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In brief Strategy raised $27 million by issuing preferred shares. The firm bought Bitcoin at an average price of $123,500 last week. Bitcoin still hasn’t recovered fully from last week’s crash. Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, said that it spent $27 million on the asset last week, but it appears that the…
In brief China’s Aheadform unveiled its Origin M1 robot head, reviving debate over how human is too human in machine design. Spanish researchers found that moderately human-like robots inspire more trust than highly realistic ones. Analysts project the global service-robot market will surpass $293 billion by 2032 as humanoids enter daily life. A new ultra-realistic…
In brief A new study shows LLMs can mimic human purchase intent by mapping free-text answers to Likert ratings through semantic similarity. Method achieved 90% of human test–retest reliability on 9,300 real survey responses. The study raises questions about bias, generalization, and how far “synthetic consumers” can stand in for real people. Forget focus groups:…
In brief Major banks including Banco Santander, Citi, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank are exploring a “1:1 reserve-backed form of digital money.” The banks said in a statement that the potential product would be pegged to G7 currencies. A number of companies and banks worldwide are interested in issuing stablecoins. A group of international…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors slightly lower; Bitcoin at $121,500 ZEC continues to lead top movers, up 19% to $230 JPMorgan says SOL ETFs will…
In brief Salaries and token incentives declined across nearly all roles and regions, according to Dragonfly’s latest crypto compensation report. Western Europe remains a dominant labor hub, while Asia’s hiring share nearly doubled year-over-year. Most crypto firms remain remote-first, with slower hiring and a widening gap between top executives and staff pay. Crypto salaries are…
In brief Intel’s new Core Ultra 3 debuts in 2025 with RibbonFET and PowerVia tech for better efficiency and density. The Company Foundry division losses hit $3.2 billion in Q2 as AMD captures 32% of desktop CPUs and nearly 40% of revenue. AMD’s OpenAI GPU deal, Apple Silicon, and Qualcomm’s PC chips tighten the noose.…
In brief Grant Cardone views Bitcoin as a superior store of value to gold. Hedge fund innovator Ray Dalio has urged investors to own a combination. The precious metal has outperformed Nvidia this year. Investors may see opportunity in gold’s historic rally, but they shouldn’t be selling Bitcoin to latch onto the precious metal, according…
October 8, 2025 | Margin, Pro We are making a new pair available for margin trading, taking our total to over 240 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for a new trading pair: Pair basePair nameAvailable leverageLong LimitShort LimitXPLXPL/USD3200,000200,000 Here’s some more information about the token: Plasma (XPL)…
In brief Global crypto market cap hit an all-time high of $4.35 trillion on October 6, with Bitcoin surging past $126,000 and Ethereum crossing $4,500. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have attracted over $70 billion in inflows since January 2025, with last week alone seeing $4.5 billion in record flows. Technical indicators show mixed signals:…
