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The crypto-to-AI bandwagon jumpers' club just landed another member: Core Scientific — theregister.com
They were doing it in Texas... Core Scientific is trading coins for tokens, revealing plans on Monday to convert a 300-megawatt bitcoin mining operation in Pecos, Texas, to an 1.5 gigawatt AI datacenter campus.…
Bitcoin drives back toward $80k—but one billionaire may be fueling much of the rally — fortune.com
Bitcoin’s price has climbed roughly 15% over the past month, and crossed above $79,000 over the weekend. The oldest cryptocurrency is now sitting at around $77,000, which is the highest the token has traded since an early February sell-off, but it’s
Coinbase follows its trust charter by boosting stablecoin distribution — americanbanker.com
The cryptocurrency company has collaborated with payment tech firm Nium to enable conversions to traditional currency, a play to boost use of the digital assets for payments and diversify Coinbase's revenue sources.
Strategy Slows Bitcoin Buying, Switches Back to Common Sales — bloomberg.com
Strategy Inc. bought $255 million of Bitcoin in the previous seven days, slowing the pace of its buying of the digital currency after spending $3.5 billion over the prior two weeks.
Apple’s longtime CEO sat out the crypto revolution. His successor should choose a different path — fortune.com
It’s been quite a run for Tim Cook. During his 15 years as the head of Apple, Cook grew the company’s market cap from $350 billion to $4 trillion and cemented its status as one of the most dominant and trusted brands on the planet. Few would dispute that
20 free Windows apps that fix the most annoying parts of your PC — pcworld.com
Even if you aren’t a huge techie, you probably know about all the big, mainstream apps that are fundamental to how we use our PCs. I’m talking Word, Outlook, Chrome, Slack, Dropbox, etc. You know, right? But there are many, many, many awesome free apps out
Meet the players who lost big money on Peter Molyneux’s failed Legacy — arstechnica.com
This week, players are being asked to pay $25 for early access to Masters of Albion, a god game throwback that legendary designer Peter Molyneux (Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Black and White) says will be the last game he ever works on. But the players who
Meet the Four Democrats Who’ll Decide If Trump Gets His Domestic Spying Law — theintercept.com
A messy fight over whether the U.S. government can conduct warrantless surveillance of American citizens could come down to whether four Democrats endorse Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s latest plan. Johnson was stymied this month when he attempted
Bitcoin Reaches 12-Week High on Iran Deal Optimism — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin continued a slow ascent toward $80,000 on Monday as investors weighed the latest developments in the US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.
Bitcoin (BTC) Reaches 12-Week High on Iran Deal Optimism — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin (BTC) Reaches 12-Week High on Iran Deal Optimism Bloomberg
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