Australia banned social media for under-16s. Italy just built something Australia’s law doesn’t have: a place for teenagers whose digital habits were already unhealthy before any ban existed. Florence has opened Italy’s first youth digital addiction centre, and its focus on counselling and community support, rather than restriction, gives Australia a preview of a problem…
Key Takeaways Russia charged Telegram creator Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism via the 13M-user Dayvinchik bot. Gram token fell to $1.38 on July 29 before rebounding to $1.42, remaining down 14% year-to-date. Russian officials demand Telegram open a local office, host user data, and cooperate with the FSB. State Duma Warning on Telegram Transactions Andrey…
Binance has regained website access across the Philippines after PLDT restored the platform on its network, extending an SEC-supervised return that remains subject to testing and local compliance requirements. Summary PLDT restored access to Binance, following a similar move by Globe Telecom in May. Binance is returning through BlockShoals Technologies, an SEC-approved crypto asset intermediary….
Critical coverage usually draws an angry email or two. For Ina and David Steiner, it led to live cockroaches, a fetal pig, and a bloody Halloween mask. On Monday, July 27, eBay and several former executives agreed to pay $55.7 million to resolve the couple’s lawsuit over the 2019 corporate harassment campaign. The Steiners are…
In Japan crypto news, Japanese game developer Gumi is launching an $18.3M crypto asset fund with SBI Financial Services, and the strategy goes well beyond parking cash in Bitcoin. The fund will actively stake, rebalance, and hedge across Bitcoin and major altcoins. Gumi has explicitly framed it as a stepping stone toward Japan’s eventual opening…
Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann welcomes me into his palace—what he calls his large apartment in San Francisco. He sits on the couch in his living room, clad in an orange shirt emblazoned with a cartoon version of the motorcycle driven by Italian racer Valentino Rossi. He props his feet up on the side table and…
Key Takeaways Unknown miners hold 230,770 bitcoin blocks, 24.03% of all blocks, per Cloverpool data. Antpool ranks second with 109,004 blocks; Foundry USA leads current hashrate despite fewer historic blocks. Poolin filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey in July 2026 after ceasing Texas operations. Onchain statistics tracked by Cloverpool, the mining pool and platform…
Heavy capitulation and lower-priced accumulation have slashed Bitcoin’s short-term holder realized cap. Bitcoin traded in a tight range around $64,500 as investors remained cautious following the Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold, while ongoing US-Iran tensions kept risk sentiment in check. Against this backdrop, a key BTC on-chain metric has fallen 62% in the past nine…
Galaxy said on July 28 that it has acquired approximately 500 acres of land in McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, under a development agreement with the City of McGregor, to build and operate a data center campus serving artificial intelligence and high-performance computing in the McGregor Industrial Park. This marks Galaxy’s second major data center investment…
Executive search firm Christian & Timbers estimates that there are only about 2,000 engineers in the U.S. with the special cocktail of sector know-how, gravitas, and hands-on applied AI experience needed to consistently help enterprises see a return on their AI expenditures. “Not 2,000 available,” reads the study, shared exclusively with TechCrunch. “2,000 total.” As…
