Month: September 2025

Top U.S. Banking Regulator Gould Says Crypto Debanking ‘Is Real’

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jonathan Gould, in his opening weeks of running the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, left no uncertainty about his view of the systematic process to drop crypto people and businesses from banking relationships. “Debanking is real,” he told an audience Wednesday at CoinDesk’s Policy and Regulation event in Washington, … Read more

Cultural Intelligence as a Core Skill for International Growth

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After scaling operations from Guatemala to China, here’s what I learned about leadership, mistakes, and navigating culture on a global scale New Markets, New Rules When I first began expanding operations beyond CIS, I assumed success would come from solid processes, a good product, and strong teams. I’d spent years leading teams and building systems … Read more

Moonlake Lee’s Journey with ADHD and the Role of Technology

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Recently on AXSChat, I had the pleasure of co-hosting an interview with Moonlake Lee, the founder and director of Unlocking ADHD—a young but rapidly growing charity in Singapore dedicated to supporting youth and adults with ADHD. The conversation was not just eye-opening; it was a reminder of how neurodiversity, technology, and the startup mindset intersect … Read more

Rethinking Monitoring for AI-Based Technical Support Systems

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The rapid advancement of generative AI has created unprecedented opportunities to transform technical support operations. However, it has also introduced unique challenges in quality assurance that traditional monitoring approaches simply cannot address. As enterprise AI systems become increasingly complex, particularly in technical support environments, we need more sophisticated evaluation frameworks to ensure their reliability and … Read more

Bitcoin Triggers Bullish Head and Shoulders Pattern. What Next?

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This is a daily analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. A softer-than-expected U.S. PPI pushed bitcoin (BTC) past $113,600, confirming the bullish inverse head and shoulders pattern highlighted earlier this week. The breakout signals the end of the recent pullback from record highs above $124,000 and the resumption of the broader … Read more

The Dawn of Brain-Inspired AI: How a New Model is Redefining Reasoning Performance Beyond LLMs

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The artificial intelligence landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace. While Large Language Models (LLMs) like those powering ChatGPT and Claude have captivated the world with their ability to generate human-like text and perform complex language tasks, a critical question lingers: are they truly reasoning, or merely sophisticated pattern-matching machines? New research introduces the Hierarchical … Read more

Crypto Prices Buoyed by Soft PPI Data; Bitcoin Tops $113K

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Soft U.S. inflation data for August is — at least temporarily — pushing crypto prices higher early Wednesday. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 0.1% month-over-month in August, compared to analyst estimates of a 0.3% rise and the previous month’s 0.9% increase. Year-over-year, PPI grew by 2.6%, down … Read more