Month: May 2025

Crypto ETPs see $3.3B weekly inflows, top $10.8B year to date

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Cryptocurrency investment products saw a sharp increase in inflows last week, driving the year-to-date (YTD) total above $10 billion, according to data from European crypto investment manager CoinShares. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $3.3 billion of inflows during the week ending May 24, bringing total inflows YTD to a record $10.8 billion, CoinShares reported … Read more

Bearish Bets on Strategy Look Alluring, Says 10X Research as MSTR Diverges From Bitcoin’s Bull Run

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10x Research, led by Markus Thielen, likes bearish options bets on Strategy (MSTR) as the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin BTC holder’s share price diverges from the upward trending BTC price. In a report sent to clients Friday, Thielen recommended a bear put spread on MSTR, involving a long position in the $370 put option and a short … Read more

“Lilo & Stitch” and “Mission: Impossible” Show Why Theaters Matter in a Streaming World

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If 2023 was the summer of #Barbenheimer, then 2025 is already #StitchImpossible. During Memorial Day weekend, Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible —The Final Reckoning, two wildly different movies, have reignited the box office. Lilo & Stitch, the live-action remake of the popular Disney animated feature, has become a multigenerational hit. Meanwhile, Final Reckoning has given Tom Cruise another explosive turn as Ethan … Read more

Don’t Mix Data Access Concerns With Essential Business Behavior

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Passing databases creates accidental coupling and breaks business encapsulation. TL;DR: Don’t mix data access concerns with essential business behavior. Problems 😔 Tight Coupling Mixed responsibilities Bijection violation Testability Business logic pollution Separation of concerns violation Blurred Layers Single Responsibility Principle violation Solutions 😃 Use dependency injection Don’t use the Repository Pattern. Find real abstractions instead … Read more

Behind the Startup: How OpenLedger is Building a Blockchain-Native AI Ecosystem

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As AI and blockchain converge, one project stands at the intersection of this revolution: OpenLedger. With promises to decentralize model training, reward data attribution, and power agent economies, OpenLedger is pushing toward a new era of transparent and community-owned AI. In this interview, we sat down with core contributor Kamesh to understand the principles, innovations, … Read more

SHIB Surges 5% After Mid-Day Dip, Defying Economic Tensions

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Geopolitical tensions and shifting trade policies continue to influence cryptocurrency markets, with Shiba Inu ‘s SHIB token demonstrating remarkable resilience amid broader economic uncertainty. After experiencing a significant mid-day sell-off, SHIB staged an impressive recovery during the 22:00 hour, surging 3.0% on nearly 900 billion in volume before establishing a new resistance level at $0.0000147. … Read more

Bitcoin Regains $110K After Weekend Sell-Off; ADA, DOGE Lead Uptick in Crypto Majors

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Bitcoin BTC rebounded to just under $110,000 on Monday after a turbulent weekend sell-off triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt tariff threats on the European Union (EU). After the tariff announcement, a temporary easing in trade tensions contributed to a recovery in digital assets. Trump extended the deadline for the proposed 50% tariffs on … Read more

TRX Surges 1.25% as High-Volume Support Zone Propels Price Higher

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TRX has demonstrated remarkable stability amid broader market volatility, establishing a higher trading range between $0.269-$0.273 with significant volume support, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model. The resilience comes as traditional markets struggle with uncertainty from escalating trade disputes between major economies. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies experience price fluctuations, TRX’s consistent performance … Read more

Trump crypto dinner guest describes ‘worst food’ ever and ‘bullshit’ speech

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A TikTok prankster who attended Donald Trump’s dinner for the US president’s top memecoin holders said the three-course meal served was some of the “worst food” he’s eaten and that Trump’s speech at the event was “pretty much like bullshit.” “It was the worst food I’ve ever had at a Trump golf course,” Nicholas Pinto … Read more

ChatGPT models rebel against shutdown requests in tests, researchers say

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Several artificial intelligence models ignored and actively sabotaged shutdown scripts during controlled tests, even when explicitly instructed to allow the action, Palisade Research claims. Three AI models ignored the instruction and successfully sabotaged the shutdown script at least once during 100 runs, the research firm said in a May 24 X post. OpenAI’s GPT-3 model … Read more

Top US politician shrugs off Trump crypto dinner concerns amid calls for probe

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson has brushed off corruption concerns surrounding President Donald Trump’s dinner for the top holders of his memecoin and dodged answering whether the list of attendees should be released in the interest of transparency. Johnson told CNN’s Jake Tapper on May 25 that he knew nothing about Trump’s May 22 memecoin … Read more