Category Archives: Tech News

The US SEC approves 11 spot bitcoin ETFs, including those of Grayscale, Bitwise, and Hashdex (Reuters)

Reuters: The US SEC approves 11 spot bitcoin ETFs, including those of Grayscale, Bitwise, and [...]

10
Jan
An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the @SECGov's "twitter account was compromised", and that the SEC has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the [...]

09
Jan
YouTube updates its cyberbullying policy to ban AI-generated content that "realistically simulates" deceased children or victims of crimes or deadly events (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge: YouTube updates its cyberbullying policy to ban AI-generated content that [...]

08
Jan
Linear's CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without its consent; Carta CEO blames a rogue employee (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Linear’s CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says [...]

07
Jan
Google downplays reports of malware abusing an undocumented Chrome API to generate new authentication cookies, saying such token theft attacks "are not new" (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Google downplays reports of malware abusing an undocumented Chrome API to [...]

06
Jan
Coinbase says it has agreed to buy an unnamed holding company which holds a MiFID II license, allowing Coinbase to launch crypto derivatives in the EU (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Coinbase says it has agreed to buy an unnamed holding company [...]

05
Jan
Hackers are hijacking X accounts of governments and businesses marked with gold and gray checkmarks, including Google's Mandiant, to promote crypto scams (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Hackers are hijacking X accounts of governments and businesses marked with [...]

04
Jan
Etherscan, the leading block explorer for Ethereum that was founded in 2015, acquires Solscan, a block explorer for Solana founded in 2021 (Macauley Peterson/Blockworks)

Macauley Peterson / Blockworks: Etherscan, the leading block explorer for Ethereum that was founded in [...]

03
Jan
Orbit Chain, which facilitates cross-blockchain transactions, loses ~$81M after an attack on its cross-chain bridge protocol, reminiscent of Lazarus Group hacks (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: Orbit Chain, which facilitates cross-blockchain transactions, loses ~$81M after an attack [...]

02
Jan
A look at the challenges faced by Apple's $85B/year services business, as the company faces key US court cases and prepares to allow app sideloading in the EU (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Michael Acton / Financial Times: A look at the challenges faced by Apple’s $85B/year services [...]

01
Jan