A go-kart track is an odd location to launch a tech initiative in the nation’s biggest city. Yet last month there was New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, zipping around the 900-foot oval at Coney Island’s Luna Park before stepping up to a podium to unveil a program called Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews. Thus…
Strategic Expansion into Staked Ethereum Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, has reshaped its digital asset portfolio during the second quarter, slashing its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) position while tripling its holdings in a yield-generating ethereum product. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Intesa reduced its stake in Blackrock’s iShares Bitcoin…
ADA has “probably one of the best-looking charts among the major caps,” a popular analyst claimed. Cardano’s native cryptocurrency has been on fire lately and has emerged as the best-performing digital asset over the past week. It has become the subject of multiple price predictions, with many market observers anticipating much more substantial gains…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that, based on the feedback we’ve gotten from the community and the reality on the ground. Last year at Disrupt, we spoke with founders about their experiences and discovered the…
German Bitcoin developer René Pickhardt said on Aug. 6 that fears about self-custody security and key management kept him from accumulating more Bitcoin, despite believing the asset had upside. Summary Bitcoin developer René Pickhardt says self-custody security concerns kept him from accumulating more BTC earlier. Coldcard vulnerabilities made some wallet seed phrases predictable, exposing users…
WhatsApp group chats are borrowing a few tricks from workplace platforms. Meta is dropping a new set of WhatsApp features to help make group conversations more organized, interactive, and productive. The update introduces various new tools designed to optimize communication in large groups, including anonymous polls, timed voting, @all mentions, and the ability to create…
Key Takeaways Ark Invest bought 267,676 Block shares worth about $21 million on August 6. Cathie Wood’s fund also added 20,318 SpaceX shares worth roughly $2.3 million the same day. The purchases extend Ark’s long-running bets on Jack Dorsey’s Block and Musk’s SpaceX. Ark’s Latest Trades Ark Invest, the asset management firm founded by Cathie…
Binance will conduct two amendments this weekend, while SOL and DOGE have been the subject of numerous price predictions. Binance will delist four trading pairs on Saturday and pause certain services the following day. Solana is at risk of plummeting to $50, while Dogecoin (DOGE) might be on the verge of a major revival….
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CleanSpark has reported a $239 million quarterly loss as revenue fell 30.5% year over year, while its latest AI data center lease has added a long-term revenue stream outside Bitcoin mining. Summary CleanSpark reported a $239 million quarterly net loss as revenue fell 30.5% year over year. Quarterly revenue came in at $138 million, missing…
