Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After a few quiet months, it’s happened again: another blockchain bridge hack with losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Nomad, a cryptocurrency bridge that lets users swap tokens between blockchains, is the latest to be hit after a frenzied attack on Monday, which left almost $200…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Bolt Mobility electric scooters aren’t bolting around anymore. The dockless rental company co-founded by famed sprinter Usain Bolt has reportedly abruptly shuttered in cities across the US, even outright ghosting some city officials (via TechCrunch). According to the report, Bolt halted operations in US cities including Portland, Oregon,…
Nintendo’s upgraded Switch model sports a larger OLED display and slight redesign. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge While much attention has been given to Valve’s Steam Deck in recent months, the Nintendo Switch remains the de facto handheld console for most people. Today, the premium version of Nintendo’s popular console with an…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Robinhood’s cryptocurrency division has been fined $30 million by the New York Department of Financial Services over alleged anti-money laundering and cybersecurity violations (via The Wall Street Journal). This marks the state’s first enforcement action related to cryptocurrency. The settlement resolves the investigation opened by the NYDFS last…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A California judge says video service Rumble can proceed with the early stages of an antitrust suit against Google. Rumble sued Google in 2021, alleging that it favored its own YouTube video platform in search results and the Android operating system. Google urged the court to split the…
On August 1, the U.S. Copyright Office sent a report addressed to Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) detailing the results of the agency’s study into the feasibility of a deferred registration examination (DRE) option for copyright applicants seeking registration under U.S. law. While the Office recognized the genuine concerns of those seeking the creation of such…
Enlarge (credit: Synchron) Thomas Oxley has a love-hate relationship with Black Mirror. On the one hand, he can appreciate the show’s “gripping” appeal. On the other hand, it means facing a deluge of accusations that he’s spearheading humanity’s dystopian future. Oxley is the founder and CEO of Synchron, a company creating a brain-computer interface, or…
Amanda Reed Whether you’re going back to school or back to the studio, a solid pair of headphones is invaluable. There is nothing more beautiful than basking in just the right amount of bass while you’re untangling mixed metaphors or mastering your next single. Actually, there’s one thing more beautiful: Saving money while you do…
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency How to improve retention, growth marketing’s golden metric They say pressure makes…
Sprig, a startup offering tools for user and software product research, today announced that it raised $30 million in a funding round from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, First Round Capital, Elad Gil and Figma Ventures. It brings the company’s total raised to $90 million, which CEO Ryan Glasgow says is being put toward expanding Sprig’s service…