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In brief September got off to a hot start, but the seasonal “Red September” curse might now be kicking in. Bitcoin is now just 4% away from marking another down month in September, historically the worst month of the year for markets. Myriad prediction market users remain somewhat bullish, but the charts paint a less…
In brief Strive Asset Management is acquiring Semler Scientific at a $1.3 billion valuation Semler’s stock had been trading at a discount to its Bitcoin holdings Strive expects to gain around 5,000 Bitcoin from the deal Strive Asset Management is acquiring Semler Scientific at a $1.3 billion valuation, the company said on Monday, growing its…
In brief Plasma One will allow users to load the card with stablecoins and pay from their balance with a physical or virtual card. The new neobank is set to roll out after Plasma’s stablecoin-optimized layer-1 blockchain hits “mainnet beta” on September 25. Its card promises to offer 4% cashback on spending, over 10% yield…
In brief Publicly traded firm Caliber has acquired $6.7 million worth of LINK as it builds out its Chainlink treasury. The firm intends to do more than accumulate LINK though, it will also integrate the Chainlink network into its daily business. Its next step is hiring the right fit with a history in real estate…
In brief Remilia Corporation is launching a Milady-centric social network called RemiliaChat. The rollout is beginning with RemiliaNET, a social identity layer launching Friday. While aimed at fans of 4chan, RemiliaChat will have some level of content moderation. The Milady gang thinks social media is broken, calling the community of fans the “diaspora of chan…
In brief DeepMind used physics-informed neural networks to find new solutions to Navier-Stokes equations. The AI uncovered a new family of singularities, later proven mathematically correct. The breakthrough could boost weather models, aerodynamics, and climate prediction accuracy. For centuries, the complex mathematics describing the movement of liquids and gases—from the air rushing over an airplane’s…
In brief Mainnet activation is set for December 3, with testnets starting in October. Recent testing suggested raising blob capacity in phases. Further tests will confirm those numbers before rollout. Ethereum developers have set Dec. 3, 2025, as the mainnet activation date for the Fusaka upgrade, nudging forward a timeline that had been expected to…
We’re excited to announce the next major step in the growth of xStocks — the industry’s gold standard for tokenized equities. In partnership with Backed, Kraken is collaborating with Trust Wallet to integrate xStocks directly into one of the most widely used self-custody crypto wallets, bringing interoperable tokenized equities to over 200 million users across…
In brief IMX climbed nearly 17% Thursday and is up 50% over the past week, CoinGecko data shows. Ubisoft and NetMarble collaborations highlight Immutable’s push to bring crypto rewards into mainstream gaming. SEC approval of broader ETF listing standards has added to the upbeat sentiment across altcoins. Immutable (IMX) led gains among select altcoins on…
In brief The SEC said that Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund conversion into an ETF is approved for listing and trading. The fund tracks the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Cardano. Other ETFs tracking XRP and Dogecoin began trading on Thursday. An exchange-traded fund from crypto asset manager Grayscale that tracks the price…
