AI companies used to measure themselves against industry leader OpenAI. No more. Now that China’s DeepSeek has emerged as the frontrunner, it’s become the one to beat. On Monday, DeepSeek turned the AI industry on its head, causing billions of dollars in losses on Wall Street while raising questions about how efficient some U.S. startups—and venture capital— actually are. Now,…
The founders of Bioniq, a marketplace for Bitcoin-based collectibles, launched Odin.fun Thursday—aiming to reinvigorate a tepid Runes meme coin market by mirroring Solana’s immensely popular Pump.fun token launchpad. Letting users launch Bitcoin-based meme coins in a way that parallels the popular Solana app, Odin.fun was designed around speed, Bioniq CEO and co-founder Bob Bodily told Decrypt. The platform features two-second…
The country’s giant sovereign wealth fund holds over $500 million in Microstrategy shares and similar stakes in other bitcoin-focused companies such as Coinbase. Norwegian Pension Fund Increases Its Bitcoin Exposure by 153% The $1.8 trillion Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) increased its indirect bitcoin (BTC) exposure by 153% in 2024, according to crypto research […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/norway-indirectly-holds-3821-btc-according-to-k33-research/
Bitcoin kicked off 2025 with a bang, but a fresh set of factors needs time to congeal before BTC price can chase new highs. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-rallies-above-106-k-but-3-key-actions-must-happen-for-new-all-time-highs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said he is not worried about US export controls on high-performance computing chips from Nvidia. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/india-launch-generative-ai-2025-deepseek?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
The original bill argued that mining facilities could pose a national security risk by compromising US military installations. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkansas-senate-rejects-mining-restriction-bill?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is coming to Bitcoin. USDT, the company’s dollar-backed stablecoin, will soon be fully functional across both Bitcoin’s base layer and the Lightning Network, a Bitcoin scaling network, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced onstage Thursday at a Bitcoin conference in El Salvador. The integration marks a significant milestone for both Tether and Bitcoin, two dominant…
Japan’s Metaplanet set to become third largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, as new Korean exchange accounts surge 450%. Asia Express Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/metaplanet-buy-21000-bitcoin-korean-exchange-users-450-percent-increase-asia-express/?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Popular mixed martial arts organization the UFC had its Instagram hacked on Wednesday, as a fraudulent post promoted an unauthorized Solana meme coin that rapidly soared to an $11 million market cap. That’s before the attackers sold their 40% supply, of course, profiting $1.4 million in the process—that’s more than Khamzat Chimaev earned at UFC 308. This pump-and-dump has left…
Apollo Global Management and Securitize have launched a tokenized feeder fund enabling blockchain-based access to Apollo’s $2.4 billion Diversified Credit Fund across six blockchain networks. Apollo, Securitize Launch Tokenized Credit Fund Across Six Blockchains The Apollo Diversified Credit Securitize Fund (ACRED) will provide exposure to Apollo’s global credit strategy, which includes corporate direct lending and […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/securitize-partners-with-apollo-to-offer-blockchain-based-credit-fund-access/
