VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary urge SEC to revert to ‘first to file, first to approve’ standard for crypto ETFs

Key Takeaways VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary Capital urge the SEC to revert to its ‘first-to-file, first-to-approve’ standard for crypto ETP approvals. Simultaneous approvals are said to stifle innovation and disadvantage smaller ETF firms. Share this article Three asset managers — VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary Capital — have co-signed a letter urging the SEC to restore […]

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Proof-of-Reserves: Is it applicable to MicroStrategy?

The following is a guest post and analysis from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief fromThe Tokenist. On Tuesday, Michael Saylor, the Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), riled up the Bitcoin part of the internet. At an event adjacent to Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Saylor was asked whether the company (rebranded as Strategy) […]

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Circle rejected Ripple’s $5 billion buyout — now valued at over $20 billion after NYSE debut

Key Takeaways Circle saw its market value exceed $20 billion following its NYSE debut. The company reportedly rejected Ripple’s $5 billion acquisition offer as it was seen as undervalued. Share this article Circle, the USDC stablecoin issuer, made a blockbuster debut on Wall Street this week, with shares soaring to as high as $123, briefly […]

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An Overview of Early Vision in InceptionV1

This article is part of the Circuits thread, a collection of short articles and commentary by an open scientific collaboration delving into the inner workings of neural networks. Zoom In: An Introduction to Circuits Curve Detectors The first few articles of the Circuits project will be focused on early vision in InceptionV1 — for our purposes, the […]

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Exploring the Journey of Aniruddha Adak: A Tech Enthusiast and Innovator

Introduction Aniruddha Adak is a dynamic professional in the tech industry, known for his expertise in AI engineering, web development, and technical writing. With over two years of experience, Aniruddha has made significant contributions to the field, specializing in creating and managing AI agents and working with various AI agentic tools. Professional Background Aniruddha currently […]

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Curve Detectors

This article is part of the Circuits thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles and critical commentary delving into the inner workings of neural networks. An Overview of Early Vision in InceptionV1Naturally Occurring Equivariance in Neural Networks Every vision model we’ve explored in detail contains neurons which detect curves. Curve detectors in vision models […]

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Stripe holds early talks with banks to explore stablecoin integration

Photo: T. Schneider Key Takeaways Stripe is in early talks with banks to explore stablecoin integration for future payment solutions. The move highlights the growing significance of stablecoins in global payment systems and digital asset management. Share this article Stripe is already talking to banks about how they might use stablecoins for global payments, co-founder […]

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Inside GitHub: How we hardened our SAML implementation

For over a decade, GitHub has offered enterprise authentication using SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), starting with our 2.0.0 release of GitHub Enterprise Server in November 2014. SAML single sign-on (SSO) allows enterprises to integrate their existing identity providers with a broad range of GitHub products, extend conditional access policies, and bring enterprise organization management […]

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