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Utility, volatility and longevity: Looking beyond the hype
Opinion by: James Newman, chief corporate affairs officer at ChilizThe perception of blockchain, especially for those outside the industry, has often been driven primarily by stories of extreme volatility, bad actors and speculation.In past months, the industry has been dominated by the narratives around the rise and subsequent fall of memecoins like HAWK, Fartcoin and LIBRA. Rewind to 2021, and lacking a genuine use...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:
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Smart money still hunting for memecoins despite end of ‘supercycle’
The most successful cryptocurrency traders are still chasing quick profits in memecoins, despite signs that the broader “supercycle” for the speculative assets may be winding down. The shift follows recent disappointment tied to memecoin launches associated with US President Donald Trump.The industry’s most successful cryptocurrency traders by returns — tracked as “smart money” traders on Nansen’s blockchain...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:SEC paints ‘a distorted picture’ of USD stablecoin market — Crenshaw
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner and vocal crypto critic Caroline Crenshaw has accused the US regulator of downplaying risks ‘and misrepresenting the US stablecoin market in its newly published guidelines.However, many in the crypto industry see the new SEC guidelines — which say stablecoins that meet certain criteria are now considered "non-securities" and are exempt from transaction reporting...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:SEC paints 'a distorted picture' of USD stablecoin market — Crenshaw
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner and vocal crypto critic Caroline Crenshaw has accused the US regulator of downplaying risks and misrepresenting the US stablecoin market in its newly published guidelines.However, many in the crypto industry see the new SEC guidelines — which say stablecoins that meet certain criteria are now considered "non-securities" and are exempt from transaction reporting...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Genspark’s Super Agent ups the ante in the general AI agent race
This week, Palo Alto-based startup Genspark released what it calls Super Agent, a fast-moving autonomous system designed to handle real-world tasks across a wide range of domains – including some that raise eyebrows, like making phone calls to restaurants using a realistic synthetic voice.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Crypto Biz: The ‘worst quarter’ since the FTX collapse is finally behind us
The election of US President Donald Trump was supposed to usher in a golden era of crypto. Although the regulatory stars are aligning, the crypto industry just experienced its worst quarter in years.The prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) recorded their worst Q1 in seven years, market sentiment fell to its lowest point since the last bear market, and Coinbase stock experienced its worst sell-off since the FTX...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Stablecoins Are Not Securities, Says SEC—But Yield-Bearing Tokens May Be Different
Trump's SEC says that stablecoins tied to and backed by the U.S. dollar generally aren't securities—but some questions remain.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Grayscale files S-1 to list Solana ETF on NYSE
Digital asset manager Grayscale registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list the Grayscale Solana (SOL) Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).The ETF will trade under the ticker symbol "GSOL" and will hold spot SOL as the underlying asset, according to the April 4 S-1 filing.Grayscale announced plans to convert its existing Grayscale Solana Trust...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:The future of DeFi isn’t on Ethereum — it’s on Bitcoin
Opinion by: Matt Mudano, CEO of Arch LabsEthereum is struggling, and decentralized finance (DeFi) is suffering as a result. Layer-2 (L2) solutions have fractured liquidity, making capital inefficient. In search of greener pastures, the community has turned to Solana — only to find a memecoin-driven ecosystem fueled by pump-and-dump schemes, attracting liquidity extractors, and turning the chain into a playground for...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Beyond RAG: How Articul8’s supply chain models achieve 92% accuracy where general AI fails
Articul8's specialized models tackle complex industrial sequences where timing and order matter, challenging the one-size-fits-all approach to enterprise AI.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:SpinLaunch—yes, the centrifuge rocket company—is making a hard pivot to satellites
"Launch has generally been more of a cost center than a profit center."
