In one of the more surreal twists in the ongoing crypto-political soap opera, a $2 billion investment deal in Binance just got an extra dose of intrigue. An Abu Dhabi investment firm is buying a minority stake in the world’s biggest crypto exchange, and the deal is being done in a stablecoin backed by none…
Uber announced Friday yet another autonomous vehicle partnership as it leverages its dominant ride-hail and delivery position while relying on partners to supply the self-driving tech it isn’t building in-house. Today, the lucky startup is Chinese self-driving firm Momenta. The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor, Michigan-based May Mobility to its roster…
Vetle Lunde, the head of research at K33 Research, pointed out in an astonishing Crypto X post on Apr. 30 that the cryptocurrency’s 7-day volatility had just hit a 563-day low. BTC 7-day volatility hits 563 day low pic.twitter.com/9xvvQ3t6N7 — Vetle Lunde (@VetleLunde) April 30, 2025 Meanwhile, 30-day Bitcoin price volatility against the US dollar…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki warns that excessive dollar dependence could lead to systemic instability, stressing the need for multi-currency diversification. He envisions stablecoins playing a key role in payment finance (PayFi), offering instant settlements, lower fees, and programmability. Stablecoin Concentration Around a Single Currency Presents Risks The stablecoin market has been overwhelmingly dominated by USD-pegged…
Ripple and Ethereum have formed divergent chart patterns, raising the hopes that the former will become the second-biggest cryptocurrency this year. Ethereum (ETH) traded around $1,837 at last check on Saturday, while Ripple (XRP) was stuck at $2.20. Yet, both prices were much higher than their respective year-to-date lows. The two have a market cap…
Xpeng is seen by some as the Chinese answer to Tesla, not only because of its emphasis on tech, particularly self-driving, but also in terms of positioning. One of three Chinese EV start-ups listed in the US for a long time, it was best seen as an also-ran thanks to disappointing sales against better-known Nio…
At a crypto conference in Dubai, Eric Trump made the pitch simple: they didn’t choose crypto—it chose them. Cliche, we know. But the crowd ate it up! In his keynote at Token2049, Trump said the family’s shift toward digital assets came after banks allegedly cut ties over political optics. The speech blurred personal vendetta and…
These are positive signals indicating more growth in long-term price support for Solana tokens. The growth in the stablecoin market cap on the Solana ecosystem in 2025 has been absolutely staggering. More details on that are below. But, these are the kind of healthy Web3 indicators that help evaluate network effects and user activity for…
Google’s most expensive AI model seems to have crossed a major milestone: Beating a 29-year-old video game. Last night, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted triumphantly on X, “What a finish! Gemini 2.5 Pro just completed Pokémon Blue!” To be clear, the Gemini Plays Pokemon livestream was created by (in his own words) “a 30 year…
