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DeepSeek, explained: What it is and how it works
DeepSeek has demonstrated the potential to develop cutting-edge AI models with significantly lower resource requirements compared to major players like OpenAI.
Illinois pushes for strategic Bitcoin reserve with 5-year hodl strategy
Illinois’ HB1844 bill proposes a state-run Bitcoin reserve with a mandatory five-year holding period before allowing conversions or sales.
Pudgy Penguins’ Layer 2 Network, Abstract, Struggles to Attract Liquidity
Abstract, the layer-2 network rolled out this week by Pudgy Penguins, is off to a muted start despite offering a series of incentives to new users. The network notched 711,000 user transactions on the day of release, but that respectable total has been overshadowed by a lack of inflows. Its total value secured (TVS) was … Read more
Bitcoin 'leaving crypto in the dust' in 2025 despite altseason calls
Bitcoin’s rising market dominance is fueled by strong ETF inflows, political momentum in the US, and Ethereum’s continued multi-year slump against BTC.
Money that machines trust
Stablecoins are emerging as the financial backbone of AI-driven economies, enabling seamless, autonomous transactions. From human-to-agent interactions to fully autonomous agent-to-agent ecosystems, stablecoins power the future of self-driving economies.
TRUMP Memecoins Can Now Be Used to Buy Donald Trump Merchandise
Several marketplaces hawking Donald Trump-branded merchandise, including GetTrumpWatches.com, GetTrumpFragrances.com, and GetTrumpSneakers.com, have started accepting the Trump memecoin as a payment method alongside credit cards and bitcoin (BTC). Payments options now include TRUMP and will be processed by Solana Pay, a decentralized payment system that allows users to send money directly to merchants without intermediaries. The … Read more
The TechBeat: AiSweat.Shop Secures Arbitrum Grant to Build Federal Reserve for AI Agents (1/30/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## OCR Fine-Tuning: From Raw Data to Custom Paddle OCR Model By @aiforbreakfast [ 6 Min read ] Learn to fine-tune PaddleOCR … Read more
Polymarket Still Skeptical of U.S Bitcoin Reserve Despite David Sacks’ Assurance
Polymarket only sees a 16% chance that the Donald Trump will order the creation of a strategic bitcoin (BTC) reserve in the first 100 days of its administration, despite assurances from crypto czar David Sacks that there’s an effort underway to explore the idea. “President Trump has asked us to study that issue, so we … Read more
Crypto Consortium T3 FCU Helps Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M Linked to Crime Syndicate
Spanish authorities are crediting the T3 Financial Crime Unit, a consortium made up of Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, for helping take down a multinational European financial crime syndicate. According to Spain’s Guardia Civil, the crime syndicate operated across multiple European jurisdictions, providing cash-to-crypto laundering services for criminal enterprises. T3 said it seized $26.4 million, … Read more
European embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B
French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that was originally announced in September 2024. Swan helps other companies offer financial products at scale. The company can generate both virtual and physical cards that … Read more
Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Spending Their BTC, A Bullish Signal, Analysts Say
If someone told you that stock market investors are offloading their cherished holdings, you will most likely interpret it as a sign of an impending market downturn. The narrative, however, differs in the crypto market, where such selling indicates bullishness, according to analysts observing historical trends in the supply held by long-term investors or wallets … Read more
Bitcoin Jumps to $105,000 as Fed Fears Fade
Bitcoin rose to $105,000 following the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady, with Chair Jerome Powell signaling openness to crypto banking.
El Salvador rushes in new Bitcoin law to comply with IMF deal: Report
The legislation reportedly rolls back a previous mandate that businesses accept Bitcoin for payments.
The need for cross-border collaboration on digital assets
Adoption can’t happen without practical cross-border cooperation, which will support the growth of digital assets while managing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
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Gemini won’t hire MIT grads unless university drops ex-SEC chair Gensler
Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss said the exchange won’t hire from MIT due to the university rehiring Gary Gensler, a boycott that one commentator called “overkill.”
Reality Labs bleed grows but Zuckerberg vows ‘pivotal year’ for metaverse
Meta’s metaverse-building Reality Labs operating losses last year rose 10% to $17.7 billion, taking its total losses since 2020 to over $60 billion.
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Trump crypto order may disrupt Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said crypto wouldn’t “fully overcome” a four-year cycle but said market pullbacks would be “shorter and shallower” than before.
What Are Temporal Hierarchies?
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 3 Temporal Hierarchies 4 Rating Maps 5 Optimal Imprints for TL(AT) 6 Conclusion and References Appendix A. Appendix to Section 2 Appendix B. Appendix to Section 3 Appendix C. Appendix to Section 4 Appendix D. Appendix to Section 5 3. Temporal hierarchies We introduce the operator … Read more
The Preliminaries We Used to Classify Languages: Fixing a Finite Alphabet
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 3 Temporal Hierarchies 4 Rating Maps 5 Optimal Imprints for TL(AT) 6 Conclusion and References Appendix A. Appendix to Section 2 Appendix B. Appendix to Section 3 Appendix C. Appendix to Section 4 Appendix D. Appendix to Section 5 2. Preliminaries Remark 1. The only infinite … Read more
Tesla reports $600M Bitcoin gain in Q4 using new accounting rule
Tesla has used a new crypto accounting rule to book a nearly $600 million net gain on its Bitcoin holdings in the fourth quarter of 2024.