“DOGE’s actions at the VA are putting veterans’ lives at risk,” representative Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, tells WIRED. Veterans, he adds, risk being “stripped of the care they need and deserve because [President Donald] Trump and Elon have turned the VA over to lackeys who do not know the first…
Wall Street experienced one of its steepest declines since March 2020; however, in contrast to that earlier downturn years ago, bitcoin’s price remained largely unaffected during Friday’s equity market turmoil. This divergence has sparked widespread discussion about BTC potentially functioning as a “hedge.” Bitcoin’s Uncorrelated Performance in March 2025 Turns Heads U.S. equity markets recorded…
Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kyrgyz Republic’s National Investment Agency (NIA). The main objective behind the latest strategic partnership is to develop the country’s cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem. The agreement, which was announced on April 3 by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, outlines plans for collaboration in…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Over the 13 years reporting on Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, I have watched the rise, fall, near misses, and rise again of the company and…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has released new commentary on stablecoins, with the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance noting that this is part of the effort to provide further regulatory clarity. SEC said in a news release that the guidance aligns with its objective of providing clarity regarding federal securities laws as related to…
Image: kckate16/Envato Elements Questions have swirled as to whether the U.S. government relied on generative AI to establish the tariffs that are expected to take effect April 5. When asked to calculate global tariffs, AI models including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and Anthropic’s Claude all produced the same formula reportedly used by President…
After an unstable year under legal scrutiny and market volatility, Toncoin entered 2025 at a crucial point with new investor backing and signs of a technical breakout. The native token of the free network, Toncoin ($TON), has exhibited high price fluctuations over the past year, following key legal and ecosystem growth. Telegram’s creators developed the TON,…
Key Takeaways Pump.fun has resumed its livestreaming feature for 5% of users after implementing stricter content moderation policies. New guidelines prohibit harmful content, with violations resulting in potential stream termination and account suspension. Share this article Pump.fun, the popular Solana-based meme coin launchpad, has restored its livestreaming feature to 5% of users after a period…
A widely followed crypto analyst is identifying what needs to happen for the next altcoin season to ignite. In a new thread, crypto strategist Rekt Capital tells his 543,1000 followers on the social media platform X that altcoin season will start once Bitcoin’s (BTC) Dominance level, or its percentage of the total market capitalization of…
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the company is having some fun with it. The iconic Windows 95 logo was resurfaced, there is a themed version of Solitaire available, and Bill Gates even posted the source code for the company’s first operating system, Altair Basic. Microsoft’s Copilot is even getting some love. Actually, it…
