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Geoffrey Hinton: AI may already be conscious, superintelligence is expected in two decades, and rapid advancements are reshaping mathematics

AltcoinsJul 31

Key Takeaways AI intelligence is not limited to biological entities; non-biological beings may also possess consciousness. Humanity often overestimates its uniqueness compared to other forms of intelligence. AI advancements have outpaced expectations, exemplified by a chatbot solving a mathematical conjecture. Superintelligence is anticipated to emerge within the next two decades. AI can independently generate and prove mathematical concepts without external data. Current AI is nearing AGI but still exhibits uneven capabilities across different tasks. The rapid progress in AI is fueled by substantial funding, improved engineering, and a growing talent pool. Chatbots demonstrate a level of understanding that challenges their…

Rothera Adds $17 Million as Robinhood Event Revenue Reaches $156 Million

ExchangesJul 31

Robinhood’s event-contract revenue increased more than tenfold year on year to $156 million in the second quarter of 2026, making the product its fastest-growing disclosed transaction category. Event contracts generated more revenue than equities and cryptocurrencies during the quarter, although options remained the largest disclosed trading category. Activity also reached a quarterly record, with 13.6 billion event contracts traded through Robinhood’s Prediction Markets Hub, more than ten times the prior-year level. Total net revenue rose 32% year on year to $1.31 billion for the three months ended 30 June. Transaction-based revenue increased 44% to $776 million, with Robinhood identifying event…

El Salvador Adds to Bitcoin Reserve Again as Daily Buys Push Stack Past 7,680 BTC

BitcoinJul 31

Buying the Dip, Every Day El Salvador has once again added to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, summing up its strategy in four words, i.e. “Buying the dip, every day.” The latest buy continues a routine that has become a defining feature of President Nayib Bukele’s economic policy. Image source: X The country’s reserve now stands at 7,687 $BTC, valued at more than $510 million, according to recent counts. Bitcoin.com News reported that El Salvador has been treating market weakness as an invitation to add to the national stack, scooping up coins even as bitcoin slid close to $66,000. Between January…

Ethereum startup EthSystems bets privacy is key to getting banks on public blockchains

EthereumJul 31

Where the startup differs is that it plans to advise institutions on privacy architecture, build custom infrastructure where needed, and publish open-source research on institutional blockchain adoption. It says it’s not looking to compete with existing privacy projects, but intends to work alongside them, recommending and integrating technologies based on customers' needs. "We don't have one specific product, we have several, and we'll work with the existing privacy ecosystem rather than rebuild the entire privacy stack," Jalil said. EthSystems started as one of several organizations to emerge from the Ethereum Foundation amid a broader restructuring aimed at distributing responsibilities previously…

Can the memecoin reverse Q2 losses?

RegulationJul 31

USCR crypto, the memecoin tracking portfolio of the official U.S. crypto reserve updates, is showing signs of a recovery attempt after dropping to a two-month low. In May, the memecoin exploded by over 65% from $0.0022 to $0.0036. But it crashed hard in June and extended the losses to 37%. The pullback has eased near the May low of $0.0022. As of writing, the memecoin was green and seemed poised to climb above key short-term moving averages. If bulls succeed in mounting above the moving averages, further upside momentum could be possible with an immediate target at the 50% Fibonacci…

Whale.io launches Whale Printer: $WHALE token staking

AltcoinsJul 31

Mahe, Seychelles, June 3rd, 2026, Chainwire Whale.io is excited to announce the official the launch of Whale Printer, an on-platform staking system for the native $WHALE token. The feature enables eligible token holders to lock $WHALE for fixed periods in exchange for predetermined token rewards. The staking system is structured around three lock-up periods, each associated with a fixed multiplier and corresponding annual percentage yield (APY): $WHALE Staking Yields Whale Printer offers three straightforward lock periods with impressive returns: 90 days (1.2x multiplier) — 107.8% APY 180 days (1.5x multiplier) — 129% APY 365 days (3x multiplier) — 200% APY…

Everything is becoming a perp

ExchangesJul 31

Look at where perps have already spread. Equities, including foreign names that are hard to access, the most recent example being SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory-chip maker and a company that sits at the center of the AI boom as a key supplier to giants like Nvidia. Commodities: gold, silver, and oil perps were the fastest-growing derivatives segment of early 2026. The power of 24/7 price discovery had never been clearer than on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the first day of “Operation Epic Fury,” when the price of oil spiked over the weekend during the first U.S. and Israeli…

Bitcoin Holds Above $63K as $42.2M in Liquidations Clears Leveraged Bets

BitcoinJul 31

Bitcoin Holds Ground Amid Volatile Intraday Trading On Friday, June 19, bitcoin oscillated between $62,300 and $63,300 but ultimately closed up 1% on a day the U.S.–Iran peace memorandum faced its first stern test. The cryptocurrency’s daily chart showed bitcoin forming a zigzag pattern over much of the 24 hours. That pattern broke just before 9 a.m. EST, when the price plunged toward the $62,300 threshold for the third time. Bitcoin subsequently rallied to an intraday high of $63,300 before paring some gains. At the time of writing, the top cryptocurrency was trading just above $63,000, representing a marginal gain…

SK Hynix, Synopsys stocks could gain from Kimi K3's potential disruption of US AI

RegulationJul 31

Moonshot AI's launch of its latest artificial intelligence model, Kimi K3, has shaken global technology markets, reviving memories of the DeepSeek shock earlier this year. While the model has intensified concerns over the dominance of US AI leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic, analysts say the broader implications for the AI ecosystem are more nuanced, with several hardware and infrastructure companies potentially emerging as long-term winners. The Chinese startup claims Kimi K3 rivals some of the world's most advanced AI models despite relying on fewer cutting-edge AI chips, raising fresh questions about the future economics of AI development and spending.…

Blockmaze defines the future of RWA tokenisation with compliance-first infrastructure for a $500T on-chain world

AltcoinsJul 31

Dubai, UAE, June 3rd, 2026, Chainwire Backed by Finvasia Group, Blockmaze bridges traditional finance and blockchain through compliance-first infrastructure designed to bring trust, transparency, and legal recognition to tokenised assets Blockmaze, the largest regulated ecosystem for tokenised assets backed by Finvasia Group, is setting new standards by building the most compliant infrastructure to bridge traditional financial markets and blockchain technology in a way that has never been done before. Built to solve one of the biggest challenges in tokenisation—trust and legal ownership, Blockmaze connects digital assets with real-world regulatory frameworks through its presence across 45+ regulatory registrations, including Europe, the…