Florida’s elected chief financial officer and fire marshal Jimmy Patronis says his letter follows Donald Trump’s plans for a national stockpile of Bitcoin. Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis wants the agency that manages the state’s retirement funds to consider investing in Bitcoin — joining a growing number of American states adding crypto to their...Continue Reading

Despite its recent price rally, search interest for “Bitcoin” on Google is still generating only a fraction of the traffic that “AI” has over the last week. Bitcoin is fast approaching a new all-time high and retail investors don’t seem to be showing much more interest than they typically do, say analysts.  “Bitcoin is on...Continue Reading

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said its AI business is “paying off” as the tech giant’s share price surged after the bell as it beat Wall Street estimates.  Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) saw its share price jump 5.9% after-hours as its third-quarter results beat Wall Street earnings and revenue estimates — boosted...Continue Reading

The decentralized crypto exchange laid off more than a third of its workforce on the same day Ethereum development firm Consensys cut 162 employees.  dYdX Trading, the firm behind the decentralized crypto exchange, has laid off 35% of its staff, with its newly returned CEO Antonio Juliano hinting at the need for a new company...Continue Reading

A waitress at a Hong Kong bar allegedly spotted the DWF Labs partner drugging the victim’s drink while attending the bathroom — an accusation she claims is backed by CCTV footage. A partner at crypto trading platform DWF Labs has been stood down after allegations he spiked the drink of a job applicant at a...Continue Reading