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CoreWeave shares jump 8% after unveiling serverless AI tools for faster, cheaper model training. New service automates GPU scaling, cutting costs by 40% without impacting model quality. Strong AI demand fuels CoreWeave deals with OpenAI, Meta, and plans to acquire Core Scientific. Shares of CoreWeave surged as much as 8% on Wednesday following the announcement of new tools aimed at helping developers create artificial intelligence agents. The cloud provider, which specializes in AI infrastructure, unveiled a serverless reinforcement learning service designed to simplify the process of training AI models. CoreWeave’s latest offering automatically adjusts computing power, eliminating the need for…

Orbs — the Layer-3 infrastructure powering advanced onchain execution — has confirmed that THENA is the first DEX to integrate its newly released dSLTP protocol, enabling fully onchain stop-loss and take-profit orders for AMM traders. The feature landed less than a week after Orbs launched the protocol, underscoring immediate demand for CEX-grade controls in DeFi.—CEX-Style Execution, Now Fully OnchainStop-loss and take-profit orders are standard tools for centralized exchanges, letting traders protect themselves on the downside or automatically secure profits. But AMMs have historically lacked these risk-management basics — until now.With dSLTP live on THENA, any trader can set automated execution…

What happens when artificial intelligence becomes both the economy’s primary engine and its potential Achilles’ heel? We may be about to find out. Harvard economist Jason Furman recently said that AI investments accounted for nearly 92% of U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025. Basically, the entire American economy put its eggs in one algorithmic basket. Investment in information processing equipment & software is 4% of GDP. But it was responsible for 92% of GDP growth in the first half of this year. GDP excluding these categories grew at a 0.1% annual rate in H1. pic.twitter.com/7p1eAI1aAa — Jason…

Falcon Finance DeFi protocol announces the addition of JAAA, a real-world credit asset by Centrifuge, as a collateral for USDf stablecoin minting. This release enhances the flexibility of liquidity logistics and unlocks new opportunities for investors across DeFi and RWA verticals. Falcon Finance users can now mint USDf with Centrifuge’s JAAA as collateral As per the official statement by its team, Falcon Finance has made Centrifuge’s real-world credit token JAAA eligible as collateral to mint USDf, marking one of the very few live cases where a diversified AAA-rated CLO portfolio can serve as collateral in DeFi. May I meet you…

The Federal Reserve’s Payments Innovation Conference on Oct. 21 will bring some of the world’s most powerful voices in global finance and cryptocurrency to a small island off the coast of Connecticut. Among the discussions to be had will be talks surrounding how innovation is changing payments and shaping what money looks like in a digital asset age, featuring all-star speakers from Wall Street and beyond. Speakers who have been confirmed include Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of Ark Investment Management; Rob Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer at BlackRock Inc.; and Heath Tarbert, Chief Legal Officer at Circle Internet Financial. Also…

The total supply on Aave’s Horizon RWA Market has surged tremendously since the establishment of the platform, according to data shared today by market analyst Sentora. On August 27, 2025, Aave Labs launched the Horizon market, a marketplace for RWAs designed to promote to use of real-world assets in DeFi. The new institutional platform allows institutional investors to borrow stablecoins against tokenized RWAs (real-world assets) like U.S Treasurys, money-market funds, private credit, and real estate, etc, as collateral. Total supply on @Aave Horizon has been climbing steadily since launch. The RWA lending market now sits at $581M in supply; a…

Ripple secures major industry recognition as its blockchain-powered payment solutions gain traction, boosting cross-border efficiency, real-world adoption, institutional support, and global financial system modernization. Ripple Earns Top Honors for Real-World Blockchain Payment Solutions Blockchain-based payment innovation is gaining momentum as financial institutions increasingly look to digital assets for real-world applications. At the recent PAY360 Awards, organized by the Payments Association, Ripple received top recognition. Sponsored by Thunes Payments, the award acknowledged Ripple’s achievements in improving cross-border transaction efficiency through the use of digital assets. Cassie Craddock, Ripple’s managing director for the UK and Europe, explained on social media platform X…

Kamino, a popular Solana-based DeFi platform, has announced the launch of PT-USX on the Solana DeFi protocol Solstice Market. With the launch of PT-USX, issued by Exponent Finance, Kamino intends to boost the fixed-income network of Solana. As mentioned in Kamino’s social media announcement, the initiative enhances structured income options within the Solana ecosystem. Hence, the move makes Kamino, Exponent Finance, and Solstice the leading players contributing to the stablecoin-driven fixed income in the wider DeFi sector. 1/ PT-USX from @ExponentFinance is now live in the @solsticefi Market.The asset joins PT-eUSX as part of Kamino’s growing fixed-yield integrations, and can…

A new crypto infrastructure startup called Block Street has raised $11.5 million to build what it calls an “execution layer for on-chain stocks.” The funding round was led by Hack VC, with backing from Generative Venture, DWF Labs and others including executives from firms like Jane Street and Point72. Block Street’s pitch is that trading tokenized stocks should feel as fast and reliable as traditional markets. Its system, called Aqua, is built on Monad, and uses a request-for-quote (RFQ) model where market makers compete to offer the best price. These quotes are cryptographically signed and verified onchain to prevent manipulation…

The U.K. officially lifted its multi-year retail ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs), saying the digital asset market has matured enough for individuals to invest through regulated products, even if investors will have to wait a little longer to add them to their portfolios. In a policy update Wednesday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed that retail investors can now buy crypto ETNs (cETNs) listed on FCA-recognized exchanges, such as the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Crypto ETNs are exchange-traded debt notes that track bitcoin or ether prices without giving investors direct coin ownership. They fall under the umbrella of exchange-traded…