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“Missionaries build better products.” — Jeff Bezos Q: Do we need a new internet? The business model that populated the world wide web with information was straightforward: create content, attract traffic, sell ads. Now, however, you can often get better, aggregated information from a large language model, which sends a bot to visit those same websites on your behalf. Soon, most traffic on the web will be bots and therefore impervious to ads (and tragically uninterested in subscribing to newsletters). This might break the web’s business model: The best search results now come from AI language models, but those AIs…
Bitcoin Layer 2 blockchain solution Stacks announced on May 24 the resumption of block production after resolving issues related to “misbehavior stemming from the stacks-node’s mempool syncing logic.” Stacks Warns of ‘Occasional Degradation’ in Block Production On May 24, the Bitcoin Layer 2 blockchain solution Stacks announced the resumption of block production after it addressed “misbehavior stemming in the stacks-node’s mempool syncing logic.” It advised all node operators, particularly miners and signers, to upgrade their nodes to release 3.1.0.0.11. However, in an update shared via X, the Layer 2 solution warned of further “occasional degradation” in block production until all…
Strive closed a $750 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) round, with an option to increase the financing by another $750 million if the warrants are exercised. This capital will fund Strive’s initial wave of bitcoin BTC$110,492.32 buys as the firm builds its bitcoin treasury. The Vivek Ramaswamy-founded firm will deploy alpha-generating strategies aimed at outperforming bitcoin. CEO Matt Cole emphasized that Strive’s approach demands a new valuation framework. This strategy is driven by acquisitions of undervalued biotech firms, distressed bitcoin claims—including Mt. Gox claims via a partnership with 117 Partners LLC—and discounted tranches of structured bitcoin credit. Last…
Brazil’s central bank reportedly believes that the US dollar will maintain its position as the world’s leading currency over the next decade. According to Reuters, the central bank’s monetary policy director, Nilton David, says that the financial institution does not expect the BRICS group of emerging nations to create markets large enough to topple the US dollar’s dominance within 10 years. David says that BRICS-denominated assets currently do not have meaningful stock to offset the US dollar. “I don’t think that will change over the coming decade.” He says that alternative settlement tools may gain traction and even improve bilateral…
The pseudonymous Shiba Inu marketing lead Lucie took to social media, addressing the SHIB army about the current volatility wave observed on the cryptocurrency market. This volatility has caused a bloodbath, pushing Bitcoin 4% down. SHIB’s “comebacks out of thin air” After the 9.15% increase reached by the crypto market leader, Bitcoin, over the past week, resulting in a new price all-time high close to $112,000, BTC went down by 3.68% today. That was followed by a 1.57% surge and Bitcoin currently trading at $108,911. These volatility jumps demonstrated by Bitcoin have been pushing the whole market up and down.…
As bitcoin BTC$109,579.17 enters this week’s Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas priced at roughly a record high above $109,000, traders and analysts are closely watching whether it what’s become a trend of poor performance after these events.Historical data compiled by Galaxy Research across five prior conferences from San Francisco in 2019 to Nashville in 2024 reveals that bitcoin has generally fared poorly both during and especially after these gatherings. For example, the 2019 event saw a 10% decline during the conference and BTC went on to tumble 24% over the following month. The 2022 conference in Miami showed a similar…
zkAt lets users prove authentication without revealing any policy or identity structure to the network or validators. zkAt+ allows authentication policies to be updated privately, keeping all access logic hidden from the public. The Sui development team has just announced the launch of a new technology called zkAt (Zero-Knowledge Authenticator). The Sui team says zkAt could be more impactful than zkLogin, Plasma, and even the Lightning Network combined. Prediction: zkAt will be more impactful than I can imagine (and I can imagine a ton of use cases already) https://t.co/vtUhv70pRf — evan.sui (@EvanWeb3) May 24, 2025 zkAt and the Future of…
Asigna, a smart multisig vault operator for Bitcoin, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Hivemind and Tykhe Block Ventures, with participation from Sats Ventures, Trust Machines, and others, according to an exclusive press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The raise follows a pre-seed round led by Portal Ventures. “With Asigna, we are establishing foundational infrastructure for institutions and large holders to securely and confidently participate in the evolving Bitcoin ecosystem,” said the Co-Founder of Asigna Viven. “There’s a critical need for robust, transparent, and programmable non-custodial solutions, and the multisig infrastructure is at the heart of…
Jupiter’s native token JUP jumped as much as 18% on Monday before retracing, marking one of the day’s top moves among major altcoins, as broader crypto markets rallied on Bitcoin’s break above $109,000. The sudden spike came after the largest DEX aggregator on Solana recently announced it would launch a new lending product later this summer. Jupiter Lend, powered by @0xfluid. The most advanced money market on @Solana. Coming Summer, 2025. Be early: https://t.co/VRD1DRcCSf pic.twitter.com/v6c8TM2Htv — Jupiter (🐱, 🐐) (@JupiterExchange) May 22, 2025 Called Jupiter Lend, the platform promises loan-to-value ratios of up to 90%, well above the 75% average…
IOTA hit $345 million staked fast, offering 17% APY with zero lock or cooldown. stIOTA tokens enable trading or DeFi use, boosting liquidity without locking user funds. IOTA is gaining traction following a significant overhaul introduced on May 5 under the label “IOTA Rebased.” The update introduced live staking, smart contracts, and scalability, backed by a new validator system consisting of 150 validators. With no fanfare, the network passed $345 million in staked assets within days. $IOTA is honestly making a low-key comeback right now. No hype campaign. No loud CT influencers. Just building quietly, rolling out real stuff… and…