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:RTX 4060 is now the top GPU on Newegg despite ludicrous $500 price tag
Nvidia’s most affordable RTX 40 series desktop graphics card is starting to push toward $500 at US retailers but remains the "top seller" — which says more about the GPU market in general than it does about the 4060.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Stablecoin adoption grows with new US bills, Japan’s open approach
Stablecoins are front and center of late: Critical bills have made their way through US Congress, First Digital’s coin briefly depegged over reserve concerns, and Coinbase’s efforts to take on banks saw pushback from lawmakers — to name just a few recent headlines.Dollar-backed cryptocurrencies are under the spotlight as the market considers the role of the US dollar and the future of US economic power under the...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: Let's talk Switch 2 pricing
Nintendo’s new console has finally been revealed in full, with magnetically attaching Joy-Cons, a new chat function and a bigger higher-res 7.9-inch screen that supports 120Hz and HDR. Then there are the new Joy-Cons. Alongside larger SL and SR buttons made of metal, the controllers can be disconnected by pressing a more pronounced release button on the back. The big upgrade, though, is using either Joy-Con like a...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:World Autism Awareness Day 2025: Sustainable Development Must Include Neurodivergent Perspectives
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) - In 2007, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), in an effort to promote inclusion and human rights for autistic individuals. Much work has been done and pushed forward by autistic advocates to bring lived experiences to global discussions.Read the full story, “World Autism Awareness Day 2025: Sustainable Development Must Include...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariffs mean you’ll pay more for all gadgets
If you were wondering how President Trumpâs tariffs may impact gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and smartwatches, thereâs some bad, and perhaps slightly less-bad news. Unless something changes, Trumpâs sweeping tariffs will lead to increased prices for consumers. But it will likely take some time before that actually happens. Modern gadgets generally arenât made or assembled […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:10-year Treasury yield falls to 4% as DXY softens — Is it time to buy the Bitcoin price dip?
On April 3, yields on long-term US government debt fell to their lowest levels in six months as investors reacted to growing concerns over the global trade war and the weakening of the US dollar. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note briefly touched 4.0%, down from 4.4% a week earlier, signaling strong demand from buyers.US 10-year Treasury yield (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source: TradingView / CointelegraphAt...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Show HN: Hatchet v1 – a task orchestration platform built on Postgres
Hey HN - this is Alexander from Hatchet. We’re building an open-source platform for managing background tasks, using Postgres as the underlying database.Just over a year ago, we launched Hatchet as a distributed task queue built on top of Postgres with a 100% MIT license (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39643136). The feedback and response we got from the HN community was overwhelming. In the first month after...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:TikTok reportedly faces a €500 million fine for sending private user data to China
TikTok will reportedly face a fine of over 500 million ($553 million) for transferring Europeans' private data to China. Bloomberg said on Thursday that Ireland's data protection commission, which regulates TikTok owner ByteDance's EU operations, could dish out the penalty before the end of April. The fine results from a four-year investigation of TikTok's data handling practices. The probe reportedly concluded that...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin falls toward $80K and prints ‘death cross’ as US stocks mimic 2020 COVID-19 crash
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new monthly lows at the April 3 Wall Street open as US unemployment data added to pressure on risk assets.BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin gives early April gains as stocks plummetData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed the first trip below $82,000 for BTC/USD since the start of the month.After initially surging as high as $88,580 as the US...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Thatch raises $40M to give employees more control of their health care choices
Thatch, a startup that aims to transform the health insurance experience for employers and employees alike, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. Index Ventures led the financing, which included participation from existing backers Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), General Catalyst, SemperVirens, PeopleTech Partners, The General Partnership, and new […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:What is Enterprise General Intelligence? How the next stage of AI affects you
AGI may be the talk of the town, but have you heard of its less scary predecessor, EGI?
