Andrew Dzurak, founder and CEO of Australian startup Diraq, holds one of the company’s projects. Image credit: Diraq DARPA has awarded two Australian startups, Diraq and Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), contracts for quantum computing research, the U.S. agency announced on April 4. Both Sydney-based companies will participate in the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) program, designed…
Share this article With the advent of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, forex traders now enjoy the possibility of diversifying their portfolios. Both Bitcoin and fiat currencies have their advantages and disadvantages when used for forex trading. So, in this article, we shall say how these two differ from each other and find the advantages of…
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered commercial real estate firm Janover, Inc. is announcing that it has raised approximately $42 million through an offering of convertible notes and warrants from multiple investors, including Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital. According to a new press release, the notes were sold in a private offering under Section 4(a)(2) of the…
I’m a firm believer that the internet runs on two things: catchy beats and weird little guys. This week’s weird little guy? A French fish with arms, legs, and undeniable star power. Le Poisson Steve, a chiptune earworm by French musician Tomo, found its way into virality through an animated clip by illustrator Vigz. The…
On February 27, Michael Saylor motivated his followers, “Sell your kidney if you must, but hold the Bitcoin.” After that tweet, bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $79,900, but yesterday, it dropped to under $74,500. Still, Saylor grabbed the opportunity to remind his followers that BTC’s USD price should not be important, regardless. True supporters should…
The crypto market just took a punch to the gut, hard. A whopping $1 trillion in market cap vanished in a flash as the latest round of U.S. tariff announcements sent shockwaves through both traditional and digital markets. And no, this crypto crash wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. Bitcoin dropped below the $80,000 line as…
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), spent much of his first all-staff meeting on Monday promoting the use of artificial intelligence at the agency and praising Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again Initiative,” sources tell WIRED. During the meeting, Oz discussed possibly prioritizing AI…
Blackrock is turbocharging its crypto strategy by tapping Anchorage Digital’s federally regulated infrastructure to power secure custody, staking, settlement, and on-chain governance at scale. Blackrock Deploys Anchorage Digital to Scale Secure Infrastructure for Crypto Funds Anchorage Digital announced on April 8 that it has been selected as the newest digital asset service provider for Blackrock,…
James Murphy, a crypto lawyer, has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), demanding the release of documents that could potentially reveal the identity of Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The lawsuit follows claims made by DHS Special Agent Rana Saoud during a 2019 conference, where she…
Last week, details emerged about an application that fintech giant Stripe had submitted for a U.S. banking license. There was a lot of chatter on X about whether this meant Stripe – already the largest privately valued fintech in the world – would now be adding bank to the list of descriptions of what it…
