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Tap Protocol & ICP Empower Bitcoin with Decentralized Finance at Its Core

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Tap Protocol has partnered with the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) and the Dfinity Foundation to develop decentralized finance (DeFi) applications directly on Bitcoin’s Layer-1 blockchain. This collaboration aims to enhance Bitcoin’s functionality beyond its traditional role as a digital store of value. Bitcoin has long been recognized as a reliable digital asset, often referred to … Read more

Uber-backed mobility fintech Moove acquires Brazil’s Kovi, takes ARR to $275M

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Uber-backed Moove, an Africa-born mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers across six continents, has acquired Kovi, a Brazilian urban mobility provider. The value of the deal is not being disclosed, but Moove confirmed it was an all-share transaction, and Kovi is now wholly owned by Moove. Moove co-founder and … Read more

Understanding Decentralized Event Distribution

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Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Motivation 2.1 Decentralized Computing Infrastructure and Cloud 2.2 Advantages of DeFaaS 2.3 System Requirements 3 Overview of DeFaaS 4 Detailed Design of DeFaaS and 4.1 Decentralized Scheduling and Load Balancing 4.2 Decentralized Event Distribution 4.3 API Registration and Access Control 4.4 OAuth2.0 Support 4.5 Logging … Read more

NordVPN’s new feature gets around networks that block VPNs

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Users should be able to browse more freely. albeit with a slower connection. | Image: NordVPN NordVPN has announced a new NordWhisper protocol that makes it easier to bypass networks that typically block VPN connections. The protocol operates differently from traditional VPN traffic patterns that can sometimes be detected by network administrators, and should provide … Read more

Cardano Will Transition to Full Decentralized Governance After Wednesday’s Hard Fork, Cardano Foundation Says

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Proof-of-stake blockchain Cardano will switch to decentralized governance later Wednesday after the Plomin hard fork takes effect, Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization backing the project, said on X. “The Plomin hard fork takes effect, marking the transition to full decentralized governance. ADA holders gain real voting power – on parameter changes, treasury withdrawals, hard forks, … Read more

How DeFaaS Uses Randomized Load Balancing for Decentralized API Calls

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Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Motivation 2.1 Decentralized Computing Infrastructure and Cloud 2.2 Advantages of DeFaaS 2.3 System Requirements 3 Overview of DeFaaS 4 Detailed Design of DeFaaS and 4.1 Decentralized Scheduling and Load Balancing 4.2 Decentralized Event Distribution 4.3 API Registration and Access Control 4.4 OAuth2.0 Support 4.5 Logging … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Trump Exports Bitcoin Enthusiasm as Price Rebounds, Investors Eye FOMC

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By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Each new day under the Trump administration is as intriguing as the next, and Wednesday is shaping up to be no different. For one, the president’s enthusiasm for bitcoin is spurring other countries to take a look at the asset. Most recently, Czech National Bank … Read more

Meteomatics eyes U.S. expansion for its enterprise-focused weather forecasting tools

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Martin Fengler knows a lot about the weather. Fengler got his Ph.D. in mathematics, focused on numerical weather prediction, before working for Meteomedia AG, a network of weather stations in Switzerland and Germany. But while he knew a lot about weather forecasting from the prediction side, he realized the gaps that remained on the consumption … Read more

DeepSeek’s AI avoids answering 85% of prompts on ‘sensitive topics’ related to China

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AI chatbot DeepSeek has taken the world by storm, topping app store charts and sending Silicon Valley and Wall Street into meltdown. An offshoot of Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer, DeepSeek’s cost-to-performance ratio makes for impressive reading compared to incumbents such as OpenAI. However, reports have increasingly documented some of the things the AI chatbot is … Read more

There Aren’t Enough Examples of Blockchain in AI

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Every new trend results from technological leaps, which inevitably affect the existing industry. This is true for any industry, but it’s especially relevant for Web3, where technologies tend to develop at an incredible pace. Blockchain used to be a new technology believed to change finances, but now other technologies are changing blockchain. Today, I want … Read more

Enso Drives $2.1B Liquidity for Boyco: How To Bootstrap Liquidity Without Centralized Market Makers

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Boyco, a liquidity coordination platform built on Berachain’s Royco Protocol, has locked $2.1 billion in pre-launch deposits since integrating Enso’s blockchain automation tools. The figure highlights a growing fix for Layer-1 blockchains’ “cold start” problem: how to bootstrap liquidity without centralized market makers. By letting dApps and liquidity providers (LPs) negotiate incentives onchain, Boyco aims … Read more

Microsoft probing whether DeepSeek improperly used OpenAI APIs

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Just a few hours after David Sacks claimed DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own models, Bloomberg Law reports that Microsoft is investigating DeepSeek’s use of OpenAI’s application programming interface (API). According to security researchers working for Microsoft, the Chinese company behind the R1 reasoning model may have exfiltrated a large amount of data … Read more

Crypto.com Will Suspend Tether, PayPal Stablecoin Services in Europe Due to MiCA

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Digital asset exchange Crypto.com said it will suspend certain token services deemed to be unauthorized in terms of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets legislation (MiCA) in a statement to its clients on Tuesday. The statement said that from Jan. 31, it will no longer offer certain services from stablecoins, like Tether USDT, Paypal … Read more

US Government’s $6.5 Billion Silk Road Crypto Sale is More Nuanced Than You Think

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In a digital age where cryptocurrencies are often associated with anonymity and illicit transactions, few events have captured the imagination of both law enforcement and the public quite like the takedown of Silk Road. A black market for exchanging numerous goods such as drugs, weapons, and stolen data. Silk Road was shut down by the … Read more