Lomond School in Helensburgh, Scotland, has made history by becoming the first school in the UK to accept bitcoin as payment for tuition fees. From the fall of 2025, parents will be able to pay fees in the world’s most scarce digital asset. This bold move by the independent co-educational day and boarding school has
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Markets rebound as trade tensions ease — Bitcoin surges and Pepeto leads crypto’s return to the spotlight. Trade tensions are finally cooling down, and markets are responding with optimism. Stocks are on the rise,
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of stuff for you this week: antitrust lawsuits against Google and Meta; Grok can now remember; Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow wants to make his mark; and much, much more. Have a great weekend! It’s over: Google violated antitrust laws in the ad tech market, a judge
Kyrgyzstan has taken a major step toward embracing digital currency, as President Sadyr Zhaparov signed a constitutional law authorizing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project. The initiative formally grants legal tender status to the “digital som,” a virtual version of the country’s national currency. Announced by the presidential office on 17 April 2025,
The native asset of a Bitcoin (BTC)-focused decentralized finance (DeFi) project defied the crypto market doldrums and skyrocketed by more than 55% this week. Threshold Network powers tBTC, a decentralized wrapped Bitcoin that can be used throughout DeFi ecosystems. The project’s native token, T, is trading at $0.0223 at time of writing, up from $0.0143
If you haven’t already updated your iPhone to the latest iOS, then we highly recommend that you do so now. On Wednesday, April 16, Apple released iOS 18.4.1. The latest update to Apple’s mobile operating system fixes not just one, but two zero-day vulnerabilities that have already been exploited by hackers. “Apple is aware of
Since bitcoin briefly dipped below global averages in South Korea on April 9, the past ten days have seen the coin fetch a premium, touching 2.97% above international benchmarks. Seoul’s Bitcoin Premium Hits 3% With fewer high-return domestic investment avenues, South Koreans often gravitate toward cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Ten days ago, amid a market
Medical diagnostics company Semler Scientific has reported steep unrealized losses on its Bitcoin holdings. In its most recent SEC filing dated April 15, the company revealed a paper loss of approximately $41.8 million for the first quarter of 2025. This loss stems from the sharp drop in BTC prices, which slid from $93,500 at the
While capabilities like dancing can be fun and eyecatching, they don’t actually show how useful humanoid robots are in real-world situations, says Fern. Even being able to run a half marathon isn’t a very useful benchmark for their skills—it’s not like there’s market demand for robots that can compete with human runners. The benchmarks that
A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to address the environmental impact of bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Dubbed the Clean Cloud Act, the legislation is being led by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Fetterman (D-PA). If passed, the bill would set carbon emissions standards for energy-guzzling computing