Nasdaq has formally requested U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking a basket of cryptocurrencies through a proposed regulatory framework designed to address market integrity concerns.
Nasdaq’s Latest Proposal Filing Sets a New Standard for Crypto Market Oversight
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC submitted a 131-page Form 19b-4 to…
Crypto.com's Explosive Growth Reshapes Exchange Rankings
February 20, 2025
Total centralized exchange volume reached $18.83 trillion, the second-highest in five years, though still below 2021’s record of $25.21 trillion.
2021 Marked by Key Events
In 2024, Binance remained the largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange, despite its share of total…
Elon Musk just released an AI that’s smarter than ChatGPT — here’s why that matters
February 19, 2025
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled Grok 3, its latest AI model that the company claims outperforms leading competitors across key technical benchmarks. The announcement marks a significant escalation in the race to develop more powerful AI…
AI can fix bugs—but can’t find them: OpenAI’s study highlights limits of LLMs in software engineering
February 19, 2025
Large language models (LLMs) may have changed software development, but enterprises will need to think twice about entirely replacing human software engineers with LLMs, despite OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s claim that models can replace “low-level” engineers. In a new paper, OpenAI researchers detail how they developed an LLMs benchmark called SWE-Lancer to test how much foundation models can…
Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati unveils Thinking Machines: A startup focused on multimodality, human-AI collaboration
February 19, 2025
Ever since Mira Murati departed OpenAI last fall, many have wondered about the former CTO’s next move. Well, now we know (or, at least have a rough idea). Murati took to X today to announce her new venture Thinking Machines Lab, an AI research and product company with a…
Fincantieri, Edge nab $500M-plus maintenance deal for UAE Navy fleet
February 19, 2025
A picture taken in February 2019 in Monfalcone shows Fincantieri’s logo on a crane at the company’s shipyard. (Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)
ROME — The United Arab Emirates has handed a five-year, €500 million ($524 million) contract to a joint…
Tesla Full Self-Driving's approval in China could be used as bargaining chip in trade war
February 19, 2025
Tesla is waiting for the approval of its (supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, but now a new report claims that Chinese authorities are considering using it as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the US.
Last year, there were reports that Tesla was getting close to a deal with China to bring its FSD system into the market, but it has yet to happen.
During Tesla’s last…
Kia finally pulls the covers off its new EV4: Here's our first look at the low-cost EV
February 19, 2025
Kia’s next big EV is just days from its official debut. Ahead of its EV Day event next week, Kia just dropped a first look at the new EV4 electric sedan and hatchback models. Check them out below.
Here’s our first look at the Kia EV4
It’s been over a year now since Kia…
I went back to Bafang's factory in China five years later. The difference is mindblowing
February 19, 2025
If you’ve been hanging around in the world of electric bikes for any decent amount of time, you’ve probably come across Bafang. They don’t make electric bikes, but they’ve long made many of the components used by them. I visited the factory back in 2019, and recently…
Solana’s Most Profitable Sniper
February 19, 2025
One man and his team racked up more than $100 million in memecoin profits via a trading method called “sniping.”
Sniping Legend Nets More Than $100M in Memecoin Profits
There are snipers, then there’s Naseem, the legendary trader who pocketed $100 million from the Trump memecoin launch in January. But is he really a skilled trader or just an insider who profits from privileged…
