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Bitcoin dropped 0.8% to $83,904 amid broader equities decline due to tariff concerns. The global crypto market cap fell by 1.07%, with Ethereum and cardano also slipping. Stock indices dipped slightly as Citigroup and Bank of America warned about economic uncertainties related to tariffs. Crypto derivatives saw liquidations worth $176.72 million, reflecting cautious market sentiment…
Ripple eyes a landmark SEC settlement paid in XRP as CEO Brad Garlinghouse boldly forecasts bitcoin hitting $200,000, signaling explosive momentum for the crypto market.
Ripple Discusses Settling With SEC Using XRP, CEO Sees $200K Bitcoin Ahead
Ripple Chief Executive Brad…
China Jails 9 in $6M Crypto Scam Hitting Indians
April 16, 2025
China cracks down hard on cross-border crypto fraud, jailing fraudsters in a major blow to digital crime targeting Indians.
China Drops Heavy Prison Terms Over Cross-Border Crypto Fraud on Indians
A wide-reaching crypto scam targeting Indian nationals has led to harsh prison…
Storycraft — the AI-powered game platform where players create, explore, and share their own interactive story worlds — has raised a $3 million seed round.
The funding for the Montreal-based startup will accelerate the global multiplatform launch of Storycraft’s multiplayer mobile game built on Google Cloud, which combines AI creative tools, online community, and social storytelling in never…
It started with the announcement of OpenAI’s o1 model in Sept. 2024, but really took off with the DeepSeek R1 release in Jan. 2025.
Now, it seems that most major AI model providers and trainers are in a new race to deliver better, faster, and cheaper “reasoning” AI…
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Intelligence measurement in AI is evolving beyond traditional benchmarks like MMLU, with new tests like ARC-AGI and Humanity’s Last Exam focusing on real-world reasoning. The GAIA benchmark assesses practical AI capabilities across web browsing, code…
Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman introduced the “Clean Cloud Act of 2025” this week, proposing regional emissions limits and financial penalties for cryptocurrency mining operations and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers that exceed environmental standards.
Senate Bill Aims to Impose Fines on High-Emitting Crypto Mines and Data Centers
The bill, formally titled…
Crypto scammers are sweeping through Hawaii with emotionally manipulative schemes that are draining millions from victims, exploiting fake friendships and fraudulent investments in digital currency.
Crypto Scams Sweep Through Hawaii—Victims Hooked by Fake Friendships
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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Argentine lower chamber will investigate Libra’s launch, cryptocurrency can now be legally seized in Brazil, and the…
Based on a capable Volvo FM Electric 8×4 chassis, Putzmeister revealed one of the world’s largest all electric concrete pump trucks at the bauma equipment expo in Munich, Germany this week. The zero-emission concrete pumper can up to 50 km and pump approximately 50 cubic meters of concrete on a single charge.
50 km (a little over 30 miles) and 50 cubic meters (about 65 cubic yards) may not…
