For the past few days I’ve been testing an impressive open-weight AI coding model called Flint. It suggests that fully recursive self-improvement, or RSI—an exciting and controversial approach that uses AI to build AI—is getting closer. Flint is the first offering from Recursive, a company that aims to use RSI to advance both AI itself…
Cardano Foundation has reported that 100,000 farms in India have been registered on Cardano through 5am.earth’s agricultural data project. Summary Cardano Foundation says 100,000 Indian farms are registered on-chain through 5am.earth’s agricultural data project. Farm records combine local field information, satellite-verified boundaries, and historical sustainability data. A proposed Seedstars pilot covers 1,000–5,000 farmers, with initial…
Key Takeaways Banking giant Standard Chartered signed agreements Oct. 21 to acquire 100% of Zodia Custody. Zodia Custody launched in 2020 with Northern Trust and expanded into five international markets. Zodia Solutions will separate from the custody business as an independent venture under SC Ventures. Standard Chartered Moves to Acquire Zodia Custody, Bringing Six-Year Crypto…
Last month, advertising company Infillion acquired location-data platform Foursquare, a once popular social network, at an undisclosed value. Now, in a new blog post, Foursquare co-founder and former CEO Dennis Crowley said that investors didn’t see any returns from the sale. Crowley referenced a post by an angel investor, inferred that neither preferred nor common…
CryptoQuant data shows that the Binance estimated leverage ratio for XRP, the token tied to Ripple, fell 26.2% in less than a month, from about 0.229 in September to 0.169 this week, as traders closed borrowed bets after October’s liquidation wave. The froth is gone. What’s left is a smaller, one-sided crowd. XRP is up…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Fugitive gambling tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang may have converted an estimated $3 billion into cryptocurrency to conceal his financial movements after fleeing the country through an unauthorized backdoor route, the Philippine interior chief said Tuesday….
Amazon’s new Bee AI devices can summarize conversations, but their recording controls raise consent questions for employers and meeting participants. The post Amazon Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse Raise Workplace Consent Concerns appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
USDT’s 60-day market-cap change had recovered toward zero, but a new five-day contraction has put that improvement under pressure. CryptoQuant contributor MorenoDV_ warns in a new analysis that Bitcoin’s rebound is outrunning stablecoin supply, as Tether’s USDT lost nearly $1 billion in market capitalization in five days. With less fresh dollar supply entering the…
Key Takeaways OCC rules implementing the GENIUS Act take effect Jan. 18, 2027, setting federal stablecoin standards. Issuers cannot pay yield just for holding stablecoins, while third-party rewards face case-by-case review. The framework gives U.S. issuers a federal path for reserves, redemptions, and custody. Stablecoin Issuers Face Clearer Federal Standards The U.S. has put a…
TL;DR: Dunkin’ is giving away 1 million free coffees on Oct. 21. A promo code will be released at 12 p.m. ET. Enter this code in your app’s “Offers & Rewards” section of the Dunkin’ Donuts app and redeem through Oct. 24. Here we go again. Dunkin’ is giving away 1 million free coffees on Oct. 21. Is…
