OpenAI unveils o3 and o4-mini with breakthrough image reasoning

Key Takeaways OpenAI’s o3 model can think with images and use tools like web browsing and Python to solve complex, multi-step problems. o4-mini is optimized for speed and cost-efficiency, outperforming previous models in math, coding, and non-STEM tasks. Share this article OpenAI released two new AI models today, o3 and o4-mini, expanding its capabilities in […]

Ethereum Layer-2 ZKsync Suffers Exploit As $5,000,000 in ZK Tokens Drained

Ethereum (ETH) Layer-2 scaling solution ZKsync (ZK) has suffered a significant exploit, resulting in the loss of $5 million worth of ZK tokens. The breach, which targeted the platform’s smart contract infrastructure, has been acknowledged by the protocol through a post to the social media platform X. “ZKsync security team has identified a compromised admin […]

Star Atlas and Shaga to Launch $100,000 Creator Campaign

Web3 grand strategy MMO Star Atlas has partnered with Twitch add-on layer Shaga to launch a $100,000 USD Creator Campaign, with rewards in $ATLAS tokens, Star Atlas Ship NFTs, and Shaga’s GLOB points. To qualify for the campaign, creators must use Shaga during a Twitch livestream of Star Atlas to allow a viewer to take […]

Ripple and SEC Back to the Table—What’s Next for XRP?

Ripple’s long-running legal battle with the U.S. SEC may be wrapping up, as both parties agreed on pausing their legal appeals earlier.  John Squire shared his detailed analysis and perspective on the case, suggesting that a settlement will lead to the approval of an XRP ETF. After years of litigation, Ripple Labs and the United […]

Zuckerberg: Snapchat would have grown faster if it accepted $6B buyout offer

During Meta’s antitrust trial this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Snapchat would have grown faster if it accepted his company’s offer to buy the social network back in 2013, Business Insider reports. Court documents revealed that Meta, then called Facebook, offered to buy Snapchat for $6 billion (reports at the time said that […]

Tether to Assign Its Hash Power to Ocean Mining Pool

Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin USDT, has announced it will route both current and future bitcoin mining power to OCEAN, a decentralized bitcoin mining pool. This is part of Tether’s overall plan to support decentralization and secure the Bitcoin network. OCEAN was launched in 2023 by Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr and is […]

Crypto Chaos as Amazon Web Services Outage Freezes Binance, KuCoin Withdrawals

Talk about a rough wake-up call for crypto traders. In the early hours of April 15, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a network hiccup at one of its Tokyo data centers, and the ripple effect was instant. The AWS crypto outage raised questions about the reliability centralized exchanges, but first let’s start with actually happened. […]

Philippines to Host Crypto Vision Conference in Makati

The Philippines is set to host Crypto Vision Conference—a national blockchain and digital assets host in—Makati, Metro Manila on 26 April 2025. Organised by Museigen.io, the event—Crypto Vision Conference 2025 (CVCPH2025)—will focus on key developments in blockchain technology, decentralised finance, NFTs, and emerging financial infrastructure in the Philippines. The conference aims to bring together stakeholders […]