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Introduction to Verifiable Computing Digital trust has become a critical issue as more systems rely on computational verification. The Nexus Project addresses this challenge by building what researchers call a “Verifiable Internet” — a system where every computation can be cryptographically proven correct. Nexus Labs developed this technology to create a planetary-scale supercomputer powered by the Nexus Layer 1 blockchain and zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM). The project aims to verify everything from artificial intelligence computations to digital identities using open-source technology and zero-knowledge cryptography. Currently in testnet phase with mainnet launch scheduled for Q3 2025, the system represents a significant…
Today at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, Cowbolt, an app that lets you split expense payments and settle in bitcoin, will launch their mission: turn peer-to-peer payments into a Bitcoin onramp, starting with family and friends. Cowbolt will let their clients split costs and settle instantly using Bitcoin and USDT, with no middlemen, no bank friction and with self-custody. They will try to convert everyday transactions into Bitcoin adoption. “We believe the most powerful onramp to Bitcoin isn’t an exchange — it’s people,” said the co-founder of Cowbolt Daniel Ekström. “That’s why we built Cowbolt. For friends, not hedge…
PancakeSwap earns $52.1 million weekly, surpassing Circle and trailing only Tether. Hyperliquid climbed past Pump and Jito by collecting $21.6M in fees over just one week. Boosted by V3 upgrades, PancakeSwap exceeded $100B in trading volume during May alone. PancakeSwap is now the second leading platform on the global weekly fee list. In the last week, the decentralized exchange brought in $52.1 million in fees. The result helped it surpass Circle, which raised $44.6 million in the corresponding period. Now, Tether is the only crypto left in the lead. This achievement is an important milestone for the biggest DEX on…
The US dollar lost more ground on Thursday, falling against a wide range of currencies, as Bitcoin crossed $111,000 for the first time ever. The drop in the greenback followed political chaos in Washington, a failed bond auction, and renewed doubts about whether foreign investors are still willing to fund American debt. According to Bloomberg data, the immediate pressure came from a weak 20-year Treasury bond sale that priced far higher than markets expected, forcing yields to spike and confidence to sink. The Treasury sold $16 billion in 20-year bonds at a yield of 5.047%, noticeably higher than traders had…
The SHIB community continues to make immense effort to reduce the circulating Shiba Inu supply. This time, it has managed to push the daily SHIB burn rate high up, giving it a 5-digit boost, according to the Shibburn tracking platform. Meanwhile, the second most popular meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu is striving to recover after the 10% price drop faced overnight. SHIB burns rocket 22,662% The recent update shared by the above-mentioned source of on-chain data reveals that over the past day, the SHIB community has managed to dispose of several tens of millions of SHIB, sending them out of circulation.…
Crypto.com has spent $213 million on sports deals in the ongoing season, substantially more than the next spender, Coinbase, at $80 million, according to a report by Sportquake. OKX and Gate.io spent $71 million and $53 million, respectively, while Binance spent $31 million. Crypto Exchanges Have Deep Pockets In total, the top ten crypto exchanges are spending over $539 million annually across global sports. Industry-wide, pure-play crypto exchanges spent a total of $565 million on sports in the 2024–25 season. Only $117 million was spent on US-based sports teams, with the remainder going to non-US teams. This marks a 20…
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US spot crypto ETFs have once again witnessed a substantial rise in inflows, with total net flows reaching $681.10 million last week. This achievement represents a crucial time for cryptocurrency investments, as total AUM (assets under management) for these ETFs have climbed to a whopping $143.34 billion. CRYPTOCURRENCY ETFs OVERVIEW (7D) #iShares #FidelityWiseOrigin #ProShares #Grayscale Total Assets under management: $143.34B Total Net Flow: + $681.10M#ETF #Bitcoin $BTC #Ethereum $ETH pic.twitter.com/ADCDDOTU4z — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) May 27, 2025 IBIT tops the market in trading inflows IShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), owned by BlackRock, remains the market leader as…
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “The value of any stock, bond or businesstoday is determined by the cash inflows and outflows … that can be expected to occur during the remaining life of the asset.” — Warren Buffett When Warren Buffett explained that the value of every stock, bond or business is a function of its future cash flows, he was paraphrasing John William Burr, who formally articulated the “discounted cash flow” (DCF) method of valuation in his 1938 book The Theory of Investment Value. Burr didn’t invent the ideas behind his…
X owner and tech mogul Elon Musk has reacted to a tweet from X user “DogeDesigner”, when the latter published a reminder about a “prank” made by Musk on Twitter two years ago. Making DOGE the Twitter logo was “awesome”: Musk Back then, Musk briefly changed the Twitter logo with an image of the famous Doge meme which also inspired the original meme cryptocurrency DOGE and became its mascot. It happened in April 2023 and DOGE existed as the Twitter logo for about a week. “DogeDesigner” tweeted: “Elon Musk once replaced this platform’s logo with the iconic Doge meme.” Musk,…