Napster was only around for roughly three years before it shut down in 2002. The company faced multiple lawsuits from major record labels and bands like Metallica, as Napster’s users freely shared music and other files online. Yet, despite its short life, the peer-to-peer file-sharing platform changed the music industry forever, altering how consumers acquired…
Fidelity Investments recently announced plans to launch its “OnChain” share class, a tokenized version of its Fidelity Treasury Digital Fund (FYHXX), on the Ethereum blockchain. The company filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 21, 2025, aiming for a May 30 launch, pending approval. This move places Fidelity alongside major players…
Databricks, a company that helps big businesses build custom artificial intelligence models, has developed a machine learning trick that can boost the performance of an AI model without the need for clean labelled data. Jonathan Frankle, chief AI scientist at Databricks, spent the past year talking to customers about the key challenges they face in…
Gamestop has unveiled a bitcoin reserve strategy, aligning with soaring institutional BTC adoption while sitting on a $4.8 billion cash stockpile, fueling its most disruptive pivot yet. $4.8B on Deck: Gamestop to Load Treasury With Bitcoin—Is the Game Just Beginning? Gamestop Corp. (NYSE: GME) announced on March 25 that its board of directors had “unanimously…
Pump.fun’s decentralized exchange (DEX), PumpSwap, has achieved record-breaking numbers, with a daily volume of $426 million and 243,000 users. The Solana-based platform also collected more than $1 million in fees, including $213,000 in protocol charges on March 24, marking its best performance since its launch. Despite the success, its market share of 14.5%, as captured…
More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of breaking into their bank accounts, stealing their crypto, or simply stalking them. These types of attacks are still relatively rare, so there’s no need for alarm. But it’s important to know what you can do to protect yourself if you suspect someone accessed…
Is Strategy quietly reshaping how public companies interact with capital markets — and could its $21 billion plan set a precedent for Bitcoin-aligned balance sheet plays? Small fish, big splash Strategy’s (previously MicroStrategy) role in U.S. capital markets is changing in ways that few would have predicted a few years ago. Known primarily as an…
As early flowers start to bloom, Amazon holds another sale — its Big Spring Sale discounts are available to customers with or without a Prime membership. We selected some of Amazon’s best deals on tech products, focusing on tools you can use for work; where possible, we focused on deals that approach or reach 50%…
This content is provided by a sponsor. Introduction Echo is a community-driven, closed-loop fintech platform that blends traditional finance with blockchain innovation. Based in the Isle of Man, Echo operates as a fully licensed Virtual Asset Service Provider under the local financial authority, emphasizing security, transparency, and regulatory compliance. The company is dedicated to building…
Key Takeaways Ripple agreed to a settlement with the SEC, paying a $50M fine. The SEC will request lifting of the injunction that required Ripple to register future securities. Share this article Ripple and the SEC reached a settlement today, with Ripple agreeing to pay a reduced fine of $50 million — down from the…
