Month: April 2025

Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades

NIST spends under $200 million annually on the MEP program, with most of the money passed on to states and Puerto Rico in batches of payments. The congressional aides tell WIRED that they expect all remaining centers will lose their…

Ripple USD Explodes Onto Kraken as RLUSD Crosses $10B in Volume

Ripple’s RLUSD just hit crypto exchange Kraken, boasting over $10 billion in volume and a soaring $250 million market cap as it powers real-world DeFi and enterprise payments. RLUSD Goes Live on Kraken—$10B in Ripple USD Volume Signals Massive Momentum…

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files for IPO After Big Revenue Report

Circle Internet Group filed for a long-awaited initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1. In its S-1 form, the company outlined plans to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol…

Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026

Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million in a Series A round as it works to launch its first low Earth orbit demonstration in 2026.  The San Carlos, California-based…

$27.53m PEPE long opens the door for a high-stakes market shift, WallitIQ responds

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. A $27.53m leveraged PEPE position stirs concerns over crypto instability, while WallitIQ offers risk management solutions. A $27.53 million…

First Digital USD (FDUSD) Depegs After Justin Sun Alleges Firm Is ‘Insolvent’ and Not Fulfilling Redemptions

A prominent stablecoin depegged from the US dollar Wednesday morning after it was alleged that its Hong Kong-based issuer was bankrupt In a new thread on the social media platform X, crypto billionaire and Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun urged…

iOS 19 May Leave These Three iPhones Behind

Image: Aminu Abdullahi/TechRepublic Apple is gearing up to announce iOS 19 at WWDC 2025, but not all iPhones may get the update. A new rumor suggests that Apple could be dropping support for three models from 2018 — the iPhone…

Bitcoin Investors Stay Firm While Losses – Is Sentiment Changing?

According to a current CryptoQuant Quicktake post, short-term Bitcoin (BTC) investors are deciding to refund their digital holdings, experiencing potential losses. The CryptoQuant contributor on-chain mentioned that short-term BTC investors have recorded notably lower realized losses compared to their potential…

Justin Sun urges users to exit First Digital Trust amid insolvency concerns

Key Takeaways Justin Sun said First Digital Trust is insolvent and called on users to withdraw funds and regulators to intervene. The warning came hours after filings revealed Sun bailed out TUSD when $456M in reserves were frozen in unauthorized…

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