Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Matt Hougan, stated that the most significant reason for the recent decline in Bitcoin is the “four-year cycle,” a phenomenon previously observed three times in the cryptocurrency markets. Hougan emphasized that investors should not attribute this decline to a single cause. According to Hougan, in addition to the cyclical effect,
Michael Saylor announced that the company will not back down from its buying strategy despite the sharp fluctuations in Bitcoin (BTC). Saylor stated, “We will not sell Bitcoin, we will continue to buy it every quarter, forever.” Speaking as the Bitcoin price fluctuated below $70,000, Saylor stated that the company had made approximately $90 million
On Polymarket, one of the leading cryptocurrency market prediction platforms, investors have begun pricing in their expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rate decision in March. Data from the platform indicates that the market is largely focused on the scenario where interest rates will remain unchanged. According to data from Polymarket, the probability that the Fed
SPACE ID announces the integration with $RIVER, the decentralized communication protocol for communities to engage with each other, which is an important step forward for social interactions within the Web 3.0 space. This integration is very important because it makes it possible for users to easily switch between different blockchains’ communities and have a unified
R3E Network has published a new version of NeoRust, a substantial maintenance release focused on code quality, security, and developer experience. First launched in 2021, NeoRust is a Rust SDK that helps developers build on Neo N3 using a high-level API with unified error handling. The project received GrantShares funding in 2023 and includes tooling
Jimmy Liao, a core developer and founder of R3E Network, has revealed he is working on a Neo Solidity Compiler, a tool that compiles Solidity 0.8.x smart contracts to Neo N3 bytecode. The project allows developers to write contracts in Solidity and deploy them to the Neo N3 blockchain. What is Neo Solidity? The Neo
Stripe has launched a new payment system designed for artificial intelligence agents, allowing them to pay for digital services automatically using cryptocurrency. Summary Stripe launched x402 payments to enable AI agents to make automated $USDC transactions on Base. The system supports fast, low-cost micropayments for APIs, data, and compute services. The move shows the growing
Mrinank Sharma, who led safeguards research at Anthropic, resigned from the AI company yesterday and publicly shared his departure letter. In the letter posted to X, Sharma cited mounting unease over gaps between stated principles and actual decisions at AI organizations and in society more broadly. He described a widening disconnect between ethical commitments and
The tokenized commodities market has risen 53% in less than six weeks to over $6.1 billion, making it the fastest-growing vertical in the real-world asset tokenization market as more gold moves onchain. The tokenized commodities market was valued at just over $4 billion at the start of the year, meaning around $2 billion has been
In a fireside chat at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu unpacked her “Internet Capital Markets” vision with moderator Michael Lau, Chairman of Consensus. Liu asserted that blockchains’ true strength lies in finance and markets, not utopian general-purpose tech. Liu envisioned tokenizing all world assets on-chain, enabling seamless access from everyday payments