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In brief A long-dormant Bitcoin whale, inactive for seven years, has reawakened to sell a portion of its Bitcoin holdings. The investor used the proceeds to open massive leveraged long positions on Ethereum, a move experts view as a strategic bet on ETH’s future growth. This rare transfer could increase market volatility, but analysts believe…
In brief A solo Bitcoin miner solved a block on Sunday—a rare feat these days. The independent miner took home around $365,000 in rewards and fees. Mining Bitcoin is a cutthroat industry; even the major players face challenges. An independent Bitcoin miner hit the jackpot Sunday, outgunning the top mining operations that typically solve blocks…
In brief Chinese tech giant Ant Group has said claims it’s working on a rare earth RMB stablecoin are false. It comes amid exploration of stablecoin uses by Chinese e-commerce firms. Hong Kong’s stablecoin regulatory regime has been a key driver for increased interest. Chinese tech giant Ant Group has denied online rumors that it…
In brief Apple is raising its U.S. investment to $600 billion over four years. A new manufacturing program expands U.S. chip and component production. New facilities are underway in Texas, Kentucky, Arizona, and more. Trump’s tariff threat on semiconductors appears to be accelerating tech reshoring, with Apple pledging substantial investment in U.S. investments to sidestep…
In brief Polygon’s consensus layer was knocked offline by a “validator exit.” The Polygon Foundation said it’s working to fully restore affected services. Polygon underwent a “technically complex” upgrade earlier this month. Ethereum scaling solution Polygon was disrupted for over an hour on Wednesday after a validator leaving the network triggered an unexpected bug.In a…
In brief Interest rates have remained between 4.25% and 4.50% since the last rate cut in December. The Federal Reserve’s has remained cautious amid unsettling inflation signs. Bitcoin has traded largely below $120,000 since reaching a record high near $123,000 earlier this year. Bitcoin ticked down only slightly after the U.S. central bank left the…
In brief AI coding startup Cognition is closing a $300M+ funding round, rocketing its “autonomous coder” Devin to a $10 billion valuation. Devin wowed Silicon Valley with viral demos, but critics say it still flubs real-world coding and needs human help. Investors keep piling in as agentic AI hype grows—despite bugs, flops, and open questions…
In brief GameSquare borrowed stablecoins against a recently acquired CryptoPunk. The rare CryptoPunks NFT was purchased from Compound founder Robert Leshner for $5.15 million worth of preferred shares. GameSquare owned 12,900 ETH, as of Thursday worth $48 million. GameSquare, a digital media company with an Ethereum treasury strategy, said Thursday that it acquired a rare…
Everyone thinks prediction markets are all about big money and quick trades. But what if the real edge isn’t speed or volume but rather the story behind a prediction?Prediction markets face the same fundamental problem: getting people to care enough to participate. Polymarket addressed this challenge by offering high‑stakes political markets that generated significant volume…
In brief Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said his company fully intends to register its flagship USDT stablecoin via the newly-signed GENIUS Act. The company will also likely offer another, U.S.-specific stablecoin in the American market. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said he believes his company is nonetheless poised to particularly benefit from the passage of the…
