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BNB Chain, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible network tied to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, is experiencing a resurgence in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and memecoin spaces just as some of its rivals face an identity crisis. For most of 2024 and into early 2025, Solana dominated the retail DeFi narrative. It became the network of choice … Read more
Japanese hotel firm Metaplanet (3350) has issued a 2 billion yen ($13.3 million) zero-coupon ordinary bond, with proceeds earmarked for additional bitcoin (BTC) purchases. The bond is scheduled to redeem on Sept. 30. In addition, Metaplanet has been added to the BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (CRYP), a fund with over $50 billion in assets under … Read more
XRP (XRP) has lost more than 40% since hitting a multi-year high near $3.40 in January, and onchain data suggests the downtrend could deepen in the weeks ahead. “Denial” preceding past 75-90% XRP crashes is back XRP’s Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) data from Glassnode suggests the token may be heading for another extended downturn. The … Read more
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Mahé, Seychelles, March 31st, 2025/Chainwire/–Astherus, a multi-asset liquidity hub backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), today announces its official rebrand to Aster, marking a significant strategic shift toward becoming the leading decentralized perpetuals exchange (perps DEX). The rebrand also introduces Aster’s future token ticker $AST, which will replace the current $APX token. This follows … Read more
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Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands, March 31st, 2025/GamingWire/–Cloudbet is opening no-limit betting for April’s Dota tournament blitz, seizing the moment as the start of the year shapes up to be Dota 2’s busiest season outside of The International. With ESL One Raleigh 2025 (April 7-13) and PGL Wallachia Season 4 (April 18-26) both offering million-dollar prize pools … Read more
Economists have long theorized about “perfect markets” — where buyers and sellers operate with complete information, zero transaction costs, and frictionless exchange. Despite technological advances, this ideal remains elusive in today’s fragmented digital economy. Our current commerce landscape is siloed across competing platforms, each creating its own walled garden. Amazon, eBay, and specialized marketplaces for … Read more
Manus AI, the viral AI agent platform out of China, on Monday morning launched two subscription plans starting at $39 per month. Manus, which is still in beta, is an AI-powered agentic tool that can be used to complete tasks ranging from creating a web page for a wedding invitation to crafting a scoring sheet … Read more
Hashgraph, the blockchain development firm focusing on the Hedera (HBAR) network, is building a private, permissioned blockchain for enterprises in highly regulated industries with plans to debut in the third quarter of 2025. HashSphere, built with Hedera’s technology, aims to bridge private and public distributed ledgers, ensuring compliance with regulations while maintaining interoperability, the company … Read more
Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace X2Y2 announced it is shutting down after three years of operation. According to a March 31 announcement, X2Y2 will shut down on April 30, with the team switching its focus to an artificial intelligence project. The team shared its enthusiasm for the rapidly growing sector: “It’s a pivot. Over the last … Read more
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2496.42, down 3.0% (-78.53) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BTC (-1.4%) and BCH (-1.9%). Laggards: HBAR (-10.8%) and SUI … Read more
Australia-based bitcoin miner IREN is redirecting its growth plans away from BTC mining and towards its AI data centers and AI cloud services businesses. “As we near completion of our 50 EH/s mining expansion, our focus is shifting to the next phase of growth and delivering scalable infrastructure for AI and HPC,” said co-founder and … Read more
As TikTokâs April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from the only big event we’ll see over the coming month. April is filled with momentous turns in long-running tech policy … Read more
Seattle-based Temporal has made its name over the last several years in the world of microservices — specifically providing a platform to orchestrate the messy business of building and operating integrations and updates across disparate services and apps in the cloud. But the AI boom has come at the company fast. Now, Temporal has raised … Read more
Amazon on Monday unveiled Nova Act, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform some simple actions. Alongside the new agentic AI model, Amazon is releasing the Nova Act SDK, a toolkit that allows developers to build agent prototypes with Nova Act. Nova Act, developed by Amazon’s recently … Read more
This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time â from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, from making text-based operating systems to holographic video games â but through the decades, it’s remained a foundation of the tech world. Microsoft … Read more
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH) has lost almost half its value two months after Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, told his 5.7 million followers that it was a “great time” to add the biggest altcoin to their portfolios. Source: X/Eric Trump President Trump spoils son’s bullish ETH outlook As of March 31, … Read more
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought nearly $2 billion of Bitcoin, taking advantage of a recent price dip despite growing market concerns tied to US President Donald Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has acquired 22,048 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.92 billion at an average price of approximately $86,969 per Bitcoin. The company now holds over 528,000 … Read more
Sometimes we treasure our devices and tools not just because they’re practical, but because we like their style — the way they look, the way they make our surroundings look, or just because it’s nice to work with something that is, well, snazzy. It reflects our taste. It gives us, or our living space, style. … Read more
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Metaplanet — a Japanese firm following in Strategy’s footsteps by focusing on accumulating Bitcoin — just issued 2 billion Japanese yen ($13.3 million) of bonds to buy more BTC. According to a March 31 filing, Metaplanet issued the zero-interest bonds by allocating them via its Evo Fund to fuel its Bitcoin purchases. Investors will be … Read more