For years, our social media experiences have been dominated by Big Tech players like Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Google (YouTube), Snapchat, TikTok, and X. But a growing number of startups are taking aim at these giants by building new, often smaller and more personal social networking experiences to connect people with friends, interests, and tighter-knit…
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Bitcoin capitulated below its 200-week moving average with…
The ETFs were somehow in the green during one of the worst weeks in terms of price moves in recent crypto history. It was a painful week, no matter how you look at it or which cryptocurrency asset you support. Ripple’s XRP, arguably one of the alts with the biggest and loudest community, was…
Fake jobs, real intelligence gathering. Intelligence agencies across the Five Eyes alliance, including the FBI, MI5, and counterparts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, have issued a coordinated warning about what they describe as an “aggressive” online recruitment campaign linked to Chinese intelligence services. According to the advisory, operatives are using professional networking platforms such…
David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO emeritus, says XRP Ledger utility is moving beyond its early role in payments as enterprises test wider blockchain-based finance. Summary David Schwartz says XRP Ledger use is expanding from payments into tokenized real-world financial assets. RLUSD’s multichain rollout gives XRPL developers more liquidity for tokenization, payments, and DeFi products. XRPL activity…
Bitcoin fell below the $60,000 mark on Friday, June 5, 2026, recording its lowest level since the beginning of 2026 as a selloff wave spread across the crypto market. Downward pressure came from a record streak of outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs, a repricing of Fed interest rate expectations following a stronger-than-expected jobs report,…
Looking up at the Moon tonight and wondering what exactly you’re looking at? Wonder no more, this is what you can see. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Sunday, June 7, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. Tonight, 62% of the moon will be be lit up, according to NASA’s Daily Moon Guide. Without…
Key Takeaways Hut 8 priced $4.25B of 6.129% notes to fund its 352MW Beacon Point AI campus. The Texas project highlights Hut 8’s shift from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure. Beacon Point will be rented to a tenant rated AA- or higher. Hut 8 Raises $4.25B to Expand AI Infrastructure Beyond Bitcoin Mining Hut 8…
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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs returned to net outflows on Friday after briefly snapping a record withdrawal streak, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the declines as Bitcoin fell below the key $60,000 support level and investor sentiment deteriorated. Summary Bitcoin ETFs posted $325.7 million in outflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $213.7 million withdrawn.. Bitcoin price fell…
