A new era dawns at the SEC as its freshly appointed chair signals a bold pivot toward clear, market-friendly digital asset regulation that could ignite industry growth.
New SEC Era Begins: Will Digital Assets Finally Get the Clarity They Crave?
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced April 21 that Paul S. Atkins had been sworn in as the agency’s 34th chairman. The appointment…
XRP is surging into Wall Street’s core as Coinbase launches regulated futures, Ripple secures prime brokerage power, and institutional momentum primes explosive mainstream adoption.
Coinbase Debuts Regulated XRP Futures, Strengthening Institutional Crypto Access in US…
Crypto Firms Eye Bank Charters Amid Regulatory Shift
April 22, 2025
U.S. digital asset firms are reportedly considering applying for bank charters and licenses, encouraged by the Trump administration’s more favorable stance towards the crypto industry.
Trump Policies Spur Crypto Firms’ Banking Industry Interest
Several U.S. digital asset…
How NTT Research has shifted more basic R&D into AI for the enterprise | Kazu Gomi interview
April 21, 2025
Kazu Gomi has a big view of the technology world from his perch in Silicon Valley. And as president and CEO of NTT Research, a division of the big Japanese telecommunications firm NTT, Gomi can control the R&D budget for a sizable chunk of the basic research that is done in Silicon Valley.
And perhaps it’s no surprise that Gomi is pouring a lot of money into AI for the enterprise to discover…
Just a year ago, the narrative around Google and enterprise AI felt stuck. Despite inventing core technologies like the Transformer, the tech giant seemed perpetually on the back foot, overshadowed by OpenAI‘s viral success, Anthropic‘s coding prowess and Microsoft‘s…
The distant horizon is always murky, the minute details obscured by sheer distance and atmospheric haze. This is why forecasting the future is so imprecise: We cannot clearly see the outlines of the shapes and events ahead of us. Instead, we take educated guesses.
The…
A lawsuit alleging that Tesla is inflating mileage to avoid warranty claims is already being compared to Dieselgate and referred to as ‘Tesla Odometergate.’
Is Tesla having its own Dieselgate, or is it a nothing burger?
A new class action lawsuit filed in California against Tesla alleges that the automaker is using “predictive algorithms” to inflate mileage at the odometers, allowing…
Tesla (TSLA) brand damage is destroying used car value: 'People don't want them anymore'
April 21, 2025
Tesla’s brand damage is eroding the value of used Tesla vehicles at a rapid rate, as owners rush to sell theirs.
It is breaking the used Tesla market as prices are plunging just as the broader used car market is recovering.
After a few tough years for the used car market…
E-quipment highlight: Sandvik QH443E electric cone plant
April 21, 2025
The new flagship Q-Range electric drive cone plant from the quarry experts at Sandvik is engineered to be safe, quiet, and tough enough to operate in the most hostile environments the mining and quarrying industries can put it in.
Cone crushers enhance quarrying efficiency…
A Tale of Two Crypto Camps – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
April 21, 2025
In a Nutshell
Wall Street giants are embracing crypto’s founding principles of decentralization, transparency, and immutability while many newer participants focus on speculation. Institutions like Blackrock emphasize these ideals, contrasting with recent crypto entrants driven by skepticism and profit motives. This shift reflects broader societal disillusionment and differing perspectives…
