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NTU Singapore and Zero Gravity have launched a $3.84 million research hub to advance decentralized, blockchain-based artificial intelligence. Advancing Decentralized AI Technology Singaporean higher learning institution, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has partnered with Zero Gravity (0G) to establish a $3.84 million (S$5 million) joint research hub dedicated to advancing blockchain-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The collaboration, said to be 0G’s first with a university worldwide, is expected to fund projects exploring decentralized AI training, blockchain-integrated model alignment, and proof-of-useful-work consensus mechanisms. According to a media release, the initiative aims to create open, transparent AI systems, differentiating itself from proprietary models…

The SKY token is soaring today as the total value locked (TVL) in the Sky Savings platform hits a new all-time high of $4 billion. SKY is up 14% today amid a sea of red, as continued BTC weakness is pressuring the altcoin market. While today’s price surge makes SKY an outlier compared to the rest of the market, the token is still down 9% over the last month and has yet to recover from the mass altcoin liquidation event on Oct. 10. Sky Savings allows users to deposit USDS and DAI to earn a variable savings rate. The vault…

LSK was among the breakout tokens for the past day, rising by over 70%. The token rallied after years of an ongoing downward slide, and is now attempting a comeback. Lisk, one of the legacy chains, is attempting to make a comeback. Its native asset, LSK, rallied by up to 79% in the past day, going vertical after months of sliding. Despite the lack of an altcoin market, events like the LSK breakout are affecting some older tokens, reawakening them with derivative trading. LSK traded at $0.37, bouncing at the bottom of a long slide for the past year. In…

EtherMail will bring wallet-verified messages directly to Telegram. The feature will reach 1B Telegram subscribers, also offering Read2Earn. EtherMail, one of the leading Web3 platforms, will launch a native integration with Telegram. With this tool, all 1B Telegram subscribers will be able to access verified communication signed by wallets, within the convenience of a messaging app. Telegram will offer direct access to the EtherMail secure wallet-linked inbox, bringing a new wave of potential users. EtherMail tokenizes marketing interactions The integration will tokenize on-chain verified messages from projects, DAO, and Telegram protocols, with the added benefits of Read2Earn paid out for…

Flare, a Layer 1 network best known for bringing XRP into DeFi, is nearing its recent peak in total value locked (TVL) as liquid staking protocol Firelight prepares to launch on the Flare mainnet by the end of November. Flare’s mainnet, launched in July 2022, peaked at $208.9 million in TVL on Oct. 30. The surge came around the same time asset manager Teucrium filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential exchange-traded fund tied to Flare’s native token, FLR. Flare TVL Since then, TVL has slipped to around $174 million in early November but is now…

Luxxfolio is a public company with a unique approach to the digital asset space. Instead of just speculating on cryptocurrencies, they’ve built their foundation around Litecoin—one of the oldest cryptocurrencies—and have grown into a broader digital asset enterprise. Their goal is to bridge traditional finance with blockchain innovation by combining transparency, discipline, and real operational involvement like mining and digital services. As Executive Chairman of Luxxfolio, Zayn Kalyan has been instrumental in the company’s strategic evolution toward becoming a leading institutional-grade player in the Litecoin ecosystem. In this interview, we dig into Luxxfolio’s original vision, why Litecoin plays such a…

A New York jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, the MIT-educated brothers accused of fraud and money laundering related to a 2023 exploit of the Ethereum blockchain that resulted in the removal of $25 million in digital assets. In a Friday ruling, US District Judge Jessica Clarke declared a mistrial in the case after jurors failed to agree on whether to convict or acquit the brothers, Inner City Press reported. The decision came after a three-week trial in Manhattan federal court, resulting in differing theories from prosecutors and the defense regarding…

TrebleSwap, a v4 decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Base network, has integrated Perpetual Hub Ultra, powered by Orbs, to introduce advanced perpetual futures trading to its users, as per the updates shared with Finbold on November 11. The collaboration marks a major step for Base-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms seeking to expand their offerings with professional-grade derivatives infrastructure. With the integration, TrebleSwap users gain access to deep liquidity, customizable leverage, and efficient execution through Orbs’ modular, fully managed perps stack. The deployment builds on Orbs’ proven Layer-3 infrastructure and follows a series of successful integrations of Perpetual Hub’s earlier…

The revolutionary Proof of History (PoH) of Solana is transforming the processing of time and the sequence of the transactions on a blockchain. PoH in contrast to Proof of Work (PoW) or Proof of Stake (PoS) inserts time into the blockchain. It will transfer cryptographic timestamps on every transaction, which will validate the order of events. This innovation minimizes the utilization of continuous communication between validators which is a major bottleneck in most blockchains. ⏳ #CryptoFacts: What is Proof of History (PoH)? ⏳Proof of History (PoH) is a unique consensus mechanism used by Solana, adding timestamps to transactions to verify…

As new solutions arise to connect conventional finance with decentralized networks, the lines between the two continue to blur. THORWallet, a self-custodial DeFi wallet, is leading the charge by combining the capabilities of decentralized finance into one mobile application. This includes offering Swiss banking services and a global MasterCard. Complete Financial Ecosystem at Your Fingertips THORWallet’s new announcement states that it is not only a wallet but a fully functioning financial ecosystem built on five pillars: a Swiss bank account, DeFi terminal, travel card, remittance engine, and user-owned ecosystem. This represents a pivotal moment in tackling one of the most…