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The AI Monetary Hegemony: Why Dollars, Crypto, and Autonomous AIs Will Soon Clash
22.4.2025
When AI agents have the ability to create and promote their own cryptos, will humans still control monetary systems? It’s a question we should be thinking about, says Zoltan Istvan, a leading transhumanist thinker
Tariffs, explained: How they work and why they matter
19.4.2025
What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes placed on imported goods by a government or a supranational union. Occasionally, tariffs can be applied to exports as well. They generate government revenue and serve as a trade regulation tool, often to shield domestic...
Tariffs, explained: How they work and why they matter
19.4.2025
What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes placed on imported goods by a government or a supranational union. Occasionally, tariffs can be applied to exports as well. They generate government revenue and serve as a trade regulation tool, often to shield domestic...
The Case for User-Owned AI
18.4.2025
You self-custody your bitcoin. Why not control your AI agent too? David Minarsch says we shouldn’t be trusting important tasks to rental agents
4 reasons why Bitcoin price could rally to $90K in April
17.4.2025
Key points: Monetary stimulus in China and Europe increases investors’ focus on Bitcoin price.The US Federal Reserve is under political pressure to cut rates, as the DXY weakens.Bitcoin’s decoupling from traditional markets continues to gain attention. Bitcoin (BTC) traders...
XRP: Why it’s outperforming altcoins — and what comes next
17.4.2025
Over the past year, most altcoins have struggled to keep up with Bitcoin, but one project is breaking away from the pack: XRP.While other tokens have stagnated or slid, XRP (XRP) has surged more than 300% in just six months against Bitcoin (BTC) to quickly become one of the best-performing assets...
5 reasons why FARTCOIN is rising faster than everything else
17.4.2025
Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), a Solana-based memecoin launched in October 2024, has soared over 370% from its yearly low, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) even as global trade tensions weigh on broader risk assets.These are the five key reasons why FARTCOIN is soaring faster than...
Polygon’s Nailwal: Jio partnership to drive real-world Web3 adoption for 450M users
17.4.2025
As Polygon lays the groundwork for mainstream Web3 adoption in India by bringing blockchain access to over 450 million Reliance Jio users, it remains focused on balancing speed, scalability and affordability, without compromising on decentralization.Polygon is working with Jio, a telecom giant...
The Upper Hand: Why Stablecoins Will Remain Popular in Argentina After the End of Currency Controls
17.4.2025
Local experts assess that, while useful, regular dollars will not impact the use of stablecoins in Argentina, given their unique characteristics and value proposition. Instead, some believe that the adoption of these dollar-proxy tokens will increase, as they create new investment opportunities....
Why is the crypto market down today?
16.4.2025
The combined valuation of all cryptocurrencies has fallen by around 3.65%, or $97 billion, in the past 24 hours to reach $2.58 trillion on April 16. TOTAL crypto market cap four-hour performance chart. Source: TradingViewThe top catalysts that are driving the crypto market lower today include:An...
Why is Bitcoin price down today?
16.4.2025
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped by over 2.5% over the last 24 hours to $83,400 as concerns over tariff impacts continue to sour investor sentiment.BTC/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewSeveral factors are behind Bitcoin’s decline today, including:Sluggish institutional...
Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs
16.4.2025
Italy’s minister of economy and finance warned that US stablecoin policies are more concerning than President Donald Trump’s tariffs, citing the potential for these crypto assets to undermine the euro’s dominance in cross-border payments.Speaking at an event in Milan, Giancarlo...
OKX reenters US market following $505M DOJ settlement
16.4.2025
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced that it is reentering the US market.According to an April 16 blog post, OKX will return to the United States market along with the appointment of former Barclays director Roshan Robert as its US CEO. Robert said in the post:“Today...
Sony’s Soneium taps EigenLayer to cut finality to under 10 seconds
16.4.2025
Update April 16, 10:50 am UTC: This article has been updated to clarify the relationship between Astar and Soneium.Astar, a Japanese Web3 adoption collective bridging Astar Network and Soneium, said it has slashed Soneium’s blockchain finality time by over 98%, as it aims to solve one of...
Bitcoin trader sees gold 'blow-off top' as XAU nears new $3.3K record
16.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) faces an uphill struggle as a safe haven in 2025 as gold fund inflows circle $80 billion.Data from Bank of America (BoA) uploaded to X by trading resource The Kobeissi Letter on April 15 confirms gold’s “best streak” since 2013.Gold beats records as Bitcoin ETFs...
Which PC games had the largest 'long tail' in 2024, and why?
15.4.2025
Also: lots of analysis of expected long tail, and tonnes of news
Bitcoin price recovery could be capped at $90K — Here’s why
15.4.2025
After consecutive drawdowns of 17.39% and 2.3% in February and March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) Q2 is shaping up nicely, with a return of 3.77% in April. While fresh yearly lows were formed at $74,500, BTC is currently closer to $90,000 than its new range bottom. Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source:...
Bitcoin price recovery could be capped at $90K — Here’s why
15.4.2025
After consecutive drawdowns of 17.39% and 2.3% in February and March, Bitcoin’s (BTC) Q2 is shaping up nicely, with a return of 3.77% in April. While fresh yearly lows were formed at $74,500, BTC is currently closer to $90,000 than its new range bottom. Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source:...
Coinbase’s Lucas Matheson on Why Canada Needs a Blockchain Strategy
14.4.2025
Coinbase’s Canadian boss discusses how the country can create a better business environment for crypto. Matheson is a speaker at Consensus by CoinDesk in Toronto May 14-16. Interview with Afra Wang
Kava Labs' Scott Stuart: Decentralized AI Delivers Real Value, Not NFT Style-Hype
14.4.2025
Kava's co-founder explains why the DeFi-to-AI pivot helped it beat the market, while other AI tokens have flopped