Longevity research is intersecting with crypto through Aubrai, a decentralized science (DeSci) and AI agent launched this week on Base as part of the Bio Protocol. Decentralized science, or DeSci, uses blockchain and DAOs to fund experiments directly, attribute credit transparently, and turn research outputs into tokenized assets that let labs sustain themselves beyond philanthropy
Global stock exchanges are reportedly urging regulators to clamp down on the fast-growing trade of tokenized stocks. They warn that the blockchain-based products pose fresh risks to investors. In a letter sent to the US SEC’s Crypto Task Force, the European Securities and Markets Authority, and IOSCO’s Fintech Task Force, the World Federation of Exchanges
It approached 90% after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell delivered moderate remarks at the Jackson Hole meeting on Friday. While the market expects the Fed to make its first interest rate cut of 2025 in September, JPMorganChase said in a recent report that the Fed is unlikely to cut interest rates in September. In his Jackson
Investment firms have started flooding regulators with applications for sophisticated crypto exchange-traded funds, pivoting from basic spot products to leveraged and actively managed strategies for broader institutional crypto exposure. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas pointed to the trend, tweeting Sunday, “New filings from 21Shares for an active crypto ETF (something I think we’ll see a
Get ready for a significant shift in the South Korean tech landscape! SGA, a prominent South Korea-listed company, is making a bold move, planning a transformative rebrand to Bitplanet. This exciting SGA Bitplanet rebrand follows a crucial third-party share placement. As a result, Asia Strategy Partners has emerged as SGA’s largest shareholder, signaling a new
Despite Michael Saylor’s Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) facing major selling pressure last week, XRP lawyer John Deaton predicts a bull-case scenario with a target of $500 and beyond. The MSTR stock has been under strong selling pressure after Saylor made a U-turn on his decision to continue with equity dilution, even under 2.5 mNAV. But with
Stablecoin adoption has grown in Venezuela as the government tightens controls to impose the official dollar exchange rate on businesses, which is much lower than the value of dollar-pegged tokens in P2P markets such as Binance. Stablecoin Usage Grows as Businesses Try to Stay Afloat in Venezuela Stablecoins have become useful tools in distressed economies
Former Binance CEO and founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao calls Central Bank Digital Currencies “outdated” in the face of stablecoin acceleration. What happened to CBDCs and why are they fading now? Summary CZ says central bank digital currencies are now “outdated” as stablecoins continue to dominate the global market. So far, at least 10 countries have
Analysts will consider investors to re-approach trading in the crypto market. A recent X post by DCinvestor explains that more than 80 percent of traders make losses over holding Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). This is correlated to an European Central Bank study that revealed that 76-85 percent of retail forex traders end up making