Month: February 2025

XRP Ledger ‘Self-Healed’ After Brief Downtime

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The XRP Ledger (XRPL) was briefly unavailable early Wednesday as a consensus mechanism design led to a temporary halt in network operations. The incident began when the network’s consensus process appeared to function, but validations were not being published, causing the network’s ledgers to “drift apart.” In the XRP Ledger, consensus among validators is crucial … Read more

Shetty Case Offers Thought-Provoking Look at Investment Risk vs. Fraud

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The federal government’s fraud case against a former CFO accused of secretly investing $35 million of company funds in a cryptocurrency-backed venture poses an important legal question: should executives face criminal liability for corporate investment decisions that fail? Prosecutors contend that Nevin Shetty’s investment in HighTower Treasury—a firm in which he held a partial ownership … Read more

Blockstream Opens New Office in Tokyo as It Expands in Asia

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Blockstream, the crypto company co-founded by legendary bitcoin (BTC) developer Adam Back, is expanding its global presence with the opening of a new office in Tokyo, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. The company will be partnering in the region with Diamond Hands, Japan’s leading Bitcoin strategic consultancy, and investment firm Fulgur … Read more

The US Risks Being Left Behind If It Does Not Bring In Enough Talent in AI, Blockchain

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Throughout the years in the US, we are the audience to all the sudden and increasing demand for experts and professionals in the realm of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. However, despite the high demand for individuals with AI and blockchain expertise, the US workforce has struggled enough to fulfill the requirements of skilled professionals. … Read more

Fintech Veteran Says DeFi Can Fix Finance

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According to Investing.com, Binance Research analysts declared 2024 as the year Decentralized Finance (DeFi) fundamentally redefined financial resilience. The consistent influx of billions into DeFi underscores its potential to reach lofty revenue targets, with forecasts predicting a market size of $231.2 billion by 2030—a figure that signals a seismic shift in how we perceive and … Read more

Ondo Finance Unveils Tokenization Platform to Bring Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs Onchain

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Ondo Finance, a leading tokenized real-world asset (RWA) issuer, has unveiled a new offering to accelerate the onboarding of traditional assets to blockchain technology. Ondo on Tuesday introduced Ondo Global Markets (Ondo GM), a platform dedicated to providing onchain access to stocks, bonds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The specific details regarding which stocks, bonds, and … Read more

Bitcoin Network Hashrate Growth Was Muted in January: JPMorgan

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The Bitcoin network hashrate, a proxy for competition in the industry and mining difficulty, rose slightly in January, Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report on Monday. The monthly average network hashrate rose 1% to 785 exahashes per second (EH/s), the bank noted, while mining difficulty fell 2% month-on-month. The month-end, weekly … Read more

Is AI Making Product Managers Obsolete?

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I analyzed over three hours of podcasts and tens, maybe 100’s of blogs from product practitioners sharing their best guesses about what 2025 holds for product managers. The hottest predictions revolve around the AI revolution in product management, but there’s plenty of disagreement on how it’ll change the PM landscape. Let’s dive in! Will the Product … Read more

The TechBeat: Why Pay for the Cloud? Build Your Own with Raspberry Pi and Open Media Vault (2/5/2025)

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European AI startups raised $8 billion in 2024

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In just a few days, France will host the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, with heads of state flocking to Paris to meet global tech leaders. They’ll most likely announce some big investments and diplomatic agreements focused on safety or the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. Ahead of the summit, early-stage VC firm Galion.exe, growth investment … Read more

This Five-step Framework Can Help You Build a Strong, Adaptable Product

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Looking at nature, humankind’s survival through the ages has relied on one crucial trait: adaptability. While products are not living entities, adopting a “living vision” for your product can inspire adaptability, igniting its ability to thrive in a competitive landscape. Bringing successful products to life in today’s dynamic market demands more than just a great idea. It requires … Read more

Bitcoin Risks Losing the $90K- $110K Range as These 3 Development Could Put the Brakes on the Next Bull Breakout

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Since early 2023, Bitcoin (BTC) has chalked out a classic stairstep bull run, characterized by incremental price increases followed by periods of consolidation that set the stage for the next move higher. The cryptocurrency’s ongoing price consolidation between $90,000 and $100,000 is the third of the broader bull run from $20,000. The consensus is that … Read more