Reggaeton, has been candid with his fans about his mental health struggles and healing journey. Now, he’s productizing some of his journey by launching OYE, a Spanish/English wellness app. The app, which seeks to support those struggling with mental health issues, is built by Balvin and his two co-founders Mario Chamorro, … Read more
The US officially commits to global pact to drop planet-heating refrigerants
Air conditioner units sit in windows of an apartment building on July 20th, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images The Senate finally voted to ratify the landmark Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits the US to quickly phase down the use of a certain class of refrigerants … Read more
South Korean gov has confiscated 260B KWR in crypto for non-payment of taxes since 2021
The country began seizing crypto to offset tax arrears last year.
Twitter discloses it wasn’t logging users out of accounts after password resets
Weeks after Twitter’s ex-security chief accused the company of cybersecurity mismanagement, Twitter has now informed its users of a bug that didn’t close all of a user’s active logged-in sessions on Android and iOS after an account’s password was reset. This issue could have implications for those who had reset their password because they believed … Read more
How to record audio on a MacBook
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re interested in recording audio on your MacBook, there are all kinds of ways to do it. There are a number of third-party apps that can record your voice, but macOS also offers several tools that you can use with no installation required. Before you start recording, … Read more