Month: March 2025

Adam Back-backed The Blockchain Group acquires 580 Bitcoin, its largest-ever BTC buy

Key Takeaways The Blockchain Group acquired 580 Bitcoin, increasing its holdings to 620 Bitcoin. The acquisition was funded by a convertible bond, with Swissquote Bank executing the purchase. Share this article The Blockchain Group, a pioneering Bitcoin Treasury Company in…

Skoove: an AI-powered app for piano lessons — £116 for life

TL;DR: Learn to play piano with Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, an AI-powered teacher, now offering lifetime subscriptions for £116.41 (reg. £232.84) at the Mashable Shop.  Always wanted to learn piano? Nowadays, you don’t need a teacher, and you certainly don’t…

Crypto Complicates OFW ‘Zero Remittance Week’ Push — But Impact May Be Overhyped, Says Expert

As calls for a “Zero Remittance Week” gain traction among Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), experts say the rise of cryptocurrency as an alternative remittance channel may complicate both the organization and impact of any potential boycott — even though crypto…

South Korea Cracks Down On 17 Crypto Exchanges

South Korea regulators have requested Google to block access to 17 crypto exchanges. Affected exchanges include Kucoin, MEXC, Phemex, Coinex, Poloneix and more. “The Financial Intelligence Unit ( FIU) has identified overseas unreported businesses ( 16 companies in 2022, 6…

SignalGate Isn’t About Signal | WIRED

“Putting aside for a moment that classified information should never be discussed over an unclassified system, it’s also just mind-boggling to me that all of these senior folks who were on this line and nobody bothered to even check, security…

Canaan Advances North American Mining Strategy via New Agreements

Canaan Inc. announced Wednesday that subsidiaries have signed agreements to expand self-mining operations at facilities in Pennsylvania and Texas, adding approximately 4.7 exahash per second (EH/s) to its computing power. Canaan Eyes U.S. Growth with Pennsylvania, Texas Mining Sites Canaan…

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Fidelity’s US Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin Set for May Launch: Report

Fidelity Investments – one of the largest asset managers in the United States – is nearing the launch of its own US dollar-pegged stablecoin. This move comes at a time when the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies in the US has…

OpenAI’s viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concerns

It’s only been a day since ChatGPT’s new AI image generator went live, and social media feeds are already flooded with AI-generated memes in the style of Studio Ghibli, the cult-favorite Japanese animation studio behind blockbuster films such as “My…

Priced at $0.20, this Solana competitor could be the next crypto to 20x

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. With a strong presale and a unique approach to tokenization, Rexas Finance could be a Solana competitor with 20x…

High-Severity Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Authentication

Image: Ferran Rodenas/Flickr/Creative Commons If you use VMware Tools for Windows, it is critical to update to the latest version. Broadcom, which acquired VMware for $69 billion in 2023, has issued a patch for a high-severity vulnerability that is actively…