Bitcoin Price Flirts With $90K in a Historic Week for Crypto Markets: Your Weekly Recap
US President Donald J. Trump made good on one of his pro-crypto promises and signed an executive order that will make it mandatory for the country to at least maintain its BTC stash. Yet, bitcoin prices are yet to feel…
Solana Foundation Exec Criticizes SIMD-228 as ‘Half-Baked,’ Anatoly Yakovenko Disagrees
Solana Foundation Executive Director Lily Liu has raised concerns over SIMD-228, a proposal to adjust the emissions of the network’s native SOL token based on staking participation, calling it “too half-baked.” However, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko holds a different view,…
Swords of Blood Open Beta Launches with Play-to-Airdrop Event
Swords of Blood has launched its Open Beta, introducing a play-to-airdrop event allowing players to earn blockchain-based rewards through gameplay. Developer Hitbox Games has launched the event for the month of March, during which players can earn $HBOX NFTs by…
Social health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections
With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and…
White House Crypto Summit Attendees
“Who’s Who” by one in the know: journalist Eleanor Terrett shares the White House Crypto Summit attendee list. JP Richardson, CEO of Exodus ($EXOD), which offers a multi-cryptocurrency wallet, is among perhaps under 20 invited attendees who are at today’s…
Chris Larsen’s XRP theft linked to 2022 LastPass breach
Documents released by U.S. law enforcement have unveiled that Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, fell victim to a cryptocurrency theft in January 2024 due to LastPass failures. Approximately 283 million XRP (XRP), valued at around $150 million at the time,…
Heroes of Mavia to Expand with GameLink Platform
Heroes of Mavia developer Skrice Studios has announced plans to expand into a broader web3 gaming ecosystem with the launch of GameLink—a Digital Asset Exchange Platform (DAEP) that will support multiple blockchain games and facilitate seamless asset trading. As part…
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Drive Up Tech Prices
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Creative Commons President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs that could reshape the North American tech landscape, adding $50 billion in new costs for imports from Canada and Mexico alone. The tariffs — 25% on all imports from Canada…
Ripple co-founder’s $150M wallet hack traced to LastPass security breach: ZachXBT
Key Takeaways A LastPass security breach is linked to the theft of 213 million XRP tokens from Chris Larsen. The LastPass breach has resulted in total losses of $250 million due to ongoing crypto theft. Share this article Ripple co-founder…
‘The Electric State’ review: Imagine ‘Ready Player One’ but worse
Sometimes a movie hits you so hard, you can’t shake it. The Electric State, the latest offering from directing duo Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, is such a movie. It’s so dunderheaded and cacophonous that I’m still angry about its…
