Why Spanish Vanadi Coffee’s $1.1B Bitcoin Bet Will ‘Likely Fail’
With just six locations and millions in losses, Vanadi is hoping its crypto pivot can lift financials and bolster confidence in its business.
With just six locations and millions in losses, Vanadi is hoping its crypto pivot can lift financials and bolster confidence in its business.
BNB Smart Chain’s Maxwell hard fork has three main proposals geared toward boosting scalability, validator sync and overall network efficiency.
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins … Read more
Ever met someone who finishes their day by scrolling until their eyeballs hurt, falling asleep with the TV on, and waking up like a confused goblin? That used to be me. Until I found a better system — not from some productivity guru on TikTok, but from a guy who ruled the Roman Empire and … Read more
Long-term Bitcoin holders have been selling to institutions since spot ETFs launched, keeping prices stagnant.
Speculation has been growing of a potential tie-up between Arbitrum and Robinhood Markets after an X post.
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We’ve spent six months in the banana zone. So far, it’s not a banana that goes up. It’s a banana that goes sideways, with swings above and below $100,000. We can’t say everybody’s selling massive amounts and exiting the market. We certainly see people taking a little bit out. Taking the edge off. Protecting capital … Read more
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Bitcoin remains rangebound, as options and on-chain data point to rising volatility amid looming macro policy shifts.
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“The problem isn’t the data. It’s how we ignore the boring parts of it.” Are AI models as accurate as the validation test says? Why would a model with 99% prediction accuracy flood your inbox with false alarms and turn your beautiful day into a debugging nightmare? Confused? n Welcome to the Base Rate Fallacy—a … Read more
Bridging On-Chain Liquidity with Real-Time Trading Infrastructure In traditional finance and centralized exchanges (CEXs), order books are the lifeblood of price discovery. They match buyers and sellers dynamically, relying on fast infrastructure and deep liquidity. However, bringing this mechanism on-chain within decentralized finance (DeFi) is significantly more complex – primarily due to latency, gas costs, … Read more
Why authority today is not interpreted, but compiled. Power is no longer narrated, debated, or mediated. It executes. In smart contracts, LLMs, and predictive control systems, legitimacy is no longer a matter of symbolic discourse — it is a function of syntax as infrastructure. This article introduces the concept of the regla compilada (compiled rule) as the structural … Read more
Every day we hear that “AI is changing the world.” For startup founders, product managers, and engineers, this sounds both like an opportunity and a headache. Where to start? How do you turn a buzzword into real profit? The truth is that machine learning (ML) is not magic. It is an engineering discipline. Success in … Read more
Imagine an AI that learns by living in a simulated city—navigating traffic, responding to virtual disasters, and interacting with digital citizens. Picture another AI system fighting off a relentless digital virus outbreak, evolving strategies in real-time to contain a spreading infection within an entirely synthetic world. These aren’t merely imaginative scenarios from a sci-fi game; … Read more
With $19 billion stolen and AI-powered attacks rising, the race is on for solutions that preserve crypto’s original vision. The cryptocurrency sector faces an escalating crisis as the very transparency that once defined blockchain technology becomes its Achilles’ heel. Since 2011, nearly $19 billion in cryptocurrency has been stolen, with $6 billion from system breaches … Read more
One of web3’s biggest challenges today is designing for people who don’t already speak its language, so I was excited to sit down with Luke Youngblood to explore what it takes to build systems that reach beyond the crypto bubble. From AWS to Coinbase and now leading Moonwell, Luke brings deep infrastructure expertise and a … Read more
There’s no such thing as overpopulation, only underdevelopment. Someone replied: “So we’re just supposed to level every mountain and cut down every forest?” This kind of response is rooted in the oldest illusion humanity has yet to outgrow: the belief in fixed pie economics — the myth that there’s only so much to go around. … Read more
Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to the Twenty-Fifth edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! This week, OpenAI expands its API with new Deep Research and Webhooks modules, Google released Gemma 3n for multimodal use on low-resource devices, and Gemini CLI hits the terminal. Meanwhile, Sakana.ai unveiled a new framework for reasoning via reinforcement-based teacher models, … Read more
Calyptus, the hiring platform known for verifying and placing high-performance talent, has expanded beyond blockchain to help companies globally hire professionals skilled in AI and automation. The platform now supports over 120,000 candidates, 85 employers, and has delivered 125 placements to teams like Circle, Aave, dYdX, Injective and others. Having worked with blockchain teams where … Read more
Google’s launch of Gemini CLI could be an defining moment for Google’s broader business strategy in AI. The move reflects Google’s attempt to create a distribution and engagement engine for Gemini models, much like Apple’s App Store created a lasting ecosystem around the iPhone. If Google succeeds, Gemini CLI could become a key on-ramp for businesses and … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. As Asia begins a new trading week, ETH is trading close … Read more