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Source: The Verge The end-to-end encryption (E2EE) available on the WhatsApp messaging app gets you off to a good start when it comes to privacy and security. It means no one else — hackers, law enforcement, or Meta staff — can see your chats. Your stuff stays just between you and the person or persons…
Source: Coin Tegraph Key Takeaways: Analyst predicts a low VIX ( Bitcoin network economist Timothy Peterson raised Bitcoin’s (BTC) chances of hitting a new high in 100 days, and he maintains an optimistic outlook in 2025. In an analysis shared on X that ties BTC’s price action to the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) —an indicator…
Source: Live Mint Employers added 177,000 jobs in April Treasury to auction 3-, 10-, 30-year debt next week Traders pus bets on next rate cut to July Japan says could use Treasury holdings in trade negotiations (Updated in New York afternoon time) May 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields rose to a one-week high on…
Source: The Verge Firefox could be put out of business should a court implement all the Justice Department’s proposals to restrict Google’s search monopoly, an executive for the browser owner Mozilla testified Friday. “It’s very frightening,” Mozilla CFO Eric Muhlheim said. The DOJ wants to bar Google from paying to be the default search engine…
Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The stablecoin USD1, issued by World Liberty Financial, has been chosen to handle a major $2 billion investment from MGX into Binance, according to reports. This move marks a new chapter for the crypto exchange and adds fresh attention to…
Source: Coin Tegraph Ben McKenzie, an actor known for his roles on television shows including Gotham and The OC, will make his directorial debut in a scathing documentary about cryptocurrency. According to an April 29 Deadline report, McKenzie wrote, directed, and produced the documentary Everyone Is Lying To You For Money, set to premiere at…
Source: The Verge Apple and Anthropic are building an AI-powered coding tool that will work in Xcode, Apple’s code-writing tool, Bloomberg reports. A new version of Xcode will integrate Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model to “write, edit and test code on behalf of programmers,” Bloomberg says. Apple is slowly rolling this new version out internally initially…
Source: The Verge Nothing cements your relationship status with a new hobby like buying a special bag for it. Hiking? Cycling? Photography? You bet there’s a special bag designed for just that. Getting into a new thing and accumulating gear for it is a joy. An important and underappreciated subcategory of that enjoyment is finding…
Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Over the last few months, the Ethereum price has performed incredibly poorly, dashing the hopes of investors who believed in its potential. While the Bitcoin price has made multiple new highs with expectations that the ETH price could follow, the…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Oil slumped as OPEC discussed making a second major production increase, inflaming concerns about swelling global supplies that have dragged down crude prices this year. West Texas Intermediate futures fell almost 2% to trade around $58 a barrel, continuing a slide this week that has brought prices near the lowest…
