An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators. The letter argues that authors’ work has been “stolen” by AI companies: “Rather than paying […]
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 18th, 2025, Chainwire SwissBorg, Europe’s leading app for investing and earning crypto, today announced the integration of BNB Smart Chain (BNB Chain) into its Meta-Exchange (MEX), connecting one of the largest decentralized ecosystems in crypto directly into its one-tap trading experience. Through this integration, SwissBorg users can trade BNB Chain-native assets, including […]
The sudden shutdown of Huione Guarantee has sent shockwaves across the digital guarantee market, a shadowy network involving countless online fraudsters, money launderers, and brokers of stolen information in Southeast Asia and China. Despite this disruption, many Telegram-based marketplaces with similar operations remain unaffected and are actively growing. Vendors Shift to Tudou According to blockchain […]
Komodo price nosedives 25% amid Binance delisting news. Binance also plans to delist Stella, LeverFi, Biswap, and LTO Network tokens on July 4, 2025. LTO price fell alongside ALPHA and LEVER also tanked, but BSW was up more than 50%. Komodo (KMD), a privacy-focused blockchain platform, saw its token price plummet by more than 25% […]
Web3 action roguelite game Spekter Agency has announced a $5M pre-seed raise – coinciding with the Open Beta launch of the title on Telegram. Led by a16z Speedrun, the $5M raised will go towards scaling and distribution of the title, as well as help fund the development of the team’s next game – which is […]
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple Chief Technology Officer (CTO) David Schwartz has commented on the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) growth and what could come next for the network. The Ripple CTO’s statement has come to light amid a crucial upgrade to the XRPL, which would boost its […]
Upcoming listings to position Imagen for mass adoption of AI-powered social networking in Web3. June 18, 2025 1:00 AM EDT | Source: Kaj Labs Seattle, Washington–(Newsfile Corp. – June 18, 2025) – Imagen Network, the decentralized AI-powered social platform, has announced that it is preparing for token listings on two of the world’s largest […]
Have you heard of The Velvet Sundown? It’s kind of like The Velvet Underground, except The Velvet Underground is definitely real, and the jury is still out for The Velvet Sundown. The band’s photos look remarkably AI-generated — too clean, not quite textured enough, oddly inhuman, yet it has racked up more than 372,000 monthly […]
Bitcoin miners are earning the least they have in a year, yet most still largely refuse to part with their coins, according to a new report from Cryptoquant researchers. Cryptoquant Report Signals Resilience in Bitcoin Mining Sector Despite Lower Profits Miner revenue slid to $34 million on June 22, the weakest since April 20, as […]
Crypto startups raised a hefty $739.5 million across 17 deals during the week of June 22–28, 2025, marking one of the sector’s strongest funding stretches in months, with infrastructure and institutional-focused projects leading the charge. Topping the list was Kalshi, a regulated prediction market exchange, which closed a $185 million Series C round at a […]
