“18F was the people’s tech shop,” one fired 18F worker tells WIRED. “There’s a giant hole left by the closure of 18F. Requests from across the country for help far outpaced 18F’s capacity before the closure.” Like 18F, the United States Digital Service, which the Trump administration rebranded into DOGE, has seen waves of firings…
Key Takeaways Trump mentioned XRP, SOL, and ADA due to their large market capitalizations. The assets are part of the proposed US Crypto Strategic Reserve initiative. Share this article Speaking on Bloomberg Television on Friday, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks clarified that President Trump mentioned XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) in…
Solana Foundation Executive Director Lily Liu has raised concerns over SIMD-228, a proposal to adjust the emissions of the network’s native SOL token based on staking participation, calling it “too half-baked.” However, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko holds a different view, standing by the plan despite their disagreement. Liu Criticizes SIMD-228 In a lengthy thread on…
Apple is delaying the rollout of the “more personalized Siri” experience it promised as part of its rollout of Apple Intelligence. According to a statement from the tech giant published on Friday by Apple blog Daring Fireball, the company admits it will “take us longer than we thought to deliver” on these new Siri features….
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Garantex, the Russian crypto exchange with alleged ties to shady banks and criminal networks, is gone—its website yanked offline by the Russian Secret Service in coordination with global enforcement. This takedown, years in the making, wasn’t subtle. US and European regulators have been circling for ages, using Garantex as a poster child for what happens…
Swords of Blood has launched its Open Beta, introducing a play-to-airdrop event allowing players to earn blockchain-based rewards through gameplay. Developer Hitbox Games has launched the event for the month of March, during which players can earn $HBOX NFTs by completing in-game objectives. Each NFT contains 2,000 tokens, with a planned TGE in April 2025….
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Creative Commons President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs that could reshape the North American tech landscape, adding $50 billion in new costs for imports from Canada and Mexico alone. The tariffs — 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico, 10% on Chinese goods, and 25% on European Union tech components like semiconductors…
“Who’s Who” by one in the know: journalist Eleanor Terrett shares the White House Crypto Summit attendee list. JP Richardson, CEO of Exodus ($EXOD), which offers a multi-cryptocurrency wallet, is among perhaps under 20 invited attendees who are at today’s White House Crypto Summit, hosted by Donald Trump. Writing for Bitcoin News, Alex Lari informed…
US President Donald J. Trump made good on one of his pro-crypto promises and signed an executive order that will make it mandatory for the country to at least maintain its BTC stash. Yet, bitcoin prices are yet to feel the actual impact. But before going into details on that order signed on Thursday, let’s…
