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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the National Institutes of Health to spend $50 million developing AI systems to analyze data related to childhood cancer, in a move the administration said could “fundamentally transform” how young cancer patients are treated in the United States.  “The treatments of the future will have the promise of a higher cure rate as well as lower side effects,” Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, told reporters Tuesday. “With this executive order, we have a real chance of making this promise real.” A White House official told reporters Tuesday…

Video game veteran John Smedley—who helped build fan-favorites EverQuest, H1Z1, and PlanetSide—debuted his crypto open-world persistent shooter Reaper Actual on Wednesday in what is branded as a “Foundation Alpha” playtesting phase.  Smedley has previously faced backlash from his non-crypto gaming fanbase due to Reaper Actual’s use of crypto, although it is entirely optional. He has previously estimated that only 8% of the player base will use the NFT marketplace, where they can trade in-game characters, bases, and cosmetics. “Reaper Actual is first and foremost a skills-based shooter, and that will never change. But building on Etherlink with the help of…

Local Japanese governments are increasingly partnering with corporations to leverage Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) for regional revitalization and to attract international visitors. This trend, accelerating rapidly throughout 2025, marks a significant pivot to incorporating Web3 technology into the nation’s core economic strategy. Today alone saw major developments: Toda Corporation, JTB, and Fujitsu launched a pilot program in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, utilizing NFTs to enhance Digital Transformation (DX) in tourism and boost inbound traffic . Separately, Shizuoka-based SFG Marketing announced its entry into the NFT business after successful early trials. Toda, JTB & Fujitsu launch “ECHIZEN Quest,” an NFT-powered tourism project…

An exchange-traded fund tracking trillion dollar assets, including tech and crypto-related companies and products, debuted on Tuesday, the latest ETF to give U.S. investors exposure to the fast-growing digital asset and AI space.  Miami, Florida-based Defiance ETFs’ Defiance Trillion Dollar Club Index ETF, which trades as TRIL, tracks the performance of the BITA Trillion Dollar Club Index, or “trillion dollar club,” an index made up of companies such as Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta Platforms.  TRIL also holds BlackRock’s spectacularly successful iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in its portfolio and Warren Buffett’s conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway.  …

US regulators are reportedly probing more than 200 firms with crypto treasuries over insider trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) raised concerns after observing unusually high trading volumes and sharp stock-price gains in the days before the companies’ announcements. A Regulatory Sweep Recent reports revealed that federal regulators are now scrutinizing over 200 companies that have adopted crypto purchases as a core corporate strategy, facing allegations of insider trading. Although the specific names of the firms weren’t disclosed, the news surfaced as more corporations adopt an aggressive, MicroStrategy-inspired playbook for crypto accumulation.…

MEXC Ventures has doubled down on its investment in the Ethena ecosystem, bringing its total exposure to $66 million, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The latest move includes a $14 million investment in ENA, the governance token of the Ethena protocol, building on a $16 million ENA purchase and $20 million acquisition of USDe made earlier this year. USDe is a synthetic stablecoin designed to track the value of the dollar without holding traditional reserves. Instead, it uses a combination of collateralized stablecoins and futures contracts. The stablecoin’s market capitalization has nearly tripled since early July from…

Crypto lending is one of the hottest growth sectors in DeFi, doubling its activity since the 2021 bull market. However, there is limited interest in lending DAO tokens. Crypto lending has evolved since 2021, doubling in value since the peak of the previous bull market. In total, lending protocols hold over $46B in active loans, up from around $20B at the peak of the market in 2021. Crypto lending is more diverse in 2025, but there is limited interest in lending project tokens. | Source: Token Terminal Aave still has a major share in lending during the current cycle. The…

Tron Inc., a TRX treasury company, has been on a sustained downtrend since its mid-June peak. The Nasdaq-listed toy and souvenir manufacturer is down 85% from its June 20 peak of $12.80, according to TradingView data. In September alone, the company witnessed a 55% decline. “The hype is deflating,” Peter Chung, head of research at Presto Research, told Decrypt.  Chung noted that it is common for hype and frenzy to take over when a new meta is introduced, leading to outsized gains. As cooler heads prevail, the asset tends to find a stable footing, leading to a decline in…

Euler price has dipped about 3% in the past 24 hours but holds above the key $10 mark as the decentralized finance protocol hits a milestone with over $2 billion in total borrows. Summary Euler price dropped 3% as top altcoins pared gains amid Bitcoin’s dip after hitting the all-time high abov $126,000. Despite the decline, the token looked poised to hold above $10. Bulls’ show of resilience at the psychological level comes as Euler Labs hit over $2 billion in DeFi borrows. Euler, a non-custodial lending protocol on Ethereum, saw its native token’s price jump to highs of $11…

In a thread on X, Matt Hougan explained that the large valuations of cryptocurrencies make sense when compared to the massive markets they aim to disrupt. Following surprise from the cryptocurrency community at Bitcoin’s multitrillion-dollar valuation, Bitwise’s CIO took to X to explain the large markets that crypto assets are competing for. Bitcoin and gold are actually peers According to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, one of the most common mistakes crypto skeptics make is underestimating the size of the market digital assets are competing for. In a recent thread posted on X and a client memo, Hougan argued…