Ether’s Worst Showing Versus Bitcoin Highlights Cycle of Diminishing Returns: Van Straten

Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency, has fallen out of investor relative to bitcoin (BTC), returning the worst bull-cycle performance against its larger rival since the Ethereum blockchain’s inception in 2015. A comparison of the ether to bitcoin ratio across past cycles from the tokens’ respective lows shows consistent underperformance. The black line in the chart … Read more

New Open-Source Tool Lets You Auto-Generate ER-Diagrams for Database Visualization

We’ve developed a new database design tool called Liam ERD, and it’s finally here! Let us introduce it to you. Overview Liam ERD is a tool that automatically generates ER diagrams to visualize database table structures. It comes in two main versions: Web Version: For public repositories, you can visualize schema files by prepending https://liambx.com/erd/p/ … Read more

India lauds Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, plans to host its models on local servers

India’s IT minister on Thursday praised DeepSeek‘s progress and said the country will host the Chinese AI lab’s large language models on domestic servers, in a rare opening for Chinese technology in India. “You have seen what DeepSeek has done — $5.5 million and a very very powerful model,” IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on … Read more

Money that machines trust

Stablecoins are emerging as the financial backbone of AI-driven economies, enabling seamless, autonomous transactions. From human-to-agent interactions to fully autonomous agent-to-agent ecosystems, stablecoins power the future of self-driving economies.

TRUMP Memecoins Can Now Be Used to Buy Donald Trump Merchandise

Several marketplaces hawking Donald Trump-branded merchandise, including GetTrumpWatches.com, GetTrumpFragrances.com, and GetTrumpSneakers.com, have started accepting the Trump memecoin as a payment method alongside credit cards and bitcoin (BTC). Payments options now include TRUMP and will be processed by Solana Pay, a decentralized payment system that allows users to send money directly to merchants without intermediaries. The … Read more

The TechBeat: AiSweat.Shop Secures Arbitrum Grant to Build Federal Reserve for AI Agents (1/30/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## OCR Fine-Tuning: From Raw Data to Custom Paddle OCR Model By @aiforbreakfast [ 6 Min read ] Learn to fine-tune PaddleOCR … Read more

Crypto Consortium T3 FCU Helps Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M Linked to Crime Syndicate

Spanish authorities are crediting the T3 Financial Crime Unit, a consortium made up of Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, for helping take down a multinational European financial crime syndicate. According to Spain’s Guardia Civil, the crime syndicate operated across multiple European jurisdictions, providing cash-to-crypto laundering services for criminal enterprises. T3 said it seized $26.4 million, … Read more

European embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B

French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that was originally announced in September 2024. Swan helps other companies offer financial products at scale. The company can generate both virtual and physical cards that … Read more

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Spending Their BTC, A Bullish Signal, Analysts Say

If someone told you that stock market investors are offloading their cherished holdings, you will most likely interpret it as a sign of an impending market downturn. The narrative, however, differs in the crypto market, where such selling indicates bullishness, according to analysts observing historical trends in the supply held by long-term investors or wallets … Read more