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Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital

August 1, 2024

The strategic funding round included a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera and Brevan Howard.

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Lead Losses as Index Slips 2.2%

August 1, 2024

ICP dropped by 5.3% and RNDR fell by 4.1% in overnight trading.

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Crypto VC Paradigm Invests in MetaDAO as Prediction Markets Boom

August 1, 2024

MetaDAO, a Solana experiment in governance by “futarchy,” raised a total of $2.2 million to…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Crypto Lender Ledn Handed Out $1.16B Worth of Loans in First Half of 2024

August 1, 2024

The platform witnessed a 29.8% jump in retail lending between the first and second quarters.

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

First Mover Americas: Crypto Markets Reel on Geopolitical Risk

August 1, 2024

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 1…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin Indicator That Forewarned Late 2023 Volatility Explosion Is Lighting Up Again

August 1, 2024

Bitcoin’s Bollinger bandwidth has narrowed to levels that have historically preceded volatility explosions.

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Ripple to Allocate $10M to Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger

August 1, 2024

This is part of a larger fund that Ripple will allocate to tokenized T-bills provided…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms’ Second-Quarter Loss Widens to $84.4M as Costs Surge

August 1, 2024

The company’s loss per share doubled to $0.32.

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Donald Trump Site Lists Limited-Edition ‘Bitcoin Sneakers’ for as Much as $500 a Pair

August 1, 2024

The most expensive bright orange, high-top sneakers are already sold out and being relisted on…

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OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation Initiate $10M Fund for the Move-Based Layer-1 Ecosystem

August 1, 2024

The fund will be used to develop an accelerator program for projects built on Aptos.

TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration March 14, 2026
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions March 13, 2026
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It March 13, 2026
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets. March 13, 2026
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity March 13, 2026
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns March 13, 2026
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict. March 12, 2026
Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully. March 12, 2026
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It. March 12, 2026
Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes.
Silicon Valley’s Image Takes a Dark Turn in Pop Culture March 12, 2026
In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
A.I. Incites a New Wave of Grieving Parents Fighting for Online Safety March 11, 2026
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE March 11, 2026
Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.
Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots March 10, 2026
Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.
Boeing Says Wiring Issue Will Delay Some 737 Max Deliveries March 10, 2026
The aerospace company said the delay would not prevent it from meeting its 2026 sales goal of about 500 Max jets.
How Do You Use A.I. for Daily Life? March 10, 2026
We want to hear how artificial intelligence helps you with tasks like meal prep, translation and planning a trip.
Former Meta A.I. Chief’s Start-Up Is Valued at $3.5 Billion March 10, 2026
Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, founded by Yann LeCun and other ex-Meta researchers, has raised more than $1 billion from investors.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos March 10, 2026
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy March 10, 2026
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label March 9, 2026
The artificial intelligence company filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense, saying it was being punished on ideological grounds.
For OpenAI and Anthropic, the Competition Is Deeply Personal March 7, 2026
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.

Category: Cryptocurrency

Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Lead Losses as Index Slips 2.2%

Crypto VC Paradigm Invests in MetaDAO as Prediction Markets Boom

Crypto Lender Ledn Handed Out $1.16B Worth of Loans in First Half of 2024

First Mover Americas: Crypto Markets Reel on Geopolitical Risk

Bitcoin Indicator That Forewarned Late 2023 Volatility Explosion Is Lighting Up Again

Ripple to Allocate $10M to Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger

Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms’ Second-Quarter Loss Widens to $84.4M as Costs Surge

Donald Trump Site Lists Limited-Edition ‘Bitcoin Sneakers’ for as Much as $500 a Pair

OKX Ventures, Aptos Foundation Initiate $10M Fund for the Move-Based Layer-1 Ecosystem

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