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In brief Bitcoin’s recent drop is a mid-cycle reset, not a bear trend, according to analysts. The crypto’s first red October in six years could be setting the stage for a bullish comeback in November. A cooling trade war could serve as a tailwind, though macroeconomic concerns persist. Bitcoin is heading into November after its…
In brief Google Quantum AI revived a decades-old concept known as quantum money. The tokens rely on the no-cloning theorem, making them physically impossible to copy. Researcher Dar Gilboa said the work is theoretical, not a Bitcoin replacement. For more than a decade, the world of digital currency has been built on a single foundation:…
In brief Hollywood.com and Crypto.com are joining to debut entertainment-focused prediction markets. Prediction markets are booming lately with record volume and multi-billion-dollar platform valuations. Crypto.com is also powering an upcoming Truth Predict platform from Trump Media & Technology Group. Prediction market fever is sweeping through crypto, politics, sports—and now Hollywood, too.On Monday, Hollywood.com announced an…
In brief Shanghai researchers say “context engineering” can boost AI performance without retraining the model. Tests show richer prompts improve relevance, coherence, and task completion rates. The approach builds on prompt engineering, expanding it into full situational design for human-AI interaction. A new paper from Shanghai AI Lab argues that large language models don’t always…
In brief The firm will slide Palisade’s offerings into its Ripple Payments and Ripple Custody solutions. Ripple acquired Hidden Road and GTreasury in billion dollar deals earlier this year. Ripple ended a four-year legal battle with the SEC this August. Ripple has acquired digital wallet provider and custody firm Palisade, the blockchain-based financial technology company…
In brief Donut Labs raised $22 million to develop an AI-powered crypto trading browser. The tool merges automation, market analysis, and security in one platform. Founder Chris Zhu says agentic browsers will soon become the default online. AI browsers are becoming the next frontier in how people interact with the web—and crypto traders just got…
In brief ArXiv changed its policy after AI tools made it easy to mass-generate survey papers. Only peer-reviewed review or position papers will now be accepted in the Computer Science category. Researchers are divided, with some warning the rule hurts early-career authors while others call it necessary to stop AI spam. ArXiv, a free repository…
In brief AI cloud compute company IREN has signed a $9.7 billion deal with Microsoft. The deal will give Microsoft to access to Nvidia’s NVIDIA GB300 GPUs. A number of top tech companies have inked deals with data center firms in recent months. IREN stock rocketed up after the former Bitcoin miner and data center…
In brief U.S. Bitcoin ETFs had $946 million in outflows last week, with iShares Bitcoin Trust losing $400 million. Solana ETFs attracted $421 million in new investments, driven by recently launched U.S.-based funds. Total digital asset fund outflows reached $360 million as investors reacted to U.S. central bank Chair Jerome Powell’s cautious stance on December…
In brief Balancer, a multi-chain automated market maker, suffered a major exploit that has resulted in an estimated $128 million in losses. Liquidity pools across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and other chains have been affected by the attack. Berachain has halted its blockchain and is preparing for a hard fork to recover the lost funds. Crypto…
