Tornado Cash co-founder just got out of prison
Key Takeaways Alexey Pertsev, co-founder of Tornado Cash, has been released from prison under electronic monitoring. The TORN token increased in value following news of Pertsev’s release, highlighting ongoing debates in the crypto sector. Share this article Alexey Pertsev, co-founder…
RippleXDev Proposes WASM for XRPL Smart Contracts: Unlocking New Programmability Potential
RippleX conducted a two-phase analysis of various virtual machines (VMs) like EVM, Soroban, and Move to identify the best fit for XRPL. The team selected WASM due to its versatility, security, and compatibility with XRPL’s architecture. RippleX developers recently suggested…
Autodesk CTO Raji Arasu calls for diversity in the teams building AI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Raji Arasu, the CTO of Autodesk,…
Wall Street Pepe Rockets Past $70M in Biggest Crypto Presale of 2025
Wall Street Pepe (WEPE) isn’t just trending – it’s exploding. The project has now passed $70 million in its presale, leaving many wondering if this new meme coin is about to shake up the market. With the presale ending in…
Africa Crypto Week in Review: South Africa Startup Introduces Crypto Payments For Car Purchases, Nigerian Stablecoin Debuts To Mixed Reviews
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top coins are slowing down in early February. Of note, BTC is struggling for momentum below $100,000. Amid this choppy price action, startups in Africa are making moves as regulators and entrepreneurs scramble to benefit from…
Crypto Market in Final Stage of the Cycle, Warns Analyst – Here Are His Targets for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Sui
Analyst and trader Jason Pizzino is saying that the crypto market is possibly at the tail end of the cycle. In a new video, Pizzino tells his 348,000 YouTube subscribers that for the current cycle, most of the gains “have…
A Complete Guide to AI Agents: The Next Web3 Revolution
When ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November 2022, it brought the power of modern AI to the masses, and changed the digital world as we knew it. In 2025, AI combined with Web3 to create an innovation that could…
Ripple Exec Rebuts Centralization Claims, But XRP Remains Under Pressure
Ripple CTO David Schwartz defends XRP’s decentralization, rejecting claims that Ripple exerts too much control over XRPL. Despite speculation about XRP’s role in a U.S. crypto reserve, ongoing centralization concerns and market volatility keep XRP under pressure. Ripple’s XRP is…
Top Cloud Storage Providers in 2025
Cloud storage services are designed to address a variety of data-related needs. Whether it’s accessing files from multiple devices, backing up and restoring your important data, or sharing files across teams for work — utilizing a cloud storage solution is…
Introduction of Bitcoin Reserve Bill
Kentucky is the latest state to bet on bitcoin as it introduces a bitcoin reserve bill. The bill, HB376, was filed by State Representative Theodore Joseph Roberts on February 6, 2025. If passed, the State Investment Commission would be able…
