Jito Airdrop Hands Out $225 Million to Solana Users

Jito, the Solana-based DeFi platform, kicked off its hotly anticipated airdrop earlier Thursday, putting some $225 million worth of free tokens in the wallets of Solana users around the world.  At the airdrop’s launch at 11:00 am EST Thursday, JTO debuted at a price of

Microsoft May Be Working On an AI Edition of Windows

Microsoft’s bold moves in artificial intelligence—from its huge stake in OpenAI to collaborating with Meta to adding AI to its ubiquitous business tools—could take deeper root in 2024, with unconfirmed leaks and rumors of an AI-focused update to Windows. The upcoming update for Windows, code-named

Early Bitcoin Ordinals Art Sells for Record $450,000

With Ordinals inscription sales setting daily records, the controversial but buzzy tagalong on the Bitcoin blockchain hit another milestone Thursday. Ordinals inscription number eight from the Honey Badger collection sold for 10.4 BTC on Thursday on Magic Eden, the NFT marketplace said on Twitter. According

US Judge Bans Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao from Leaving the Country

A federal judge in Seattle ruled Thursday that Changpeng Zhao, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, must remain in the United States in the months leading up to his sentencing on criminal charges related to anti-money laundering violations. U.S. District Judge Richard Jones granted federal

Montenegro Set to Extradite Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon to US: Report

Montenegro will extradite Terra co-founder Do Kwon to the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the WSJ reported that Montenegro’s Justice Minister, Andrej Milovic, had privately said he plans to send Do Kwon to the U.S.

Gamers Can Now Livestream to Twitter via Streamlabs

Gamers can now use the livestreaming software Streamlabs to go live on Twitter from their desktop computers or mobile phones thanks to an integration with X, Streamlabs announced Thursday.  Twitter, also called X, isn’t exactly known for its live video content. But in recent months,

Ronin and Beam Gaming Tokens Surge, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum

With Bitcoin and Ethereum still gaining in recent days, gaming-centric tokens are broadly continuing pace—with buzzy tokens tied to the Ronin and Beam networks leading the charge among large-cap projects. RON, the token of gaming-centric Ethereum sidechain network Ronin, has popped 21% over the last