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:How zero-knowledge proofs can make AI fairer
Opinion by: Rob Viglione, co-founder and CEO of Horizen LabsCan you trust your AI to be unbiased? A recent research paper suggests it’s a little more complicated. Unfortunately, bias isn’t just a bug — it’s a persistent feature without proper cryptographic guardrails.A September 2024 study from Imperial College London shows how zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) can help companies verify that their machine learning (ML)...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:DR Congo: Millions Facing Destitution as Violence Forces People to Flee Multiple Times
OSLO, Norway, Apr 03 (IPS) - Jan Egeland is Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that 100,000s of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been pushed into desperate conditions by the escalation of violent conflict in 2025.Read the full story, “DR Congo: Millions Facing Destitution as Violence Forces People to Flee Multiple Times”, on...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Runway, best known for its video-generating AI models, raises $308M
Runway, a startup developing a range of generative AI models for media production, including video-generating models, has raised $308 million in a Series D funding round. General Atlantic led the round, which had participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company, Baillie Gifford, Nvidia, SoftBank, and others. The fresh capital will be put toward AI research […]
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:CEX listings outperform Nasdaq and Dow IPOs with 80% average returns
Cryptocurrency listings have outperformed the average of traditional stock listings, despite recent community criticism regarding the manipulation potential of token listings on centralized exchanges.Token listing procedures on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) drew significant controversy after Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, co-founder and former CEO of Binance, called the process flawed after disappointing...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it has uncovered thousands of counterfeit Android smartphones sold online with preinstalled malware designed to steal crypto and other sensitive data.The Android devices are sold at reduced prices, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs said in an April 1 statement, but are riddled with a version of the Triada Trojan that infects every process and gives the attackers “almost unlimited...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Ethereum price may have bottomed, but pro traders show little interest in buying ETH
Ether (ETH) price has risen 6.4% from its March 30 $1,768 low but the altcoin has struggled to regain the $2,000 level. Some traders believe that the downturn is partially connected to the deflating memecoin market, which, while not exclusive to the Ethereum network, significantly reduced activity across the decentralized applications (DApps) ecosystem and broader crypto space.Ether is currently 44% down year-to-date,...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:The Nintendo Switch 2 promises major storage upgrades, but it'll cost you
The Nintendo Switch 2 had its big debut on Wednesday, and the new console looks to be a sizable, if mostly straightforward, upgrade over its mega-popular predecessor. Tucked between the (pricey) new Donkey Kong and Mario Kart games, mouse mode and overhauled party chat, though, was another significant update: The device supports faster microSD Express cards. This may not be the sexiest feature, but it should bring...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:The Switch 2 was almost called the 'Super Nintendo Switch'
Following its big Switch 2 presentation, Nintendo revealed in an interview with the team behind the console that one of the (arguably better) names the company was considering before it landed on Switch 2 was "Super Nintendo Switch." "There were a lot of ideas for the name, and we really struggled to find the right one," Kouichi Kawamato, the producer on the Switch 2, says. "We even considered ideas like 'Super...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:You can pre-order Framework's entry-level 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop on April 9
The entry-level laptop from modular computing company Framework, which we first saw in February, is almost ready to roll. Founder and CEO Nirav Patel said on Wednesday that you can reserve the Framework Laptop 12 on April 9 at 11AM ET. The Framework Laptop 12 is a colorful 12.2-inch notebook with a 360-degree hinge that lets you fold it back into a (chunky) tablet. This zillionth iteration of that form factor stands...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Musk’s government-efficiency blockchain: What could go wrong and what could go right?
Opinion by: James Strudwick, executive director, Starknet FoundationThe outlook surrounding the use of new technologies has shifted in Washington. Tesla CEO and presidential adviser Elon Musk’s proposition to incorporate blockchain technology into the US Treasury has placed blockchain and its use for state finances at the forefront of the global debate. According to Musk, much of this drive is rooted in the concern...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Coreum: How a 7,000 TPS Blockchain Is Shaping the Future of Regulated Finance
A new report by Cointelegraph Research explores Coreum’s role in institutional blockchain adoption. It analyzes the project’s technical architecture, compliance framework and its potential impact on regulated asset tokenization. The report presents insights into transaction efficiency, security mechanisms and crosschain interoperability. It also evaluates how Coreum fits into the evolving financial landscape.Blockchain...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Messaging apps are spying on you — Here’s how to stay safe in 2025
Social messaging apps tend to make major news headlines a few times per year for either their use in planning some sort of crime or, more routinely, for users’ privacy concerns over how companies like Meta — which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger — handle user data.In a somewhat separate event, the Trump administration became the focus of national discussion after members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Blockchain projects fight for 23andMe user data amid bankruptcy
DNA testing firm 23andMe is bankrupt, and now the genomic data of its 15 million users is up for sale to the highest bidder. Could that data end up on the blockchain?The company announced on March 23 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that its CEO, Anne Wojcicki, had stepped down. The announcement sent waves of concern among 23andMe’s customers, many of whom are now scrambling to delete their...
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