Stablecoin issuance could be key to the next Bitcoin rally: 10x Research
More than $2.5 billion has been issued by Tether and Circle over the past week, and 10x Research believes continued momentum could spark a Bitcoin rally.
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Pump.fun daily revenue outpaces the next 24 protocols combined
Solana memecoin deployer pump.fun has generated more than $5.3 million in revenue in the last 24 hours, out-earning Ethereum, Solana, and Tron and everyone else.
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This Deepfake Tool Turning Images Into Livestreams is Topping the GitHub Charts
Built primarily in the Python scripting language, Deep-Live-Cam is easy to download and modify among developers.
xAI releases Grok-2, adds image generation on X
Elon Musk-owned launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini in beta today with improved reasoning. The new Grok AI model can now generate images on the X social network, though Grok access is currently limited to Premium and Premium+ users on X. The text below the sample image prompts suggests that Grok is using FLUX.1 by Black … Read more
Coinbase teases 'cbBTC’ days after BitGo Wrapped Bitcoin controversy
Speculators think the post refers to Coinbase’s own wrapped Bitcoin product, which will potentially be launched on its layer-2 network Base.
ASX sued over prior statements about its now-abandoned blockchain project
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued the stock exchange for alleged “misleading statements” it made over its abandoned blockchain upgrade plan.
Ethereum L2 ecosystem processes a record 12.4M transactions in a day
The growth has been primarily driven by memecoin mania on the Coinbase L2 blockchain Base.
Google faces headwinds as it brings Pixel 9 to India
Google Pixel 9 series India launch coincides with the expansion of its sales channels and after-sales support in the country. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Memecoin ‘retail mania’ could go the way of ICOs and NFTs, say execs
Memecoins are a great way to attract people to crypto, but the jury’s out on whether they’ll maintain their current momentum.
Zepto hits $5B valuation as quick commerce heats up in India
Zepto has finalized a $340 million round that increases its valuation to $5 billion, up from $3.6 billion in June and $1.4 billion last August, as the startup races to win market share in India’s contested quick commerce market. General Catalyst and Mars Growth Capital are co-leading the Series G round, according to people familiar … Read more
Bitcoin sell pressure risk as $1.7B in dormant BTC moves over 2 days
The movement of more than $1.7 billion in “dormant” Bitcoin could lead to downward pressure on Bitcoin in the coming weeks, according to an onchain analyst.
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Bitcoin Holders Are Stacking Sats as Price Hovers Above $60,000: Glassnode
Last week’s activity sent shockwaves across major markets. Bitcoin holders, meanwhile, have been accumulating, Glassnode data shows.
US Bitcoin ETFs ‘on track’ to top Satoshi’s BTC stack soon
United States Bitcoin ETFs have added around 37,510 BTC to their holdings each month on average and could soon surpass Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated stash.
Bitcoin Miners Sell Off Bitcoin to Stay Afloat as BTC Price Wavers
Miners shed more than 19,000 BTC in one day, according to CryptoQuant, struggling to sustain operations as challenges converge.
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‘AI Scientist’ Aims to Automate Scientific Discovery
Japanese firm Sakana AI claims its system can perform every part of the research process.
Valve confirms it’ll support the ROG Ally with its Steam Deck operating system
Valve once imagined that every PC maker could have their own “Steam Machine,” a PC game console running the company’s Linux-based SteamOS. It took a decade for that dream to evolve into the company’s own internally developed Steam Deck gaming handheld, but the original dream isn’t dead. The company’s long said it plans to let … Read more