Month: March 2025

Ahead of the first-ever White House Crypto Summit Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve that a factsheet claimed delivers on his promise to make America the "crypto capital of the world."

Trump's order requires all federal agencies currently holding bitcoins seized as part of a criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceeding to transfer those bitcoins to the Treasury Department, which itself already has a store of bitcoins. Additionally, any other digital assets forfeited will be collected in a separate Digital Assets Stockpile.

But while Trump likely anticipates that bitcoin fans will be over the moon about this news—his announcement of the reserve and looser crypto regulations helped send bitcoin's price to its all-time high of $109,000 in January, Reuters noted—some cryptocurrency enthusiasts were clearly disappointed that Trump's order confirmed that the US currently has no plans to buy any more bitcoins at this time.

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Bei Amazon gibt es derzeit den Bestseller unter den Dashcams mit doppeltem Rabatt zu kaufen, doch das Angebot gilt nur für kurze Zeit. (Auto, Amazon)

Ein Unternehmen will zehn seiner Gitteruhren auf den Markt bringen. Sie sollen genauer als Cäsium-Atomuhren sein und könnten die Sekunde neu definieren. (Sekunde, Wirtschaft)

Das CMF Phone 1 setzt auf eine schlanke Software, einen großen Akku und solide Hardware - und verzichtet dabei auf überflüssige Extras. (Technik/Hardware, Smartphone)

CamoGPT sollte die Produktivität der US-Armee steigern, wird nun aber zum Entfernen von Hinweisen auf Vielfalt und Inklusion genutzt. (KI, Barrierefreiheit)

Electric motors are, in so many ways, much better than internal combustion engines. They don't waste most of the energy you put into them as heat and sound, they're easy to control, and they make huge amounts of torque almost instantly. Having recently driven BMW's 430i and i4 back to back over the course of two weeks, the electric version was easier in traffic and more responsive on a twisty road. Electric wins, then. Except at the very high end, it seems.

Because even though electric motors can pack a punch, people paying big money for super- and hypercars are increasingly disinterested in those cars being electrified. So much so that Maserati has canceled the all-electric version of the MC20.

The MC20 debuted in 2020. No longer associated with Ferrari after that brand was spun out and IPO'd, the MC20 could offer a full carbon-fiber monocoque and an engine with very clever F1-derived combustion technology, undercutting its now-independent Italian competitor to the tune of more than $100,000 in the process.

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Der chinesische Autohersteller Nio könnte gegen Datenschutzgesetze verstoßen. In Bayern steht nun ein Verfahren an. (Nio, Datenschutz)

Amazon hat eine Starthilfe mit 20.000-mAH-Powerbank im Angebot, die mit einem integrierten Kompressor auch Reifen aufpumpen kann. (Technik/Hardware)

Es handelt sich um wissenschaftliche Instrumente, die abgeschaltet werden. Damit will die Nasa die Mission verlängern. (Nasa, Raumfahrt)

Erst in der vergangenen Woche war der Preis auf das iPad deutlich reduziert. Jetzt sägt Amazon noch weiter am Preis. (iPad, Apple)