ETH funding rate turns negative, but US macro conditions mute the buy signal
Crypto traders usually view negative funding rates as a buy signal, but this week’s volatility US earnings outcome may cloud the value of the signal for ETH investors.
Month: February 2026
Building AI Agents Doesn’t Have to Be Rocket Science (Spoiler: It’s Mostly API Calls)
TL;DR Want to build an AI agent but don’t know where to start? I built a production-ready boilerplate that gets you from zero to chatting with AI in under 60 seconds. Grab it here, and steal whatever you need. That’s literally what it’s for. The AI Agent Gold Rush (And Why You’re Not Late) We’re … Read more
Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed a cross-appeal, as the DOJ Antitrust Division announced in a post on X: “Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the remedies decisions in its case against Google’s unlawful monopolization of internet search and … Read more
How I’ve run major projects (2025)
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The 89% Rule: What Most SEO Content Gets Wrong
Most content marketers are playing a rigged game without realizing it. According to recent SERP analysis data, only 11% of published content ever reaches page one. The remaining 89% exists in digital purgatory—indexed but invisible, published but ignored. The conspiracy theorists will tell you it’s all about domain authority. The “optimization gurus” will sell you … Read more
French Police Raid X’s Paris Office in Probe of Grok AI and Illegal Content
The French action comes as investigations into X’s Grok chatbot expand across multiple jurisdictions, including the UK and EU.
AI Made Sam Altman Feel ‘Useless and Sad’—X Users Tried to Make Him Feel Worse
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Codex made him feel useless. X users responded by roasting his vulnerability—and airing months of anger over AI job losses.
Slopaganda goes West
After right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley‘s viral video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycares he said were operated by Somali residents, Donald Trump’s administration responded by flooding the state with federal immigration agents and freezing funding for childcare services. (A judge ruled that the federal government must continue funding childcare subsidies, at least temporarily.) Now Shirley is … Read more
The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during ‘tense and difficult time’
Founders and investors in the Minneapolis tech industry told TechCrunch they’ve put much of their work on hold to help out their community.
Borderlands 4 for Switch 2 is on ‘pause’
Development on the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 is on “pause,” according to a statement from a Take-Two spokesperson given to Variety. “We made the difficult decision to pause development on that SKU,” Take-Two spokesperson Alan Lewis said in the statement published by Variety. “Our focus continues to be delivering quality post-launch content … Read more
Stop Torturing Your Data: How to Automate Rigor With AI
There is an old saying in statistics: “If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.” It starts innocently. You run a regression. The P-value is 0.06. So you remove an outlier. 0.055. You control for age. 0.049. Boom. Significant. You publish. But deep down, you know. You didn’t find the truth; you manufactured … Read more
Nevada authorities file lawsuit against Coinbase over unlicensed wagering
The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50 US states.
Crypto Dev Launches Site for AI to Hire Humans
Riding OpenClaw’s viral moment, a new startup called RentAHuman.ai pitches itself as the “meatspace layer” for autonomous agents—letting bots pay people to do the things software still can’t.
AI Coding Tip 005 – How to Keep Context Fresh
Keep your prompts clean and focused, and stop the context rot TL;DR: Clear your chat history to keep your AI assistant sharp. Common Mistake ❌ You keep a single chat window open for hours. You switch from debugging a React component to writing a SQL query in the same thread. The conversation flows, and the … Read more
Next Bitcoin accumulation phase may hinge on credit stress timing: Data
Bitcoin’s volatility spiked, and its price plummeted to fresh lows as worrying US economic conditions emerged. Will credit stress data signal the next accumulation phase for BTC?
The four best Super Bowl TV deals we found
The Super Bowl is not only one of the biggest sporting events in the world, it’s also one of the best times of year to find a deal on a big TV. For major events in particular, a large TV makes sense because it provides a more immersive experience and allows for groups of friends … Read more
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Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says
On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk said in an announcement, was that in order for AI to grow, it needed to go to space. AI relies on “large terrestrial data centers” that run … Read more
Tian Ruixiang plans to acquire up to 15K Bitcoin in equity-linked deal
The Nasdaq-listed insurance brokerage said an unnamed investor would contribute BTC as part of a deal that also includes an AI- and crypto-focused strategic partnership.
AI and Trust (2023)
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France Considers Restricting VPNs to Support Under-15 Social Media Ban
A French official said the government is looking at ways to stop the use of VPNs to evade an incoming social media ban for kids under 15.
Democratizing business intelligence: BGL’s journey with Claude Agent SDK and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
This post is cowritten with James Luo from BGL. Data analysis is emerging as a high-impact use case for AI agents. According to Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents Report, 60% of organizations rank data analysis and report generation as their most impactful agentic AI applications. 65% of enterprises cite it as a top priority. … Read more
Canada’s investment watchdog rolls out crypto custody rules to avoid another QuadrigaCX
CIRO’s new digital asset custody framework takes effect immediately, raising standards for crypto trading platforms as regulators push to reduce investor risk.
Trump’s White House won’t tolerate attacks on the president in crypto bill, adviser says
Patrick Witt, the president’s digital assets adviser, told CoinDesk that anti-corruption provisions targeting Trump would not be acceptable.
Digital wallets will hold ‘totality’ of people’s assets, says Franklin Templeton
At the Ondo Summit in New York, top asset managers said tokenization has moved beyond theory but warned that trust, education, and real-world utility are now the biggest hurdles.